SmoothBore Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Supporting the drill, will help with breakage issues. Your flex-shaft air tool sounds like a reasonable choice to power the drill. A drill bushing, sized for the desired twist drill, and clamped into any kind of "vee", ... and another bushing, with an I.D. to accommodate the brass rod, and an O.D. to match the O.D.of the drill bushing, ... also clamped into the "vee" block, ... will hold the drill in proper alignment with the end of the brass rod. No Lathe required. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awalker Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 +1 for pin vise. I have drilled hundreds of holes in brass orifices with them when I was doing propane conversions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBower Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 Yeah, it's working very well for me. Fairly slow going, but I could be babying the drills a little more than necessary. Either way, it works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Feel like making a watchmaker's lathe? (kidding) With practice you will get quicker with a pin vise/micro drill. I used lace hinges on a lot of model airplanes growing up - lots of holes, after a few dozen holes it does get quicker and easier. (OK, that was in wood) Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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