I've got a small HF drill press; also have a small homemade mill. I'm having a clearance problem of a few inches. My project is drilling several 1/2" dia holes through a steel plate affixed to a HF anvil for later threading.
I have a short 1/2" drill bit but it still doesn't clear.
I do have a SB9A lathe and could probably somehow attach everything to a holding plate I designed, but the weight would be such that it would be difficult to do.
I did try hand-holding a drill, but the hole came out too big and it wasn't a clean diameter b/c of the inevitable diagonal drilling created when hand-holding.
Of course spending money on a DP with great clearance is one option, but my working space is small and outlaying the money for it is not in the cards
Another option I was thinking about is building some sort of drill holding device for the portable drill. Does this sound like an option and has anyone done something like this? Thanks
I have a short 1/2" drill bit but it still doesn't clear.
I do have a SB9A lathe and could probably somehow attach everything to a holding plate I designed, but the weight would be such that it would be difficult to do.
I did try hand-holding a drill, but the hole came out too big and it wasn't a clean diameter b/c of the inevitable diagonal drilling created when hand-holding.
Of course spending money on a DP with great clearance is one option, but my working space is small and outlaying the money for it is not in the cards
Another option I was thinking about is building some sort of drill holding device for the portable drill. Does this sound like an option and has anyone done something like this? Thanks