Point to point drilling

[Tom A Hawk]

Just drilled the tang and trigger plate on my .58 Lancaster build and thought I would share my "high tech" point to point device. Mounts through the center hole on the drill press plate.

 

[HSmithTX]

Tom, how does it work?

 

[kid_couteau]

What he said

 

[RobertE]

Those work slick, Tom. I’ll go ya one simpler, I just sharpened a 1/4” dowel like a pencil, clamped it in my drill press vise, centered under the bit, and went to town. That way if I inadvertently go a little deep with the bit I’m hitting wood, not steel.

 

[Tom A Hawk]

I've used this on the last three builds and it works great. Set up is simple. I mount it through the hole in the drill press plate. Center the tip with the point of drill bit, tighten the nuts and its rock solid. Mount the gun to be drilled and center the point and drill bit where I have center punched the tang and trigger plate. Drill through the tang down till it touches the underside of the trigger plate. Then flip the gun over, Change the drill bit to a tap drill, realign the points ( the plate mounted point fits nicely into the tang hole now ) and drill the trigger plate.

 

[TDM]

That is neat @Tom A Hawk. I like it!

 

[Larry (Omaha)]

Just drilled the tang and trigger plate on my .58 Lancaster build and thought I would share my "high tech" point to point device. Mounts through the center hole on the drill press plate.

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That is a slick idea.
For those who have a drill press vice mounted on it's press plate, just place a center punch upside down, or a drill bit in the vice. Works great.
Thanks for showing this.

Larry

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

I have used th a t method for 40 years

 

[HSmithTX]

Thank you! I’ll be using this TODAY!!

 

[Eric Krewson]

I have a cross slide vise on my drill press, I put a sharpened screw-in field point in my vise for drilling, I can move the vice jaws around for perfect alignment.

 

[TDM]

I like that idea @Eric Krewson.

 

[waksupi]

I have used that method for over 40 years.

 

[Pukka Bundook]

And I thought I invented that!
Me and lots of other folks it seems LOL!
I drill half way and turn it over to finish.
Tang screws need a very precise fit.