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I built my first dozen rods with the help of a cordless hand drill. During my pre-lathe period I needed a way to turn corks and to prep ferrules. This did meet my needs well. I initially tried it with a corded hand drill but I thought that the speed and power was a bit much to handle without the security of stability. With a cordless hand drill I was able to get speeds low to help rough out cork grips as well as to finish them. Prepping ferrules was a snap with a cordless drill. I used the poor man's method of a modified reverse drill bit with a ferrule mounted to the shank and the cutting edge chucked up. I'll have to admit that I still prep my ferrules this way even though I have a nice lathe. One tip given to me by Tony Larson is to buy a cheap set of import pin gauges. I bought a 'minus' set and use about 3 of the 120 in the set as they fit my commonly used ferrule sizes. Chuck this up in the cordless hand drill and then mount your ferrule snugly to this. Sand/polish accordingly. Despite all the growing machinery in my basement (it is funny to buy a fancy lathe to use it about 10-20 minutes/80 hours/rod = or about 0.2-0.4% of the time to make a rod), I still prep my ferrule stations by hand. Hope that this helps. (Mark Lee)
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