Drill motor for cue lathe

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Shooter1

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actually I also use a drill though I don't mount it on anything. Cornerman turned me on to creating a "bit" to hold the shaft out of a crutch tip. Works pretty darn good.

I'm trying to convert a variable speed drill in a manner to chuck up a shaft so I can spin it at various speeds. I would need something to hold a 5/16" x 14 shaft. I cam across the info above where a guy used a drill and a crutch tip. He somehow created a "bit" to hold his shaft in the drill chuck (man that sounds bad LOL!). Anyone know what this "crutch tip" is?

Thanks.
 
Shooter1 said:
actually I also use a drill though I don't mount it on anything. Cornerman turned me on to creating a "bit" to hold the shaft out of a crutch tip. Works pretty darn good.

I'm trying to convert a variable speed drill in a manner to chuck up a shaft so I can spin it at various speeds. I would need something to hold a 5/16" x 14 shaft. I cam across the info above where a guy used a drill and a crutch tip. He somehow created a "bit" to hold his shaft in the drill chuck (man that sounds bad LOL!). Anyone know what this "crutch tip" is?

Thanks.
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Did you PM Fred? Seems like he had the original idea...

Edit - one of these may have been the missing link.

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-td
 
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Shooter1 said:
actually I also use a drill though I don't mount it on anything. Cornerman turned me on to creating a "bit" to hold the shaft out of a crutch tip. Works pretty darn good.

I'm trying to convert a variable speed drill in a manner to chuck up a shaft so I can spin it at various speeds. I would need something to hold a 5/16" x 14 shaft. I cam across the info above where a guy used a drill and a crutch tip. He somehow created a "bit" to hold his shaft in the drill chuck (man that sounds bad LOL!). Anyone know what this "crutch tip" is?

Thanks.
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You can google crutch tip cue lathe. The first I heard of it was from Forum member Spiderman (Marty Jones from Texas).

Here's a thread that members showed their crutch tip tools. I'm sure the same thread that you copied the quote had photos as well.

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=83570

I've used both a cane tip and a crutch tip. Jude Hammond from Shaftmaster uses some kind of chair leg tip I think.

Freddie
 
I just contacted a local cue maker and he let me buy one of his Schon pins...
I put the pin into my drill and just slowly screw the shaft onto it.
Makes cleaning the shaft a breeze :smile:
 
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