Boring a Deep Hole

[EdK]

(07-17-2013, 06:23 AM)PixMan Wrote: Doing this on a mill with a boring head is certainly going to be "less risky" Ed. The piece can be done on a lathe, though you'll be running slow (under 500 rpm) to keep it from moving. There's going to be vibration from the out of balance condition.

What I forgot to ask is how many of these do you need to make? That's a big part of the decision too.

If you do this in the mill, do you have a boring head? If so, what diameter shank does that boring head use?

Ken,

I like the "less risky" aspect. I will be making one of these, assuming I don't screw up the first one.

I do have a 2" boring head. It takes 1/2" shank boring bars.

Ed