Hi all--

I'm looking for a source for handles for a drill press. I just picked up a
Taiwanese import (Foremost Tool, never heard of them) at a commercial shop
closing. 13" swing 5-speed, 5/8" chuck...$20. Needed a belt and handles (only
had 1). The belt was easy, but I'm looking for a source of handles. I feel
like I have 2 options:

1) Get some 3/8 rod, cut it to length, cut threads, but balls on.

2) Buy handles (currently going for about $8/ea. at McMaster or MSC)

So here's my question: I don't know if (1) is any cheaper than (2)...I
don't have the rod, the balls (you know what I mean, you sickos) or the die.
Anybody know of a cheaper source for handles? I realize that in the grand
scheme of tool purchasing $16 isn't much, but it's a huge percentage of my
so-far investment in the machine. I bugs me the same way as if a replacement
handwheel on my jointer cost $300.

Anyone have a matched set with 3/8-16 threads they want to let go for cheap??

Any help appreciated.

--Greg

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Hi all--

I'm looking for a source for handles for a drill press. I just picked up a
Taiwanese import (Foremost Tool, never heard of them) at a commercial shop
closing. 13" swing 5-speed, 5/8" chuck...$20. Needed a belt and handles
(only
had 1). The belt was easy, but I'm looking for a source of handles. I feel
like I have 2 options:

1) Get some 3/8 rod, cut it to length, cut threads, but balls on.

2) Buy handles (currently going for about $8/ea. at McMaster or MSC)

Why not just buy 3/8" threaded rod & cut it to length? If you want to cover
up the threads, put some heat shrink tubing over them, or some copper
tubing. For balls go to craft supply and buy 1" or 1 1/2" wood balls, drill
them & epoxy them on.

--
Nahmie
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside,
thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'WOW! What A
Ride!'"




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I betcha they're metric.
Wilson
"Greg" wrote in message
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Hi all--

I'm looking for a source for handles for a drill press. I just picked up a
Taiwanese import (Foremost Tool, never heard of them) at a commercial shop
closing. 13" swing 5-speed, 5/8" chuck...$20. Needed a belt and handles
(only
had 1). The belt was easy, but I'm looking for a source of handles. I feel
like I have 2 options:

1) Get some 3/8 rod, cut it to length, cut threads, but balls on.

2) Buy handles (currently going for about $8/ea. at McMaster or MSC)

So here's my question: I don't know if (1) is any cheaper than (2)...I
don't have the rod, the balls (you know what I mean, you sickos) or the
die.
Anybody know of a cheaper source for handles? I realize that in the grand
scheme of tool purchasing $16 isn't much, but it's a huge percentage of my
so-far investment in the machine. I bugs me the same way as if a
replacement
handwheel on my jointer cost $300.

Anyone have a matched set with 3/8-16 threads they want to let go for
cheap??

Any help appreciated.

--Greg

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Are you sure they're 3/8 and not 10mm? 10mm is only .020" larger than
3/8, so it's quite easy to get them crossed up. Mark

Greg wrote:

Hi all--

I'm looking for a source for handles for a drill press. I just picked up a
Taiwanese import (Foremost Tool, never heard of them) at a commercial shop
closing. 13" swing 5-speed, 5/8" chuck...$20. Needed a belt and handles (only
had 1). The belt was easy, but I'm looking for a source of handles. I feel
like I have 2 options:

1) Get some 3/8 rod, cut it to length, cut threads, but balls on.

2) Buy handles (currently going for about $8/ea. at McMaster or MSC)

So here's my question: I don't know if (1) is any cheaper than (2)...I
don't have the rod, the balls (you know what I mean, you sickos) or the die.
Anybody know of a cheaper source for handles? I realize that in the grand
scheme of tool purchasing $16 isn't much, but it's a huge percentage of my
so-far investment in the machine. I bugs me the same way as if a replacement
handwheel on my jointer cost $300.

Anyone have a matched set with 3/8-16 threads they want to let go for cheap??

Any help appreciated.

--Greg

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We have a Delta. One of the fellas brought in a small diameter
steering wheel. We added a "wrist breaker" to the steering wheel.
Works great.

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"Greg" wrote in message
news:J97ac.33521$JO3.29708@attbi_s04...

Hi all--

I'm looking for a source for handles for a drill press. I just
picked up a
Taiwanese import (Foremost Tool, never heard of them) at a
commercial shop
closing. 13" swing 5-speed, 5/8" chuck...$20. Needed a belt and
handles (only
had 1). The belt was easy, but I'm looking for a source of
handles. I feel
like I have 2 options:

1) Get some 3/8 rod, cut it to length, cut threads, but balls
on.

2) Buy handles (currently going for about $8/ea. at McMaster or
MSC)

So here's my question: I don't know if (1) is any cheaper than
(2)...I
don't have the rod, the balls (you know what I mean, you sickos)
or the die.
Anybody know of a cheaper source for handles? I realize that in
the grand
scheme of tool purchasing $16 isn't much, but it's a huge
percentage of my
so-far investment in the machine. I bugs me the same way as if a
replacement
handwheel on my jointer cost $300.

Anyone have a matched set with 3/8-16 threads they want to let
go for cheap??

Any help appreciated.

--Greg

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In article , Mark wrote:
Are you sure they're 3/8 and not 10mm? 10mm is only .020" larger than
3/8, so it's quite easy to get them crossed up. Mark


Aw Geez...Now you've got me second-guessing myself. I'll double-check the next
time I go to the hardware store. A 3/8-16 threaded on quite smoothly. 16 tpi
equates to a 1.58mm pitch. The closest metric equivalent is M10x1.5, but it's
not exact. If my handle was metric, wouldn't a UNC nut bind up??

Regardless of whether the thread is American or Rest-Of-The-World, any more
ideas for a source??

Thanks again--

Greg

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On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 05:00:25 GMT, (Greg)
wrote:


Hi all--

I'm looking for a source for handles for a drill press

try grizzly

Greg wrote:

Aw Geez...Now you've got me second-guessing myself. I'll double-check the
next time I go to the hardware store. A 3/8-16 threaded on quite smoothly.
16 tpi equates to a 1.58mm pitch. The closest metric equivalent is
M10x1.5, but it's not exact. If my handle was metric, wouldn't a UNC nut
bind up??

I think it *was* 3/8"-16... I had some holes in aluminum that I boogered
up. I took a piece of scrap steel, drilled a hole, tapped threads, tried
the set screw. It fit perfectly. So I used that size tap to clean up the
threads in the aluminum pulley. After I did that, it was painfully obvious
that I had used the wrong tap. The threads were now *seriously* loose,
though the set screw did fit.

I ended up drilling it out one more size and cutting new American threads
for an American set screw, the way the woodworking gods intended. Metric
is for sissies and Kanukistanis.

I'd bet 13.5 cents that the threads in your drill press are Metric. You
probably don't want to repeat my screw-up, though anyway it might have been
1/4"-20 or 5/16"-18... I can't quite remember. Whatever it was, the
metric screw fit well enough into the American threads. Just didn't get
solidly tight.

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Being a Taiwanese import, I would be surprised if the threads were 3/8.

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"Greg" wrote in message
news:J97ac.33521$JO3.29708@attbi_s04...

Hi all--

I'm looking for a source for handles for a drill press. I just picked up
a
Taiwanese import (Foremost Tool, never heard of them) at a commercial
shop
closing. 13" swing 5-speed, 5/8" chuck...$20. Needed a belt and handles
(only
had 1). The belt was easy, but I'm looking for a source of handles. I
feel
like I have 2 options:

1) Get some 3/8 rod, cut it to length, cut threads, but balls on.

2) Buy handles (currently going for about $8/ea. at McMaster or MSC)

Why not just buy 3/8" threaded rod & cut it to length? If you want to
cover
up the threads, put some heat shrink tubing over them, or some copper
tubing. For balls go to craft supply and buy 1" or 1 1/2" wood balls,
drill
them & epoxy them on.

--
Nahmie
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
broadside,
thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'WOW! What
A
Ride!'"




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Some rod, a hacksaw and a die.

"Greg" wrote in message
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In article , Mark
wrote:
Are you sure they're 3/8 and not 10mm? 10mm is only .020" larger than
3/8, so it's quite easy to get them crossed up. Mark


Aw Geez...Now you've got me second-guessing myself. I'll double-check the
next
time I go to the hardware store. A 3/8-16 threaded on quite smoothly. 16
tpi
equates to a 1.58mm pitch. The closest metric equivalent is M10x1.5, but
it's
not exact. If my handle was metric, wouldn't a UNC nut bind up??

Regardless of whether the thread is American or Rest-Of-The-World, any
more
ideas for a source??

Thanks again--

Greg

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