Shaft Cleaning Using A Hand Drill

That black piece there
 

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HawaiianEye said:
I saw this video on YouTube and figured I'd share it.

Anybody know where you can get the attachments for different size joints?

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The arbor I used in that video I got from Chris Hightower. All of the one's I bought from him have 1/2" arbors so they fit in a drill.

Also they're getting hard to find but the 18 volt drills work much better than the new higher voltage ones because the batteries are heavy enough to hold the drill from tipping over with the shaft in place when you set it down. This is really handy if you're going to use a sanding sealer or something else that takes a while to dry. That Dewalt I just purchased recently for that reason/
 
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Nick B said:
Go to hardware store and buy rod that matches your thread OD and pitch. Insert until it bottoms out. Simple and cheap. Unless you have some sort of Quick disconnect type joint.

https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.38-16-stainless-steel-thread-rod-3.1000126801.html
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Sounds like a good way to break your shaft to me. The threads in the shaft are not constructed to have a screw bottomed out in them and screwing in from there. This can put pressure on the wood and split it. If you do go this route put a flat washer in front of your drill chuck and leave only enough threads sticking out to engage your shaft but not bottom out so the pressure is against the flat washer surface and not the bottom of the shaft hole.

The drivers from Chris Hightower are less than 15 bucks each
 
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I thread a washer and bolt behind it. Mind you you are not putting a lot of force on shaft. Or at least you shouldn't be.


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I bought a rubber replacement tip for a walking crutch. put a bolt through it to put in the drill. Works great for any shaft. Someone posted it on here a few year ago. Cost about 2$
 
Thanks so much for the heads-up and finding the easy link for this- ordered and on the way.

K.


~ K.
 
xianmacx said:
I bought a rubber replacement tip for a walking crutch. put a bolt through it to put in the drill. Works great for any shaft. Someone posted it on here a few year ago. Cost about 2$
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You can buy one at Walgreen's. I've used one for years.
 
Right tool for the job

You guys sound dangerous ............or a hazard to cue shafts .

Nothing better then the right tool for the job .and even then there are some who will still screw it up.

The right tool is a lathe , drills turn slow and you really don't need the shaft rotating to clean it ......................................

For solid maple shafts that don't have a clear coat on them, you know the old wooden ones
Lighter fluid , elbow grease and carnauba car paste wax ...........................
And don't spare the lighter fluid.

Shaft cleaning is like anything else , there is allot of ways of doing it ...
 
Lighter Fluid is Naphtha which evaporates more quickly than mineral spirits and is “drier,” that is, less oily.
Home Depot has it in pint cans.

mortuarymike-nv said:
You guys sound dangerous ............or a hazard to cue shafts .
Nothing better then the right tool for the job .and even then there are some who will still screw it up.
The right tool is a lathe , drills turn slow and you really don't need the shaft rotating to clean it ......................................

For solid maple shafts that don't have a clear coat on them, you know the old wooden ones
Lighter fluid , elbow grease and carnauba car paste wax ...........................
And don't spare the lighter fluid.

Shaft cleaning is like anything else , there is allot of ways of doing it ...
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mortuarymike-nv said:
You guys sound dangerous ............or a hazard to cue shafts .

Nothing better then the right tool for the job .and even then there are some who will still screw it up.

The right tool is a lathe , drills turn slow and you really don't need the shaft rotating to clean it ......................................

For solid maple shafts that don't have a clear coat on them, you know the old wooden ones
Lighter fluid , elbow grease and carnauba car paste wax ...........................
And don't spare the lighter fluid.

Shaft cleaning is like anything else , there is allot of ways of doing it ...
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I would agree with this, and if you want to do it by hand, elbow grease, patience, and get very comfortable with a micrometer to make sure all is good.

All the best,
WW
 
JC said:
The drivers from Chris Hightower are less than 15 bucks each

JC
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Yes, for the $10-$12 these drivers cost, they are well worth the price. You're never going to find a 5/16-14 or 3/8-10 all thread at Ace.

Thanks for the heads up and for the video.
 
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