Tony wrote:

Are you drilling in a lathe, mill, or drill press? What kind of drill &
fixturing,,Jacobs chuck, morse taper drill, ?? Is the drill new or has it
been resharpened? Are you center-drilling prior to drilling? Is the work
being moved after the center-drilling or is it done sequentially? How are
you feeding the drill, and at what feed rate? Higher feed rates = more
error.

With a proper setup I would expect you should do better that 1/32" that you
are getting now.

Tony

No ****! Hell, I work closer than that with a hatchet. A dull one. Uphill, in
the snow, both ways. ;~)

Even Sam could probably do it. heavy sarcasm

michael


"Bill Chernoff" wrote in message
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I am drilling 13/64 holes 2 inches deep in 6061. The bottom of the hole
wanders as as much as 0.020-0.030 off center. What is the best
straightness
I can hope for on a hole that size, that deep?

Any drill sharpening, etc, hints?

Thanks