Axle Drilling ?

[slipstream]

Would it be better to use either the SB with my dremel work station that doesn't drill straight it has a slight angle or use the cheep o revel axle drilling piece, that can drill straight but with non canted holes. I have learned to roll the SB vs flipping it so both rear holes are at the same wrong angel vs opposite wrong angles. So my front to back is the same but the up and down is as close as I can eye ball and measure from the fence to the bit (both sides) can get me. Doing this I get an interesting out come, if I have the DFW on the right the right rear migrates just fine and once its out then the left rear migrates, if I move the front Dom to the other side the rear does the same thing only in reverse, including rolling backwards. I have not tried putting a balance point front middle to see what it does then. I did this on 2 cars. Is there any way of limiting the drill error? and how much speed is lost because its out of alignment?

 

[TRE]

if you are racing pro you need to get a drill press and do it right

 

[slipstream]

Yes I agree a Drill press is a must waiting to see what this SB light is like before I choose what one I want, or the goat boy one would be nice.

 

[TWarwick07]

Would this be a good entry level tool ??

http://www.harborfreight.com/power-tools/woodworking/8-in-5-speed-bench-drill-press-60238.html

 

[pony express]

It looks like a lot for the money. I still use a cheap Chinese drill press many times. The two things about drill presses is a good chuck and getting the drill press spindle (bit) square to the platform. You can search the internet for ways to square the platform. The cheapest and easiest is the bent rod technique.

 

[BulldogRacing]

The silver bullet lite will not need a drill press. Great tip pony about the bent wire!

 

[bracketracer]

Uh Slipstream, if you roll the SB instead of flipping it I believe you are making a bigger problem for yourself. Let's say your Dremel setup drills the right rear with a slight toe out. When you roll the SB it will drill the left rear with toe out also. If you flipped it instead it would drill the left rear with a slight toe in, which would cause the car to dog track but the axles are closer to parallel so the car "should" be faster. Ideally, you want parallel axles and no dog track but dog tracking with parallel axles is better than having toe on both sides. Plus, by flipping it you can use a fixed fence that will keep your drill height the same side to side without having to eyeball it close. One less place for error to creep in.

 

[Kinser Racing]

Uh Slipstream, if you roll the SB instead of flipping it I believe you are making a bigger problem for yourself. Let's say your Dremel setup drills the right rear with a slight toe out. When you roll the SB it will drill the left rear with toe out also. If you flipped it instead it would drill the left rear with a slight toe in, which would cause the car to dog track but the axles are closer to parallel so the car "should" be faster. Ideally, you want parallel axles and no dog track but dog tracking with parallel axles is better than having toe on both sides. Plus, by flipping it you can use a fixed fence that will keep your drill height the same side to side without having to eyeball it close. One less place for error to creep in.

It depends on your variance but not necessarily. Rolling is definetly worth a try although I wouldn't consider using the dremel work station.

 

[TRE]

If you are racing pro get silver bullet lite (who knows when it will be out) or drill press both gonna cost about the same

 

[B_Regal Racing]

The silver bullet lite will not need a drill press. Great tip pony about the bent wire!

Just curious how you know this since John has not given anyone a sneak peak?

Yeah - I'm starting trouble.....

 

[Vitamin K]

Just curious how you know this since John has not given anyone a sneak peak?

Yeah - I'm starting trouble.....

Oh, he mentioned that it was a hand-powered-unit in a post, like, sometime last year?

http://www.pinewoodderbyonline.com/post/merry-christmas-thank-you-sale-7837762

 

[GravityX]

The silver bullet lite will not need a drill press.

Just curious how you know this since John has not given anyone a sneak peak?

Also, there was the mention of drill bushings somewhere along the lines here.

 

[GravityX]

[video]https://youtu.be/jdQ7Uo7oG7I[/video]

 

[BulldogRacing]

Just a lucky guess trouble maker.

 

[TRE]

I think the SB light is like the GB jig..i could be wrong guess we will see

 

[TWarwick07]

I Am getting ready to invest in a drill press, if anyone is selling a silver bullet, I would be a buyer

 

[GravityX]

I concur with TRE.