Recent content by gus_otis

That's logical, looks like I'll be pivoting to getting a lathe. Besides, a lathe will give me an excuse to get into another hobby :)

I had access to a lathe before and was using that but my friend no longer has the lathe. On the lathe I would put the wood in a pen drilling chuck, chuck up my bit (a 6 1/2" inch 5/8" brad point auger bit) in the tail stock and just move it in and out and advancing the tail stock as I went (see...

Is that because as you move the table up to go deeper into the wood that you run the risk of getting off center? I had access to a lathe but it's gone now and was thinking that a drill press could accomplish the same thing and be more useful for other things. Thanks.

Thanks for all the replies. I've only been a member here for a few days but it sure does seem like it is a bunch of knowledgeable, friendly folk. Gus

Yes, I'm in Orange County, about an hour of LA so maybe a little bit of patience is in order. That is a beautiful old machine. Thanks.

That's a great point that I had not thought of that the fact that it is 'restored' doesn't necessarily mean it was a complete restoration or done correctly at all. Thanks.

I'm looking for my first drill press. I'm a hobby woodworker but for starters I want to take a 6" pen blank and drill a hole about 5" into it with a 5/8" bit. It's for an art project and I'll be doing a number of them. I was doing it with a Jet lathe but I no longer have access to the lathe...

That's cool! I'm subscribed to you on Youtube, love your videos. I actually just joined this forum to research drill presses and when I searched drill presses your Mohawk video came up. There is one on my local CL that I'm thinking about. Gus. Love this forum btw...