How to put together cut to length pushrods

Dusterguy said

I have a lathe in work and I can buy correct size drill but I cant pay 80 bucks for one drill. I bet kids in china makes them for 5 bucks.

That tools says "bore .169" What that bore means? edit: does it means that the drill is tapered? from .157" to .169"?

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It says PILOT .157 and bore is .169 and it means exactly what it says. The tip of the cutter is sized to .157 and is NOT a cutter, it is the pilot and should be very close to the I.D. Of the tube. The actual cutter size is .169 which is .002-.003 SMALLER then the measured diameter of the pushrod cup that you will press into the tube.