Patent ID: 6719502
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of boring a plurality of openings in a block comprising the steps of:securing an indexing plate to a base of a drill press such that the indexing plate is rotatably moveable on the drill press base about a preselected axis, securing an extended edge of the indexing plate with an indexing plate support, placing the block in the indexing plate such that the block rotates with the indexing plate, drilling a first opening in the block at a first preselected location, rotating the indexing plate with the block and drilling a second opening in the block at a second preselected location, wherein the first and second openings are at the same radial distance from a center point of the block, wherein the indexing plate is circular in shape, with a plurality of guide openings in the extended edge portion, wherein the indexing plate support has a plurality of support openings, and wherein a locating pin passes through a support opening in the indexing plate support into an aligned guide opening in the extended edge portion of the indexing plate to hold the indexing plate at a preselected location on the drill press base, and wherein selected support openings in the indexing plate can be aligned with selected guide openings in the indexing plate to allow a preselected number of equally spaced apart openings to be drilled in the block at a preselected radial distance from the center point of the block.