> > > When drilling the old wheels for the new bearing,how did you know you were > dead center of the 5/8 dowel ? > > That piece of plywood was clamped to the drill press table and not removed until I was done with the drilling. The 5/8" hole was drilled, the dowel glued in place, a wheel was set over the dowel (to keep it square to the plywood until the glue set). This ensured the dowel was dead center to the drill chuck for the later drilling.
FYI, It's for operations like this that I ended up dumping the previous Harbor Freight bench drill press and acquired the current Craftsman floor standing unit. The old bench drill press would not have been that accurate due to flexing of its itty-bitty table. Another FYI for those thinking of getting a floor drill press. I didn't think this 70's vintage Craftsman that I have now would compare to the 90's vintage Delta that I had in my old workshop, but IMO the Craftsman is a much better drill. Long story short, If you can find an older Craftsman in good shape, it's definitely worth looking at. Steve -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
