muddyriverfarmer
Member
Hey everyone,
I recently purchased a used lathe and have the parts needed such as mandrels, tools, wood blanks, pen kits and such. My dilemma now lies in what are the best ways to drill the blanks when new to this and unfortunately with no drill press yet. That is the next item on my "to buy" list but is there any possible way to drill square without one? The blanks that I purchased are about 10-12" long so I have a few chances to get one right but is it even possible? Thanks for any help!
Jon Anderson
I recently purchased a used lathe and have the parts needed such as mandrels, tools, wood blanks, pen kits and such. My dilemma now lies in what are the best ways to drill the blanks when new to this and unfortunately with no drill press yet. That is the next item on my "to buy" list but is there any possible way to drill square without one? The blanks that I purchased are about 10-12" long so I have a few chances to get one right but is it even possible? Thanks for any help!
Jon Anderson