MatthewZS
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So right now I just have a collet chuck, no 4 jaws of anykind, no blank drilling chuck. So to drill the blank on my lathe and then turn between centers I have to :
mark center both ends.
drill "pilot hole" both ends.
Mount between live and dead center.
Turn one end or whole blank down to 3/4 for collet chuck.
take off, put in collet chuck, drill
take out of chuck, glue tube, set between centers (or whatever).
Now when you start with a pre-rounded blank it knocks out half these steps...... OR if you have a blank drilling chuck or suitable substitute it ALSO seems to eliminate half of the steps. Also drilling the "pilot holes" initially without a drill press or anything other than collet chuck is HARDLY accurate so it seems like there SHOULD be something else to this.
So is there some other trick/shortcut/cheat I can use with what I HAVE to skip that same bit of effort or to "smooth the proccess" a bit? Just want to make sure I'm not missing something.
THanks
mark center both ends.
drill "pilot hole" both ends.
Mount between live and dead center.
Turn one end or whole blank down to 3/4 for collet chuck.
take off, put in collet chuck, drill
take out of chuck, glue tube, set between centers (or whatever).
Now when you start with a pre-rounded blank it knocks out half these steps...... OR if you have a blank drilling chuck or suitable substitute it ALSO seems to eliminate half of the steps. Also drilling the "pilot holes" initially without a drill press or anything other than collet chuck is HARDLY accurate so it seems like there SHOULD be something else to this.
So is there some other trick/shortcut/cheat I can use with what I HAVE to skip that same bit of effort or to "smooth the proccess" a bit? Just want to make sure I'm not missing something.
THanks
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