Drill press lathe attachment
OwnerJames W. 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.
Claims16
A drill press lathe attachment for attachment to a drill press and for turning a workpiece about a horizontal axis, said drill press lathe attachment comprising:
- a base which may be securely fastened to a drill press bed via means for attaching the base to the drill press bed, said base having a ways formed thereupon on which are slideably positioned a cutting tool and a tailstock;
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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 for turning the workpiece about the horizontal axis, said input shaft capable of engagement with a drill press chuck and receiving rotational forces therefrom so as to rotate about a vertical axis, said one or more gears capable of transmitting said rotational forces from said input shaft to said spindle to thereby rotate said spindle and the workpiece about said horizontal axis.
A drill press with drill press lathe attachment for rotating a workpiece about 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 about 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 on which are slideably positioned a cutting tool and a tailstock;
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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 for rotating the workpiece about the horizontal axis, said input shaft capable of engagement with the drill press chuck and receiving rotational forces therefrom so as to rotate about a vertical axis, said one or more gears capable of transmitting said rotational forces from said input shaft to said spindle to thereby rotate said spindle and the workpiece about said horizontal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.