So I have this beast
and I'm wondering if it's possible to do some light weight boring with it (approx 20 thousandths) (ie, a single 2-cycle cylinder)
It has 5/8" chuck and can be geared down to sub 100 rpm. if so, what do I need? I have a clamp that should hold everything securely
I'm not sure that you can get things perfectly straight and level.
Wallenhopper Head.
I had one just like that for many years.. biggest problem I ever had with it was securing parts to the table. Finally bought a block vise that cost as much as the whole drill press.. still, not entirely stable or accurate. I would trust it for honing, but boring.. not so much.
914Driver wrote:Wallenhopper Head.
I have no idea what this means, but I will work it into casual conversation today regardless.
Keith wrote:914Driver wrote:Wallenhopper Head.
I have no idea what this means, but I will work it into casual conversation today regardless.
You will want to take a long pull on a pipe, exhale and let the smoke rings slowly rise - then deliver a sentence including Wallenhopper Head.
Did a Google on Wallenhopper head. Two hits. This thread and a death notice from way back. Somebody's spoofin us.
sounds like a wallenhopper head to me
I suggest a bottlebrush hone. The bearings in the drill press won't take much side load from a boring head.
you might be able to take the cylinder out with a bottlebrush hone.. but honestly, is taking it to a machineshop that expensive compared to the chance of ruining it and not finding out until after you start the engine?
Iggy is right on this one. A boring head on that will probably chatter something fierce. Not to mention what the chatter will do to the finish. I tried milling with a drill press once. Does anyone want to buy a XY drill press vice. Used only once.
can you just buy a bigger head for this application? seriously, drill press boring sounds a little sketchy. you can hone with a hand drill though, so who knows
Toyman01 wrote:Iggy is right on this one. A boring head on that will probably chatter something fierce. Not to mention what the chatter will do to the finish. I tried milling with a drill press once. Does anyone want to buy a XY drill press vice. Used only once.
if I lived closer, I'd buy an xy vise off you. They're great for hole accurate hole patterns.
You might try improvising 'line boring' where your boring shaft is supported at both ends of your cylinder and only driven by the press.
Example:
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/general/home-made-line-borer-beware-limited-l...
