rb5_336

Does anyone know of any such forums ?

I'm specifically looking to see if there is such a drill bit accessory that claps onto a short length of tube, so it can be worked on etc while spinning on the end of the drill.

wayne9t9

You want to work on it while its spinning? like a lathe?

Bubba po

This sort of thing?

http://www.vermontamerican.com/Produ...190983&I=70704

rb5_336

yes but on a normal electrial drill

Chip Sengravy

how big is the tube, and what do you want to do with it?

wayne9t9

Something like this?
eBay: WOOD LATHE FOR POWER DRILL (item 160075332591 end time Jan-24-07 15:14:43 PST)

rb5_336

Polish the outside of these ali tubes, and be able to bore them out slightly



there are many og them, all 50mm OD and ~45mm ID, 20-40mm tubes

I mananegd to buy this arbour from halfords that will do the first job.



In fact to polish them you have the option of spinning the polish wheel or actual tube. The benefit of spinning the tube is I van also sant them first.

So the quest continues to find something that i can use to bore them out with

rb5_336

That's the sort of thing, but cant see how you would afix the tubes above to it. Nice find thought..

DJ73

Could try Frost Auto Restoration Techniques - classic car and motorcycle restoration they do a lot of metalworking tool's etc

Chip Sengravy

you need access to a lathe with a 3 jaw chuck......grip the outer wall first to bore out, then grip the inner wall with the extended jaws to let you skim the outer and then polish.

alcazar

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As above. You'll be doing well top bore them out accurately without a lathe, and any tool sharp enough to cut some alloy is also sharp enough to cut fingers, so holding the tube AND the tool firmly is your No 1 problem.

Do you know anyone with a lathe? Or look in YP under engineering.......

Alcazar