Comments on: The Luthier’s Friend http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/19/the-luthiers-friend/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:47:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ken Picou http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/19/the-luthiers-friend/#comment-170362 Ken Picou Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:43:27 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/19/the-luthiers-friend/#comment-170362 Hi Guys: The lower support bearing is the reason the Luthier's Friend™ works well on a drill press . It stabilizes the drum and greatly reduces runout , deflection, and wear and tear on the drill press bearings . This and the micro-adjustable fence allow for great precision. Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions or comments ....Ken Picou (inventor) kenkpd@sbcglobal.net Hi Guys: The lower support bearing is the reason the Luthier’s Friend™ works well on a drill press . It stabilizes the drum and greatly reduces runout , deflection, and wear and tear on the drill press bearings . This and the micro-adjustable fence allow for great precision. Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions or comments ….Ken Picou (inventor)
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]]> By: Evan N. http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/19/the-luthiers-friend/#comment-95644 Evan N. Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:05:36 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/19/the-luthiers-friend/#comment-95644 I remember from my machine shop training: "Drill chucks can only sustain axial forces, not lateral ones. This means no end mills in the drill press, and use the proper collet in the mill (not the drill chuck) for holding end mills." I guess you could use a sanding drum in a vertical mill pretty easily then, but I'm not sure how well sawdust and machine oil would mix though (badly I'd imagine). I remember from my machine shop training: “Drill chucks can only sustain axial forces, not lateral ones. This means no end mills in the drill press, and use the proper collet in the mill (not the drill chuck) for holding end mills.” I guess you could use a sanding drum in a vertical mill pretty easily then, but I’m not sure how well sawdust and machine oil would mix though (badly I’d imagine).

]]> By: alanf http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/19/the-luthiers-friend/#comment-95362 alanf Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:28:44 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/19/the-luthiers-friend/#comment-95362 This jig has a recess in the base that supports the end of the drum, which eliminates the chuck fallout problem, and helps keep the drum parallel to the fence. That, plus the fence micro adjustment, make it a nice tool for *precise* thickness sanding on small pieces... something luthiers do a lot of. Thickness sanding of internal braces, binding, peghead veneers, etc., I guess? With the exception of the bottom of the drum, which is different than a typical drum sander attachment, and the place where it mates with the table, I agree... you could build one from scratch for a lot less This jig has a recess in the base that supports the end of the drum, which eliminates the chuck fallout problem, and helps keep the drum parallel to the fence. That, plus the fence micro adjustment, make it a nice tool for *precise* thickness sanding on small pieces… something luthiers do a lot of. Thickness sanding of internal braces, binding, peghead veneers, etc., I guess?

With the exception of the bottom of the drum, which is different than a typical drum sander attachment, and the place where it mates with the table, I agree… you could build one from scratch for a lot less

]]> By: nrChris http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/19/the-luthiers-friend/#comment-95331 nrChris Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:20:52 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/19/the-luthiers-friend/#comment-95331 Funny that this was up today, if you ever look at the Rockler blog, they are talking about use of the drill press as a sander or mortiser: http://www.rockler.com/blog/ (I have had very bad luck with my drill press chuck falling off of the taper when it is subjected to the horizontal pressure from sanding.) Funny that this was up today, if you ever look at the Rockler blog, they are talking about use of the drill press as a sander or mortiser:

http://www.rockler.com/blog/

(I have had very bad luck with my drill press chuck falling off of the taper when it is subjected to the horizontal pressure from sanding.)

]]> By: Joel Wires http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/19/the-luthiers-friend/#comment-95269 Joel Wires Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:31:42 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/19/the-luthiers-friend/#comment-95269 Being a woodworker, this looks really sweet. However, being a cheapskate, this looks more like a fairly simple DIY jig that I would make using this (http://toolmonger.com/2007/06/27/robo-sand-shapes-with-your-drill-press/) and some melamine. I guess the complexities of the tool is lost on me too. Being a woodworker, this looks really sweet. However, being a cheapskate, this looks more like a fairly simple DIY jig that I would make using this (http://toolmonger.com/2007/06/27/robo-sand-shapes-with-your-drill-press/) and some melamine. I guess the complexities of the tool is lost on me too.

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