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Dave Orr
Registered: January 2007
Location: Yellowknife, NWT
Posts: 98
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I made this lathe out of a couple of first generation Makita cordless drills (the kind without replaceable batteries). It was originally designed for turning floats for steelhead fishing. I have just finished rebuilding it with a longer bed to turn cork. The dirll was originally powered by 7.2 volt nicad batteries, but is now powered by a 12 volt power supply. There are also a pair of 12 volt fans from old computer power supplies for cooling the motor.
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Keywords: Home Built Cork Lathe
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Anthony Lee
Registered: September 2006
Location: Singapore
Posts: 264
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Sat March 10, 2007 9:58pm
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Dave, this is the most innovative creation I have seen and I think is very well suited to what we do for shaping corks and EVA. Will appreciate if you can provide us a more detailed description.
Anthony Lee
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danny ross
Registered: June 2006
Posts: 30
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Sun March 11, 2007 1:27am
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Nice stuff...Id appreciate some of those balsa floats for steelhead fishing LOL I love trotting balsa with a centrepin for steel....Nice creation I wish I was as creative....
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Mike Barkley
Registered: March 2005
Location: Southgate, Michigan
Posts: 1,119
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Sun March 11, 2007 11:05am
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WOW! That's creative. Super job.
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Raymond_Adams
Registered: May 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,244
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Sun March 11, 2007 12:15pm
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Ditto! thanks for posting!
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Dave Orr
Registered: January 2007
Location: Yellowknife, NWT
Posts: 98
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Sun March 11, 2007 3:43pm
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Thanks guys
They say necessity is the mother of invention.
Anthony I'll try to detail this contraption a little better for you.
The bed is made from 4 layers of 1/2" MDF (medium density fiber board) I have installed a 3/4" Tee track for the tool rest & tail stock to slide on.
The tail stock is made from maple and a hacked up old Makita drill. I took the drill apart removing batteries,switches, motor etc. I left the chuck mount, gear and bearings intact. Next I cut the drill housing leaving only the needed portion. I put together the maple tail stock to hold the reworked drill, tail stock finished. For the Head stock the process is much the same, only this time I left the motor in the housing. I did however remove the switches & cut away the some of the top & rear of the housing to let the fans circulate the air for proper cooling. If you have any questions drop me an email. daveorr(at)sympatico(dot)ca
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Anthony Lee
Registered: September 2006
Location: Singapore
Posts: 264
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Mon March 12, 2007 8:03am
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Dave,
Thank you for the explanation. I will try and fabricate one and if I need help will definitely give you a shout.
Anthony Lee
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