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[[File:Drilling starts with center drill.jpg|thumb|center|300px|All drilling operations should start with a center drill; this gives an accurate and clean starting point, and reduces the chance of the drill bit "walking" off center.]] | [[File:Drilling starts with center drill.jpg|thumb|center|300px|All drilling operations should start with a center drill; this gives an accurate and clean starting point, and reduces the chance of the drill bit "walking" off center.]] | ||
== Drilling == | |||
[[File:Drill Centering into vee block.jpg|thumb|center|300px|Before drilling round stock, hold a center in the chuck of your drill or mill and line it up with the center of a clamped vee block. From "Cross Drilling" by Stan Bray, "World of Model Engineering" No 3, 1989, http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/sites/7/documents/wome-3-pt3.pdf]] | |||
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From "The Lathe" by Stan Bray, "World of Model Engineering" No 3, 1989, http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/sites/7/documents/wome-3-pt1.pdf
Drilling
Before drilling round stock, hold a center in the chuck of your drill or mill and line it up with the center of a clamped vee block. From "Cross Drilling" by Stan Bray, "World of Model Engineering" No 3, 1989, http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/sites/7/documents/wome-3-pt3.pdf