Re: Tapered Pins

On 7/22/2024 3:30 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:

"pyotr filipivich"  wrote in message news:9s5r9j9cjpgoerl1k0v0h6e12numoa5rvk@4ax.com...
 I know that feeling.  Is what it would cost more or less than what
I would spend making one?  And how soon do I need 'it'?

I have 4 drill presses.  Maybe 5 if you count the little mill/drill.  I rarely use any them anymore.  Most drilling gets done with one of the CNC Mills followed probably by a hand held drill motor these days.  I very rarely finish a tapped hole with a tapping head.  However, do use the floor drill press once in a while.  Sometimes its just the fastest and easiest way to waller out a hole in something.  I've got a few drill press vises, but tended to use a "CNC" mill vise more often as its much heavier, and can be squared up on the table in any orientation.
A couple Christmas holidays ago my son and I made a slide lock drill press vise and gave it to my dad for Christmas.  As far as I know he never used it.  I did put it on his drill press once when I was out that way, but there is no sign he ever used it.  When I started cleaning out his shop I brought it home and put it on my floor stand drill press. Once you get a feel for how to use it (wish it had a faster screw) its a pretty amazing device.  I haven't used any other vise on that drill press since.  I machined two grooves and a step in the jaws.  So far it has worked for most everything I've drilled on that machine.
All of that being said for manual drilling I use the knee mill much more often than I use a drill press.  I might use it more if I put a slide lock drill press vise on it too.  LOL.
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