# Someone with Drill Press **URL:** \ **Category:** Classifieds\ **Created:** [November 20, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381 "2009-11-20T14:52:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Draftinwitjr3815](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/draftinwitjr3815/32/5349_2.png) [@Draftinwitjr3815](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Draftinwitjr3815)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/1 "2009-11-20T14:52:02Z")
I have a proto type adjustable cam gear setup I’m working on. I have bushings i need holes drilled into, they already have holes, and I have the bit, they juts need to be drilled out another 1mm with the bit I have. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/2 "2009-11-20T15:06:11Z")
Are you sure a 1mm larger drill bit in a press will give you an opening within tolerance for a bushing or is that not critical? If you mail it to me I can do it. There has to be a drill press between b-lo and h-town lol. ---
**Author:** ![vt1992s10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/73ab20/32.png) [@vt1992s10](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vt1992s10)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/3 "2009-11-20T16:38:14Z")
depending on what it is, might be smarter to do it on a lathe ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/4 "2009-11-20T18:02:51Z")
I may be able to help. You just need bushings drilled out? If they need to be perfectly round they really should be reamed or bored as well.(Drilled holes are not round) What size? ---
**Author:** ![Draftinwitjr3815](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/draftinwitjr3815/32/5349_2.png) [@Draftinwitjr3815](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Draftinwitjr3815)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/5 "2009-11-20T20:42:30Z")
I don’t think a lathe will work due to these being an offset hole. They are 1mm too small to fit the dowel pin from the cam onto. They guy who machined these in the first place sent me the correct drill bit for the tolerance to the cam dowel pin so I know its correct. I’m pretty sure this has to be done with a drill press, or something of that sort. Here is a picture of what I need drilled (IE I have 8 bushings that need to be drilled out. : ![http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy311/Draftinwitjr3815/Quad%204%20Parts/101_2481.jpg](http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy311/Draftinwitjr3815/Quad%204%20Parts/101_2481.jpg) ![http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy311/Draftinwitjr3815/Quad%204%20Parts/101_2482.jpg](http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy311/Draftinwitjr3815/Quad%204%20Parts/101_2482.jpg) ![http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy311/Draftinwitjr3815/Quad%204%20Parts/101_2480.jpg](http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy311/Draftinwitjr3815/Quad%204%20Parts/101_2480.jpg) ![http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy311/Draftinwitjr3815/Quad%204%20Parts/101_2479.jpg](http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy311/Draftinwitjr3815/Quad%204%20Parts/101_2479.jpg) ![http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy311/Draftinwitjr3815/Quad%204%20Parts/101_2478.jpg](http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy311/Draftinwitjr3815/Quad%204%20Parts/101_2478.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/6 "2009-11-21T07:45:44Z")
4 jaw chuck, and a small indicator to center it and it can be done. i don’t have a nice enough finger indicator to do it on my lathe or i would offer my services. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/FingerTestIndicator513-404.jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/FingerTestIndicator513-404.jpg) (big picture) ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/7 "2009-11-21T08:22:03Z")
That is actually an end mill not a drill bit. Looks like a job for a bridgeport mill. It will definately take some time to center each part before it is milled. ---
**Author:** ![Draftinwitjr3815](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/draftinwitjr3815/32/5349_2.png) [@Draftinwitjr3815](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Draftinwitjr3815)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/8 "2009-11-21T09:25:58Z")
Damit all, lol. Well if anyone can help please let me know, this is holding me up from finishing my motor… ---
**Author:** ![HotRod06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@HotRod06](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRod06)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/9 "2009-11-22T08:03:34Z")
what car is this for? ---
**Author:** ![Draftinwitjr3815](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/draftinwitjr3815/32/5349_2.png) [@Draftinwitjr3815](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Draftinwitjr3815)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/10 "2009-11-22T14:38:11Z")
If I told you nobody would do this for me… ---
**Author:** ![Bronco32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bronco32/32/7358_2.png) [@Bronco32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bronco32)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/11 "2009-11-22T14:42:52Z")
My dad has a drill press. should work for ya if you want to try it. ---
**Author:** ![HotRod06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@HotRod06](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRod06)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/12 "2009-11-23T09:30:56Z")
what is it for? ---
**Author:** ![Draftinwitjr3815](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/draftinwitjr3815/32/5349_2.png) [@Draftinwitjr3815](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Draftinwitjr3815)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/13 "2009-11-23T10:31:53Z")
It is for an Oldsmobile 2.3L DOHC Engine ---
**Author:** ![Draftinwitjr3815](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/draftinwitjr3815/32/5349_2.png) [@Draftinwitjr3815](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Draftinwitjr3815)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/14 "2009-12-04T06:21:28Z")
… nobody’s interested in helping me out here? ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/15 "2009-12-04T06:50:56Z")
Can I just jump in here? I understand what you’re trying to do here, but you’re only able to advance or retard the same amount each direction… why not just drill a new hole in the cam gear ~178 degrees away? Your cam gear markings would be off, but that’s something that’s easy to compensate for… Secondly, that’s not really a drill press job. I would definitely throw it on a bridgeport in a 3 jaw chuck. ---
**Author:** ![Draftinwitjr3815](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/draftinwitjr3815/32/5349_2.png) [@Draftinwitjr3815](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Draftinwitjr3815)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/16 "2009-12-04T07:09:41Z")
Thanks for the info newman, again, if I had access to a machine shop I’d have it done already! LOL but yea, someone had mentioned a bridgeport would be the better option, still I haven’t found anyone willing to help me out. At any rate, The bushings I had made were designed with the offset hole for the cam dowel pin, thus allowing me to go ±2\*, ±4\* on either camshaft, just seemed a little simpler idea at the time rather than degreeing out the entire cam gear to find a new location for a hole for the cam dowel pin. Thanks for the input! ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/17 "2009-12-04T09:32:47Z")
$200. ---
**Author:** ![Draftinwitjr3815](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/draftinwitjr3815/32/5349_2.png) [@Draftinwitjr3815](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Draftinwitjr3815)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/18 "2009-12-04T09:58:13Z")
The initial work barely cost me $50… Guess I’ll have to keep looking. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/19 "2009-12-04T12:29:06Z")
Yeah, that is why I didn’t offer right away. If we weren’t super busy right now I would lower the price considerably.🙂 In fact we just got a $250,000 order a couple of hours ago.:carnut: ---
**Author:** ![Draftinwitjr3815](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/draftinwitjr3815/32/5349_2.png) [@Draftinwitjr3815](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Draftinwitjr3815)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381/20 "2009-12-04T12:41:33Z")
Well let me know if you have any free time to do it sooner than March [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/someone-with-drill-press/76381.md?page=2)