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Gadgets, Gizmos, and Dohickeys => Tool Talk => Topic started by: kent on February 22, 2016, 10:14:06 AM
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This was an auction lot find by accident. Apparently the late owner was a inventor/designer/rockhound, ect....Lots of other lapidary machines in the pile which I didn't need and all custom made. This little guy is equipped with a water feed which passes through the shafting. You can see the variety of bit sizes in the photos. I'm interested in the smallest of bits here, all hollow for my pendant work. The down side is that the small bits, maybe 1.5mm, are soldered in through the nuts and replacing them with fresh ones may pose some alignment issues. I'll have to rig up a jig specifically for that purpose.
This is equipped with a rheostat so it will crawl or go so fast its scary !!
Cheers,
Kent
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Wow, awesome find! I love home built stuff.
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Smart Cut has a speed -size bit chart on their website. Holding the rock being drilled with large bits is the difficult part The pan of the machine looked to be drilled .Was there a vice?
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Drilled to be fastened to the original drill press table. No vise. I'll only be drill 1.5 to 2 mm holes so no biggie