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 (like the second example video secured the drill bit) making the rod aligned and the hole straight. Since I’m using a chuck for straight alignment, maybe a knockout punch to guide the drillbit into the center is enough?
What’s your thoughts?
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 (like the second example video secured the drill bit) making the rod aligned and the hole straight. Since I’m using a chuck for straight alignment, maybe a knockout punch to guide the drillbit into the center is enough?
What’s your thoughts?