Drill Pad?

[hackley69]

I have a machine shop projects book and it has a No.3 drill pad listed as a project. Could someone enlighten me on what this tool is used for?

 

[stupoty]

I think it's for holding flat stuff in the tail stock and drilling with a drill in the chuck (or collet) like a crotch centre is used for round stuff you want to drill.

Don't hold me to that I havn't used them, although the crotch centres seem like a very quick way of centre drilling round stuff. (I mean cross drilling)

Stuart

 

[francist]

Exactly as Stuart says. To quote the Southbend How to Run a Lathe manual: " the drill pad replaces the tail stock center and supports the work for drilling"

-frank

 

[hackley69]

Thanks you guy are great.

 

[francist]

-frank