Now I don't usually scare easily but most applications for a router bit in a drill press scares me, particularly with quarter inch shaft router bits. There is no protection at all should a bit break and the height is just about where you don't want it to be.
Except for very large bits mostly they are designed to cut at very high speeds and with lateral force not something a drill press is designed for. The table would want extending. Finally there is the risk of getting appendages into the cutter. and dust control. Having said that, I have used flat bottom cutters for boring flat bottomed holes on rare occasions and think I might again if ever I use those knock-down fittings they use for connecting particle board parts together though a forstner bit would work well too. Maybe multiple cuts to remove the bulk of material for flush mounting escutcheons then finishing up with a sharp chisel, a forstner bit would leave little circles and point holes but a flat bottomed router bit would not. Mostly though the speed and risk of breakage with that lateral pressure and straying fingers would scare me. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: Lenny McHugh To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] router bit in a drill chuck? I don't think that the bit would fly away. I am not sure about the cut. There was a drill press attachment that my wife's late uncle had. It was a special shaped device that would clamp on the table. There was a complete set of molding cutters for the drill press. When all put together you could make almost any molding using the drill press. I have been searching for that item for many years. I gave up when I purchased my router and table. Now since these molding cutters looked very much like some of my router bits I would suspect that they would work. I think you would need a variable speed press. The one that I have is a 12 speed and I don't know if the top speed would be adequate for some of the router bits. Also You would need a fairly long table and fence system. Lenny ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Schwery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 12:24 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] router bit in a drill chuck? Is it safe to put router bits in drill chucks? Routers use Colletts which hold bits more securely, perhaps? If I can get a drill press and a Bitmoore milling vise, I was thinking of putting router bits in the drill press. So, my question is, is it safe to do this? I wouldn't want to be hit by a flying tool bit. John -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.7/829 - Release Date: 6/2/2007 5:26 PM To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
