[Jewelry making - Article 00752] - [Orchid] Sensitive Drilling Attachment

[Allan Mason]

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    Hi All. I've been drilling a lot of holes lately, using a fantastic
    drill press accessory that I think I've grown to take for granted
    over the last few years. But as I was drilling, it occurred to me
    that most of the Orchid gang probably have never heard of this
    thing, and it's one of my favorite tools! 

    I use a Sherline mill for drilling (sherline.com), and one of their
    many great accessories is something called a Sensitive Drilling
    Attachment(P/N 1012). It's about $100. The device is a Jacobs chuck
    that fits into the chuck on your press and effectively takes it's
    place. Look on their site for a better description, but basically
    it's spring-loaded and is operated by pressing on a knurled collar
    above the chuck. So the drill bit is mounted as usual, but instead
    of using the normal drill press levers, you use finger pressure on
    this collar to push the bit down. You can really feel what's going
    on and the feedback is very helpful. When you let go, the spring
    raises the bit back up. 

    It's especially great for small holes, but I use it for much bigger
    ones too. A real bonus is that both hands are in your field of
    view(assuming you're holding the piece down manually), and it's a
    hell of a lot easier to just press this collar rather than reaching
    up to use the regular levers- all your focus is on the hole rather
    than the machine. And the added sensitivity makes for better holes
    and fewer broken bits. 

    I have no connection to Sherline, but I'll be a lot of you could
    fall in love with this thing! 

Allan Mason
www.silvermason.com
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