Hi all I am very new to the machining world so be gentle on me. I searched for counterbore and counterboring but didn't really come up with the answers I needed. Anyways I am trying to machine some flat steps in round aluminum stock, I am making a scale wheel rim, on the lathe. I am not CNC'd as of yet so I wanted to make multiples of this rim and doing it by hand with a boring bar is time consuming. I learned about counterbore drills and came across many, many different systems (drill bits, indexable tools, etc) My question is what does everyone use to counterbore with, is there an easy way to counterbore, does it have disadvantages over using a boring bar? The diameters I am working with are 16.6mm and 15mm. Thanks for reading and helping.
Mike