Drilling Rig For The Lathe

In this video I build a drilling rig for my woodturning lathe. The drilling rig is based on the Oneway Drill Wizard.

https://youtu.be/sH7OyrPXg5U

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Thanks The Hobby Machinist NZ! We've added your Wood Lathe Drilling Attachment to our Drilling and Drill Presses category,
as well as to your builder page: The Hobby Machinist NZ's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

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Greetings from the centre of a Canada. Very nice work sir and good job on the video. I am looking forward to getting into machining more as I have noticed the birthdays sliding by and its time to get at it more seriously.
Bob B.

Congratulations The Hobby Machinist NZ - your Lathe Drilling Attachment is the Homemade Tool of the Month for June 2025!

This was an excellent and wide-ranging build, that also made good use of a homemade scissor knurling tool, homemade belt grinder radius jig, homemade lathe die holder, and homemade tap handle.

Some more good builds from June:

Cement Mortar Rake by brianr47
Square Stop by Occasional machinist
Chuck Centering Tool by The Outback Shed
Easy Indicating Method by Mook
Adjustable Height Table by Kwandotechnic
Lathe Chuck by The Outback Shed
Workshop Trolley by fergiomaria
Height Blocks by The Outback Shed
Fly Cutter by The Outback Shed
Piano Tuning Key by rendoman
Air Compressor by warsztatOdZera
Electrician's Tool Cart by 2gsg2_muc
Wood Splitter by Made in Garage
Spring-Loaded Punch by orioncons36
Lathe Burnishing Tools by The Outback Shed
Mini Jointer by Make Things
Tool Holder Tightening Fixture by Dimitris Polychronis
Froe by Make Things
Pullsaw Handle by Philip Davies
Rotary Table Spindle Adaptor by Improvised DIY
Jigsaw Blade Handle by Evgeniy Budilov
Adjustable Stand by orioncons36
Indexing Unit Crank Arm Assembly by Improvised DIY
Vacuum Chamber by The Outback Shed
Slitting Saw Sharpener by PaulsGarageProjects
Machinist's Hammers by The Outback Shed
Headlight Reflector Restoration by Kovanca Polock
Espresso Machine Gauge by rendoman



The Hobby Machinist NZ - You'll be receiving a $250 cash prize, in your choice of Amazon, PayPal, or bitcoin. Please PM me your current email address and prize choice and I'll get it sent over right away.

And, you'll now notice the four-column award in the awards showcase in your postbit, visible beneath your username:

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Nice work :thumbsup:

Hi Jon,
Thank you for Tool of the Month for June 2025 award. My email address is jonpearseakl@gmail.com. Can I have the Amazon prize please.
Regards
Jon

Great, I just sent it over. Congrats again :hattip:

Thank you for your comments.
Jon