Hello. I have some Ø0.6”, 4.5” long steel bars that need to be drilled with straight and centered holes. I don’t have a lathe to do this with, so I was planning on using my drill press to get the job done.
So, I wounder what is the best method of doing this? I saw some different methods on youtube on how it could be done, here’s an examples of how to make a centered pilot hole: YouTube
And this guy is using the drill press as a lathe, but my drill press chuck is to small to do this YouTube
So my initially though was to go with the first method to create a centered and straight pilot hole, combined with securing the rod by using another chuck, making the rod aligned and the hole straight anyway. Since I’m using a chuck for alignment, maybe a knockout punch to guide the drillbit into the center is enough?
What’s your thouhts?
So, I wounder what is the best method of doing this? I saw some different methods on youtube on how it could be done, here’s an examples of how to make a centered pilot hole: YouTube
And this guy is using the drill press as a lathe, but my drill press chuck is to small to do this YouTube
So my initially though was to go with the first method to create a centered and straight pilot hole, combined with securing the rod by using another chuck, making the rod aligned and the hole straight anyway. Since I’m using a chuck for alignment, maybe a knockout punch to guide the drillbit into the center is enough?
What’s your thouhts?
