Grizzly H8071 Lathe Attachment for Drill Press

by Grizzly

Product Description

Perform vertical spindle turning on your multi-speed drill press with this Lathe Attachment. Easy setup means quick change over from drill press mode to lathe mode. A 12" tool rest allows a maximum work piece length of 24" when the work piece is reversed. Includes a base plate with live center, 12" tool rest, mounting bolts, mini screw center and spur center. Fits all drill presses with a through hole in the table.

Product Details

• ASIN: B000M64S28
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,383 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DANGEROUS AT BEST, COULD NOT GIVE IT A ZERO, January 8, 2008

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Walt in Pittsburgh "waltinpittsburgh" (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grizzly H8071 Lathe Attachment for Drill Press (Misc.)

Tried this $20 alternative to investing in a lathe. I needed to turn a couple pieces of wood for a model train. Found the following: Very difficult to get the top and bottom supports centered exactly on a drill press. Remember you have to try and put pressure on the piece while you are trying to move the drill press chuck around to find the center. Tool support is round and difficult to hold tools to it. You also can't do shorter pieces due to the 12" length. The bar will typically interfer with the drill press as you lower lower it. The vertical mount of the tool rest also makes it difficult to control the carving tools. The worst part is my industrial drill press has way too much vibration for this type of work. I would suspect other drill presses would be similar. You just can't have much vibration,especially at higher speeds. Finally, it's also difficult to get the tool rest close to your work as you begin to decrease the diameter of the wood. Same problem due to the 12" bar that will interfer with the chuck. I invested in the Jet benchtop lathe. I'm sure I will use it for other projects.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great alternative to a full size lathe, October 19, 2010

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Spudman - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Grizzly H8071 Lathe Attachment for Drill Press (Misc.)

I found this drill press attachment easy to setup and use! It did a great job fitting on my 8" drill press and worked better than exspected. Only reason I didn't rate it a 5 star was because it is a little difficult shapeing a spindal vertically instead of horizontally.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Little Engine That Could, April 24, 2011

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G-Man - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Grizzly H8071 Lathe Attachment for Drill Press (Misc.)

I don't have space to store/use a full size bench lathe, so this little one fills the bill. It does not have the full features of a bench or floor model, but for the price and what I need, it's one "Little Lathe That Could".