On 11/10/2010 10:36 PM, F. George McDuffee wrote:
On Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:04:31 -0800, wrote:
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I was out of town today and took the opportunity to look for dowel
pins etc. No luck.
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Find a junk printer - dot matrix, laser, or inkjet.
They all have precision ground rods within.
That's what I use.

Also, for the best precision in drilling holes with my minimill, I use a
collet to hold the drill. The chuck that came with it isn't very good.

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