Combination Drill press, and Lathe????

[Christophe Mineau]

Hi,
I'm not sure I would encourage that, but that's the kind of stuff I've already done before I had a lathe, shaping brass or aluminum parts on the drill press with files (making knobs or handles for instance.

There is also this video,

but when I see the flex of his tool, I would not recommend at all, maybe with a good turning tool, but the possibilities and accuracy are very limited.

But there is a commercial product at least sold in Europe constructed on the basis of a drill press and that can be converted into a lathe and a mill :
Mini-tour convertible 100 mm OTMT 12L00252


The kit to turn it into a mill :
Kit de transformation en fraiseuse OTMT 11L03785

The kit to turn it into a drill press :
Kit de transformation en perceuse OTMT 11L03786


I think this can be used as a source of inspiration.
Christophe