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Re: [motm] Drilling question

2003-02-05 by Dave Hylander

At 05:32 PM 2/4/03 -0700, Adam Schabtach wrote:
>Question for those of you who have drilled Stoge panels with a drill press:
>is it still advisable to center-punch the hole locations when using a drill
>press, or is the bit not likely to walk? I guess it depends on how good my
>drill press is, eh? :-)

Definitely use a center punch.  After punching the locations, I put some 
masking tape on the face of the panel to protect it from the chips.  Then 
pilot drill with a 3/16" or so bit followed by finish size.  Use a cutting 
fluid if you have it.  A dab of liquid soap will work ok on aluminium.

Dave

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