turret installation tutorial
Not much verbiage here. The pics say it all. You'll need a decent drill press. Mine is a low-end Delta, which cost about $100 and has lasted several years now. The turret tool is simply 1/4" all thread or bolts. The "anvil" is bolted to the press table and has a hole to accept the turret. The "stake" is ground to a point with roughly a 45 degree angle. The actual angle is not critical at all.![](TurretHowTo1.jpg)
This angle shows the hole in the top of the anvil where the turret goes. Note that this tool is easy to make yourself. Sick some all-thread in the chuck, turn on the drill and use a metal file to grind the point. Drill a hole in the anvil and that's it!
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Now the turret is in the anvil.
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Ready to drop the garolite onto the turret.
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Ready to flare the turret. Hold the board as level as possible to ensure a nice vertical turret.
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Flare!
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Done!
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