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[ltkrause]

Guess I need to pay more attention when lining up the blank for drilling :bulgy-eyes:. This is now on display next to the drill press to remind me.



Loren

 

[Drstrangefart]

Know that pain all too well. I made a lot of those learning how to manually line everything up without the luxury of a self-centering clamp. EVENTUALLY I got to a point where I could just eyeball it and get near-perfect results consistently.

 

[turncrazy43]

Oops! Maybe drilling on the lathe would solve the problem, but your no rookie I can tell by the CA fingers in your photo.

 

[gimpy]

I hate when that happens

 

[lyonsacc]

Been there, done that . . .

I keep a stash of 2 1/2 inch blanks near my drill press (I think I cut them from some old scrap 2x4's). Whenever I have to make an adjustment to my drill press I drill one of these scraps to make sure things are still straight and true.

 

[Displaced Canadian]

That it what I do. I have my inspiration wall. The oopses go there as well as the experiments and cool idea things.

 

[mikespenturningz]

This is definitely the life of a segmenter..... Wait until you blow up a blank that took a few hours to make. I have blown up blanks that had 8 full cuts in them and then 8 glue ups. That hurts I can tell you that. It looks like you were way off center with the drill? I always mark center and then turn between centers then put the turned piece into the lathe chuck and drill. This way you are always on the center.