Thread: boring long holes

Originally Posted by jabell

Yes it will be. Would have to stop every 50mm to reverse out and empty the shavings.

Shame some of the old lathes had a hollow tailstock quill. Which allowed you to run your extended drill bit through, making whatever the travel of the quill was of no matter.

Originally Posted by jabell

Problem is that it is a 3 rocker switch, two on 2-way switching, so there are 5 wires, so 28mm is probably the smallest that will fit them.

3 rocker switch normally needs extra wires, but is it needed for the lamp, or just the switch you have? Do you need more than switch it off and on? Perhaps multiple brightness?

I had to do a long hole jobbie for a standard type angle poise lamp I wanted to make. I just got the 2 pieces on 2" square oak, cut them down the middle on my band saw, routed out the center hole on each side, glued them back together and turned them down as I wanted them and finished up with what I think is a goodie



I also have the hollow tailstock and a couple of augers for long hole boring, but they so easily go out of line and unless I have to use them splitting, routing, etc is by far the easiest and most accurate way to go and on a newal post it isn't going to show..

Originally Posted by dai sensei

3 rocker switch normally needs extra wires, but is it needed for the lamp, or just the switch you have? Do you need more than switch it off and on? Perhaps multiple brightness?

The one switch plate controls 3 separate lights, two of which are two-way switching.

Split it, router a groove down both pieces, re-join it and glue two squares of 12mm ply to both ends and turn to shape.

Jim

Originally Posted by Jonzjob

I also have the hollow tailstock and a couple of augers for long hole boring, but they so easily go out of line and unless I have to use them splitting, routing, etc is by far the easiest and most accurate way to go and on a newal post it isn't going to show..

No point fighting City Hall I think, so I will route and laminate as the consensus recommends. I will however machine up a 25mm steel shaft later on and see how effective it is at preventing a wandering bore hole. Many thanks for all your tips, they have really helped me decide which way to go.

We'll be looking for progress pics


Dave the turning cowboy

turning wood into art

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

We'll be looking for progress pics

Well here goes. After a bit of procrastinating(about 20years actually) and advice from here, I decided to laminate rather than attempting a long bore which at best would probably be 10mm off centre.
Where to get some timber? This bit has been leaning against the back of the shed in the rain for 15 years or more...


Missed a step or two here, but the gist is I cut the big piece down to a size I could put through the planer.

Planed down one side


Out with the V bit


Glue it up


I decided to make this post in 4 sections, the base that gets bolted to the floor joist, the tall spindle thingo bit with the hole in it, the head that has the 3 clicker light switch plate, and a finial on top.
Here is the laminated section taking shape. Not fantastically done, but then I've only been using a lathe for one week, so hopefully I'll get better and quicker.


The finial


Loosely assembled in the shed.


And here is why all the procrastination. Well apart from kids, a few wives, a job, and most distractingly, a BMW F650GS!
The base is bolted to the floor joist here.


Ha! Its up!


And with the switch plate wired up. So now to paint it to match in with the one at the bottom of the stairs, fill in the old nail holes (remember it was from old scrap behind the shed). All up cost zilch, plus countless hours thinking about how the hell was I going to get it work.


cheers
John

Great looking job there.

Nothing wrong with your turning abilities or wood work what so ever.

Wives? is that all at once or over the years lol

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

Great looking job there.

Nothing wrong with your turning abilities or wood work what so ever.

Wives? is that all at once or over the years lol

Sequentially!

If that's what you can produce after just a week on the lathe then I look forward to what comes along after a couple of weeks!!!

That turned ourt really well, congratulations!! hat lamp I showed earlier was done exactly the same way other than that the upright was done in two bits. Routing the hole make totally sure that yer 'ole is where you want it. Long hole boring a hole that size would have been difficult to say the very least!

If you had used the shiny bit wouldn't there have been a hole down the middle already?

I'll get me 'at an' coat

John,

Very nice work. I really like the shape of the post with the gentle swelling in the middle.

I did a video on this subject.
Hope it helps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCrE...GJQjJvfmVUcE-Q

Originally Posted by brendan stemp

I did a video on this subject.
Hope it helps.

And it did! Very useful - thanks!