On Mar 10, 11:58*am, wolfgang wrote:
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I do most cross drilling of round parts in the lathe with a motorized
drill spindle that fits the QCTP at lathe centre line height.

The spindle is aligned parallel to the chuck face with a 123 block and
is driven by a windshield wiper motor at 30VDC or so, developing about
1/4 HP....
Wolfgang-

Similarly I made a Dremel tool holder from an upright rectangle of
aluminum plate thicker than the compound slot.

The lower edge was stepped to fit snugly into the slot. A vertical
hole near the right edge takes the hold-down made from a carriage
bolt.

I set the compound parallel to the ways and bored a snug hole at
center height for the Dremel nose. If the hole had been a looser fit I
could have slotted the block to let the carriage bolt clamp the
Dremel. The compound feed screw runs a drill bit straight in or a
grinding wheel at the compound's angle.

My next project of that type is to adapt a laminate trimmer to the
larger lathe.

jsw