Manual machine....
Anyone using their floating reamer holder to drill/pre-bore?
Even though a pass with a boring bar cleans up the hole, I'm asking myself why I don't make a few adapters for my most common drill bit sizes and use the floating holder. Just like the reamer, allows the drill bit to follow the hole.
I want to absolutely minimize forces trying to shift the barrel given the somewhat tenuous hold on the barrel. Doesn't take much to shift the workpiece a tenth or two. I'll still make a cleanup pass with the boring bar, but just seems like the logical thing to do as with any second op like this.
Just wondering if anyone's doing this...or even thought about it. Gotta love the minutiae
Anyone using their floating reamer holder to drill/pre-bore?
Even though a pass with a boring bar cleans up the hole, I'm asking myself why I don't make a few adapters for my most common drill bit sizes and use the floating holder. Just like the reamer, allows the drill bit to follow the hole.
I want to absolutely minimize forces trying to shift the barrel given the somewhat tenuous hold on the barrel. Doesn't take much to shift the workpiece a tenth or two. I'll still make a cleanup pass with the boring bar, but just seems like the logical thing to do as with any second op like this.
Just wondering if anyone's doing this...or even thought about it. Gotta love the minutiae
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