Gilrock
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Well I figured Mike didn't want his tailstock DRO thread to keep rearing breaths of life so I started a new thread but this is a follow-up to the discussion about drilling using the cross slide as Justin and others had suggested. I was worried about whether I could consistenly align a drill chuck mounted on a cross slide. Well I noticed a link in the 9x20lathe group that I think provides a good solution. I think by mounting this in you're drill chuck you could move the cross slide until the mark lines up and then you would be centered on the axis for drilling. I don't have this yet but wanted to pass along the idea.
https://www.littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=2747&category=
https://www.littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=2747&category=