I don’t have a drill press David, but thanks for the thought. I’m looking for more than cylindrical Art. I can get that with a round-over bit, but I could probably use those hand tools to get what I do want, even though I don’t yet know what that is.

The scary thing is…I have a very large 1/2hp induction motor in my other workshop…the one my friends call Monty’s Monster Garage. The motor is just sitting on a shelf there. I bought it for $10 from a guy who said it wouldn’t run right. I checked it out, put a new start capacitor on it and away it went. Surely there must be some way to put that motor to some kind of spectacularly frightening use.

Maybe I better stick with a rasp and such…

Where are the band-aids?---Pro Libertate!