Greetings and Salutations.

On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 20:40:22 -0800, "Harold & Susan Vordos"
wrote:


"Jamrelliot" wrote in message
...
I am getting into woodworking and I would like to make some of my own
tools.

Could any of you gentlemen tell me if it is feasable to try to grind or
mill a
groove in 4142 steel with a 16 inch drillpress? If so, what kind of
cooling
fluid would I need? Or would it be easier to grind the groove with a angle
grinder in some sort of holding jig?

Any suggestions or help will be appreciated!!!!!!

TIA
Jim

I'm inclined to suggest the making the groove with a drill press is an
insane idea, but perhaps you can be a little more specific. Certainly,
anything is possible, but the typical drill press is not well suited to
loads that are applied to the side of the spindle. One of the "benefits"
of doing so is the chuck dropping off when under load. I can see where that
could be rather intimidating, depending on the circumstances at hand.

Harold


And, as a matter of fact, we got to see that exact thing
happening to Mikey at Orange County Choppers while drilling holes
for (I think) mounting the handlebars of his bike on the show
earlier this week. He got into some serious vibration, and, when he
released pressure on the drill, it dropped right out of the spindle.
Pretty funny.
Regards
dave mundt