How to find the center of a round bar???

[BADVELLE]

I am trying to drill holes in aluminum round stock, but want to make sure that the holes are centered. How do you find the center of the round bar??

[parsonsj]

What sort of tools do you have for this operation?

jp

[wiedemab]

On a lathe or just in general. I haven't done much maching in a while, but there are a few different ways to do it with a lathe depending on how accurate you need to be.

I'm trying to think of the best way to do it by hand or in a drill press. I'm not sure how accurate you could be by hand though?

[BADVELLE]

What sort of tools do you have for this operation?

jp

Drill press. THanks.

[parsonsj]

Is the hole sideways? Or the "long" way?

jp

[wiedemab]

Good question - I assumed he was drilling along the centerline of the rod not perpendicular to it.

[BADVELLE]

Is the hole sideways? Or the "long" way?

jp

Sideways, I am not drilling through the center longways. Say it is going to look like a drilled solid front axle on an old street rod.

[parsonsj]

You need this.

jp

[BADVELLE]

You need this.

jp

Yes I do, that is it, thanks so much John!