Hello, first post, glad to be here!
I want to ensure my drill press table and vise are perpendicular to the chuck, I've been looking for a rod that's known-straight which I can chuck, then gage off the table or vise base with a machinist square.
I've tried using a drill bit but the flutes make it hard to visually align the edge with the square. I've also used a transfer punch but uneven light between the punch and the square makes me suspect they're not perfectly straight. And I've used pin gages, but they are rather short, I'd like to have at least 4" exposed. There are custom "long" pin gages I see from time to time on eBay and such but they've all been very small diameters, too small for this application.
I know, it's just a drill press, I'm a card-carrying OCD Anonymous member I guess
Suggestions welcomed, thanks.
I want to ensure my drill press table and vise are perpendicular to the chuck, I've been looking for a rod that's known-straight which I can chuck, then gage off the table or vise base with a machinist square.
I've tried using a drill bit but the flutes make it hard to visually align the edge with the square. I've also used a transfer punch but uneven light between the punch and the square makes me suspect they're not perfectly straight. And I've used pin gages, but they are rather short, I'd like to have at least 4" exposed. There are custom "long" pin gages I see from time to time on eBay and such but they've all been very small diameters, too small for this application.
I know, it's just a drill press, I'm a card-carrying OCD Anonymous member I guess
Suggestions welcomed, thanks.