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12-10-2008, 02:35 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Martinsburg WV
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If you are referring to making a straight hole down a rod w/o deviating from center, you need a live center for your press table: http://www.woodcraft.com/product.asp...&FamilyID=3975 This still relies on you being able to center punch the ends of the rods accurately on center, but once you do that the live center holds your stock straight and true while you clamp it in place... Last edited by Big Mike; 12-10-2008 at 02:37 PM. |
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12-11-2008, 06:43 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lexington
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A live center would be kind of redundant after the fact though. Since he would have already had to find the center to be able to correctly utilize a live center..
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12-11-2008, 07:24 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Where there are no rocks.
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yeah all i do is nail 2 2x4's together drill a 1/4 hole in it with my drill press. Jam the rod in there, eyeball center punch it and drill away. |
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12-11-2008, 08:52 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2006 Location: Firestone
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A live center will kinda get in the way of the drill bit. You use a live center on a lathe to keep the workpiece from flexing when machining. He is using a drill press. | |
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12-11-2008, 05:54 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Gadsden, Alabama
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Thanks for all the help guys!
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