Lathe Attachment for a Drill Press?

I couldn’t imagine doing turnings vertically, nor do I know how safe it is. However, I do know Penn State industries does have a lathe attachment tool rest for the drill press but its mainly for small turnings like pens…

http://www.pennstateind.com/store/DPLATHE.html

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Go Harbour Freight look at lathes Cheap and much stronger

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Before I got my lathe, I made a few plane knobs on a drill press. Now that I have a lathe (i paid less than $100 for it) I don’t know why I bothered.

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Drill press bearings are not made for side loading.

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Oh just build your own lathe, it’s easy. A few blocks of wood some bolts a couple pillow block bearings, a couple pullies and a motor. It’s not the rocket science they make it out to be. Bodgers used to set up spring pole lathes far back in the woods with nothing but a rope and a couple nails and they turned out thousands of billets for Winsor chairs. You don’t have to spend big $$$$$$. Here’s an antique someone gave me see how simple it is. And this just has a bored hole for the headstock with no bearings. There are lots of plans out there for simple lathes.

MIKE

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