Another good point but I can't get over the description of the
hole angling down. If the workpiece is in the headstock chuck
there is no such thing as down. I can see getting a tapered hole
but not an angled down hole. If the piece isn't straight you might
come out off center but that wouldn't be a fault in the lathe.
On 6/22/23 10:35, Jay Perez wrote:
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Good point Quinn,
I've seen a number of new drill bits from Harbor
Freight where the lips are not of equal length. This will
cause a bit to wander.
One visual clue of this condition is different
amounts of chips coming out of the flutes as you're drilling.
Jay
I am
presuming the drill was mounted in the tail stock. If you can
duplicate the set up, and the drill wanders downhill, repeat
the set up and rotate the drill 90¡ã and see if it wanders in
that direction. ? ?I suspect the drill bit is your challenge
and not the machine. ?
