Dremels?

[Murray Kish]

So, I keep seeing these ebay auctions for Dremel tool holders to go onto a QCTP.

example:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dremel-Tool-Hold...QQcmdZViewItem

Ignorance alert: How/why would you put a Dremel tool onto a lathe?

Murray

[cinqster]

Never seen one before. I guess it could be used for cross-drilling (like I'm gong to be doing a lot of with the mill and rotary table) It could be used for grinding keyways/notches etc. but I wouldn't think the tolerances would be too clever?

[008]

Grinding attachments for lathes have many uses, one is being able to create extremely sharp points that would be difficult to achieve using a normal tool. A carb needle made out of music wire for an engine, for example.

[gionc]

Originally Posted by 008

Grinding attachments for lathes have many uses, one is being able to create extremely sharp points that would be difficult to achieve using a normal tool. A carb needle made out of music wire for an engine, for example.

Also to do some convex shapes without a special tool. Ex. light proyector.

[freakray]

Polishing and grinding would be a great use.

[lam90]

Another common use is to make a ground finish on an item that you have turned thus giving it a smoother or more percision finish. Typically the item in the chuck is rotated as well as the bit in the grinding tool but in opposite directions.

Best regards,

Larry

Originally Posted by Murray Kish

So, I keep seeing these ebay auctions for Dremel tool holders to go onto a QCTP.

example:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dremel-Tool-Hold...QQcmdZViewItem

Ignorance alert: How/why would you put a Dremel tool onto a lathe?

Murray