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Hi all, I have what is probably a very stupid question...
I'm trying to drill a 1/2" hole 2.2" deep into a 3/4" piece of Drill Rod. I have a chuck mounted in my tail-stock, and the tail-stock can be cranked out about a 2.5" (so it would seem to be easy); however, the stock needs to be extended about an 1.2" for the taper on the chuck to engage. If I screw it back any further the tail on the taper bottoms out then the chuck and taper push out. So, it seems I can only drill a hole about an inch in depth... Here's a picture of what I've got:
What am I missing? Can I only drill holes about an inch deep?
The taper adapter the chuck is mounted to has a "tab" on the end of it - should I consider cutting that off so that the tail can be 'pulled' further in before bottoming out and disengaging? I feel like it must be something very simple I'm missing -- how do I use the lathe to drill a hole deeper than about an inch?
Thanks!
I'm trying to drill a 1/2" hole 2.2" deep into a 3/4" piece of Drill Rod. I have a chuck mounted in my tail-stock, and the tail-stock can be cranked out about a 2.5" (so it would seem to be easy); however, the stock needs to be extended about an 1.2" for the taper on the chuck to engage. If I screw it back any further the tail on the taper bottoms out then the chuck and taper push out. So, it seems I can only drill a hole about an inch in depth... Here's a picture of what I've got:
What am I missing? Can I only drill holes about an inch deep?
The taper adapter the chuck is mounted to has a "tab" on the end of it - should I consider cutting that off so that the tail can be 'pulled' further in before bottoming out and disengaging? I feel like it must be something very simple I'm missing -- how do I use the lathe to drill a hole deeper than about an inch?
Thanks!
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