Drill press powered wire wheel

[MikeF2316]

In the thread Cleaning Bolts using a drill press to power a wire wheel was suggested. I was going to get a wire wheel from Princess Auto, and figure out an arbour using a modified bolt and whatever bushings and spacers I needed. Then I remembered 2 wire wheels I bought for my Bosch angle grinder that had taken a dump right after I bought the wheels. They were oddball when I bought them, they (and the grinder) used M14x2.0 threads. I was going to stop at my bolt supply place to get a couple of suitable bolts and nuts, but I remembered a worn out inner tie rod that I've never got around to throwing out. As luck would have it, the threads matched.

So I cleaned off the undercoating and other ****, ironically with a wire wheel, then cut it at a suitable point.

Added one of the nuts used for securing grinding discs, and chucked it up in the drill press.

The tie rod I've had over 25 years. The wire wheels have been orphans for a dozen or so years. Cost for this progect: $0. Can't beat that!

 

[The Cobbler]

proves that if you keep something long enough, you'll be able to use it. Hoarders? not at all
thanks for sharing

 

[d.mcfarland]

I think it will work well! However, they make those and sell for not a lot of coin:

 

[larry_g]

Good luck. I've had the chuck come off the spindle on a setup like that. Be ready for it.

on edit, this is a milling fail but your loading the chuck in the same way.

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no neat sig line

 

[Brorex]

I've had the Morse taper along with the Chuck come out. It gets pretty hairy for a few seconds. Just not sure where the hell to go when it happens. Duck and cover

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[454ragtop]

If you're doing enough in the shop to justify a drill press, you probably should have a wire wheel on a bench grinder, or a belt driven horizontal arbor, or even mounted to a motor shaft using the adapter arbors they sell for that purpose. Much better than a drill press mounted wheel. Your drill press mounted wheel is OK to get you out of a bind for a few minutes, hopefully, but not really a practical effective solution.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I like it. I think it's safer on the fingers because it turns slower than a bench grinder.

 

[oldldh]

That is how 'Engine Turning" is done...

Takes time, but an interesting result...

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

That is how 'Engine Turning" is done...

Takes time, but an interesting result...

Thanks for the tidbit.

 

[d.mcfarland]

^^ It's not done with a wire wheel though.

 

[MikeF2316]

I've had the Morse taper along with the Chuck come out. It gets pretty hairy for a few seconds. Just not sure where the hell to go when it happens. Duck and cover

That's a good point. This press liked to barf up its Morse taper when it was new. Until I spent some quality time with a fine file and some 600 grit.

I think it will work well! However, they make those and sell for not a lot of coin:

That's true. And once the 2 M14 threaded wire wheels that I have are worn out, this setup will be retired.