| On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 13:14:02 -0500, "Morris Dovey" | wrote: | || igor (in snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com) said: || ||| I want to cut a 1/8" deep, 3/4" wide (long) groove around a 3/4" ||| dowel. I have a TS and a BS, as well as a basic set of chisels, ||| but not a lathe. I am looking for advice for an effective AND ||| safe way to do this. TIA. -- Igor || || Do you have a drill press? | | Yes, I do.
Hot melt glue a short piece of smaller dowel to the end of your 3/4" dowel, chuck the small dowel in the drill press, and use a small rasp/sanding block to cut your groove. Use heat to remove the short dowel when you're done.
This isn't really an elegant approach, but a drill press can serve as a "poor man's lathe" for jobs like this where there isn't any appreciable side loading. A bit of care in joining the two dowels can help to minimize off-center wobble.
-- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA
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