On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 10:44:24 -0600, shiggins
wrote:
On 11/20/2020 6:21 PM, Leon wrote:
On 11/20/2020 12:33 PM, shiggins wrote:
On 11/18/2020 6:27 PM, Leon wrote:
On 11/18/2020 5:05 PM, Michael wrote:
This looks like an interesting and functional way to make a stopped
dado. Has anyone tried it?
https://youtu.be/to1YsOjOhv8?t=71
I highly suspect that he is using a milling machine and not a drill
press.Â* A milling machine is designed for a side load, the typical DP
is not.Â* It would work for a while but the bearings would likely wear
out sooner than later.
I have a Rockwell/Delta 11-280 drill press.Â* The manual discusses its
use as a router and a shaper. In fact the manual displays a shaper
cutter kit. I haven't used it as either a router or a shaper. But I
have used it as a drum sander.
http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/1141/2952.pdf
Steve
WhileÂ* a lot of Rockell equipment was pretty good, thisÂ* unit is at the
lower end of the food chain.Â* I had the same unit, got it as a sales
reward in 1979.
Yes you can do many things as you have pointed out.Â* But should you.
Have you seen the Dremel plunger attachment to turn it into a plunge
router?Â* Think that is a good idea?
When the 11-280 and similar designs were for sale back in the 60's, most
users were hobbyists that were pinching pennies. There weren't many
routers or shapers in the homeshop.
I dunno about that. Shapers sure, but I was into slot car racing at
the time and every description of builting a slot car racing track in
one of the magazines or books included making the slots with a router,
so they were certainly available and expected to be within the means
of a hobbyist with enough space to set up his own slot car track. Note
that my Dad had no clue what a router was.
Many users were still making trim
with specialized hand planes. I obtained my 11-280 from one of those
guys when his arthritis got the best of him. He made sure I knew how to
repair the spindle and quill before I took it home. There were all sorts
of attachments for virtually all stationary equipment - and some really
scary **** for handheld tools. If they looked like they wouldn't charge
the price of a finger or two and would do the job just once I might try
them. I am a tool hog but price is still an important consideration.
Steve