An “Accurate” Drill Location Tool

[rgsparber]

I can scribe a line on a piece of flat stock with decent accuracy. Placing a punch mark on that line isn't all that hard either. But getting a drill bit to center on the mark often returns poor results. I just can't visually line up the point of the drill with that mark.

This article presents a tool that enables me to line up a drill with enough accuracy that the imperfections in the drill dominate.

Experienced lathe operators only need to read the first two pages. Those new to lathe operation can read the detailed instructions.

If you are interested, please see

https://rick.sparber.org/3spuds.pdf

Your comments are welcome. All of us are smarter than any one of us.


Thanks,

Rick