Source for 10mm dia. drill bushing?

Try Carr Lane, they manufacture all sorts of manufacturing and fixturing items. They're pretty much the standard in the manufacturing arena.

Here, I just found a straight press-in version.
https://www.carrlane.com/en-us/prod...gs/press-fit-bushings-metric-pm/pm-15-12-1000

They're also available in 10.2 mm and 10.5 mm bores.

Here's a headed version.
https://www.carrlane.com/en-us/prod...ad-press-fit-bushings-metric-hm/hm-15-12-1000

And here's a replaceable version.
https://www.carrlane.com/en-us/prod...-renewable-bushings-metric-sfm/sfm-15-16-1000
 
If you mean internal diameter couldn't you pilot drill out using a bushing (so the hole doesnt elongate and lose accuracy) to a smaller size then final drill it at 10mm?

Thats what we used to do at a local engineering company on the parts that didnt need to be full on machinists accurate
 
Bridge City Tools did have metric bushings when they were in business. I know someone bought him and out.
 
Thanks, everyone, for your inputs.

My plan was to get a 10mm bushing as I already have a set of LV's metric bushings. Upon inquiry, the vendor that supplies LV's bushings advised that it no longer produces 10mm bushings due to issues related to the bushing wall.

I now managed to find online a steel tube of 10mm ID for a just a few bucks, and will use it to make a jig, so I can use my DF500 like a DF700 (up to 10mm x 24mm x 100mm dominoes) in a more structured manner.

Previously for one table project, I used the DF500 plus a drill bit/bushing to use the 8mm x 22mm x 100mm dominoes in a two rows of double-mortises joinery. This time for another table project (a single row of double mortise joinery), I would make a drill jig for using the 10mm x 100mm ones after the mortises are precut to 50mm deep with the DF500.

 
Yea it all depends upon the duty cycle. If it’s a non-critical application where you’ll be drilling 40 or fewer holes and they only need to be located within a +/- .010” positional tolerance, the non-hardened drill bushings are fine as they are not really guide bushings but rather just drill guides.

If it’s a repetitive process for hundreds of parts and the positional tolerance needs to be within a +/- .002” range or less, then hardened drill bushings are required. Given of course the jig/fixture you've created is even capable of holding the tolerances you need.
 
Thanks for the ebay link. Ordered one such set even though I have already placed an online order for a 10mm  ID steel tube.
 
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