Thread: No pens today but some useful tools made!

Nice one Vikki, I got one of these on the list as well, one day I'll get round to it

Well done, Vikki - elegantly simple, but effective, design.

Now you've built it, I thought you might be interested in an alternative approach, using a cheap ($15) "drill press" from our local equivalent of Home Depot. I turned the fittings from scrap Redgum (very hard species of Eucalyptus) and Corian. Works like a charm, or as we Aussies say, "goes like a bought one!"

Originally Posted by Tornatus

Well done, Vikki - elegantly simple, but effective, design.

Now you've built it, I thought you might be interested in an alternative approach, using a cheap ($15) "drill press" from our local equivalent of Home Depot. I turned the fittings from scrap Redgum (very hard species of Eucalyptus) and Corian. Works like a charm, or as we Aussies say, "goes like a bought one!"

Excellent idea, thank you!

Those things show up at the local thrift stores from time to time so the next one I see I will snarf!

Would have never thought of that one .

Two problems with the one I built though, it takes a lot of horizontal surface (not much of that here) and I didn't drill out the holes for the stop block deep enough and they tear out at the 1/2' depth I drilled them to (not the best wood either, but it is what I had). Two pins in the stop block might help too.

Thanks very much & take care, Vikki.