Drill press lathe attachment
OwnerJames Hallinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a drill press lathe attachment designed for rotating a workpiece along a horizontal axis to remove material from the workpiece to form it into a desired shape. The drill press lathe attachment comprises a base and a power transfer box along with components commonly found on a lathe, but without a motor. The drill press lathe attachment, or “motorless” lathe, may be mounted directly to the bed of an existing drill press thereby providing an alternative means of achieving turning operations without needing a traditional motor driven lathe.
Claims18
A drill press lathe attachment for turning a workpiece along a horizontal axis, said drill press lathe attachment comprising:
- a base which may be securely fastened to a drill press bed, said base having a ways formed thereupon for slideably positioning a cutting tool;
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- a power transfer box at one end of said base, said power transfer box having an input shaft linked by one or more gears to a spindle, said input shaft capable of engagement with a drill press chuck and receiving rotational forces therefrom, said one or more gears capable of transmitting said rotational forces from said input shaft to said spindle, said spindle capable of rotation along said horizontal axis.
A drill press with drill press lathe attachment for rotating a workpiece along a horizontal axis to remove material from the workpiece to form it into a desired shape, said drill press with drill press lathe attachment comprising a drill press having a column, a power source mounted upon said column, a drill press chuck rotatably driven by said power source along an axis parallel to said column, a drill press bed attached to said column, said drill press bed being adjustable along said column to vary a distance between said drill press chuck and said drill press bed, and a drill press lathe attachment comprising:
- a base which may be securely fastened to said drill press bed, said base having a ways formed thereupon for slideably positioning a cutting tool;
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- a power transfer box at one end of said base, said power transfer box having an input shaft linked by one or more gears to a spindle, said input shaft capable of engagement with a drill press chuck and receiving rotational forces therefrom, said one or more gears capable of transmitting said rotational forces from said input shaft to said spindle, said spindle capable of rotation along said horizontal axis.
A method of using a drill press lathe attachment with a drill press for use as a lathe for rotating a workpiece along a horizontal axis to remove material from the workpiece to form it into a desired shape, said drill press with drill press lathe attachment comprising a drill press having a column, a power source mounted upon said column, a drill press chuck rotatably driven by said power source along an axis parallel to said column, a drill press bed attached to said column, said drill press bed being adjustable along said column to vary a distance between said drill press chuck and said drill press bed, and said drill press lathe attachment comprising a base having a ways formed thereupon for slideably positioning a cutting tool, and a power transfer box at one end of said base having an input shaft linked by one or more gears to a spindle capable of rotation along said horizontal axis, the method comprising:
- adjusting said distance between said drill press chuck and said drill press bed to accommodate said base and said power transfer box of said drill press lathe attachment;
- clamping said drill press chuck onto said input shaft of said power transfer box;
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- securing said base of said drill press lathe attachment to said drill press bed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.