UJK Chamfer Tool Enhancement for the Arthritic Woodworker

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I struggle to use this clever tool due to the ever present arthritis in my fingers, so I came up with this "crank" to assist the process. I thought it might be of interest to others in the woodworking community that suffer from the same affliction.

 

[rmwarren]

Love it! After one 48 hole top my cramping hand could barely hold my celebratory beverage.

Admittedly, I did switch over the a cordless router with a chamfer bit but your idea is still fantastic.

RMW

 

[afish]

Yea, I tried to use that thing once and immediately switched over to trim router.  They should have at least put some type of socket adaptor to put in on a drill. 

 

[FestitaMakool]

A very nice mod. You don’t need to struggle with arthritis to enjoy this.
Very good looking too!

 

[Crazyraceguy]

I made something similar, minus the fancy knob, just to remove tight dogs from the holes. It works far better and doesn't scratch them up like pliers would.

 

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[member=73094]afish[/member] - Axminster has come out with a combination reamer & chamfer tool that fits a drill chuck. I assume they were getting feedback about not being able to use the chamfer tool in a drill chuck. Unfortunately, I had bought the standalone chamfer & reamer tools prior to that evolution.

 

[tsmi243]

[member=73094]afish[/member] - Axminster has come out with a combination reamer & chamfer tool that fits a drill chuck. I assume they were getting feedback about not being able to use the chamfer tool in a drill chuck. Unfortunately, I had bought the standalone chamfer & reamer tools prior to that evolution.

^^ I have one of these.  It's great for adjusting the fit of a dog hole, especially if something gets spilled.  Still prefer the router for chamfering a fresh hole though. 

 

[fraz]

I struggle to use this clever tool due to the ever present arthritis in my fingers, so I came up with this "crank" to assist the process. I thought it might be of interest to others in the woodworking community that suffer from the same affliction.

Totally could have used that the other day.  Fortunately I only had 4 holes to do so I grabbed a rag and some Channellocks as to not mar the tool.