JRscooby wrote:
profdant139 wrote:
JRScooby, that is a great tip about grinding a flat so the drill won't walk -- I will remember that the next time I have to drill through a rounded piece of metal.
Drill will walk on flat, that is why god invented center punch. But center punch is also sometimes a problem on round stuff
X2!
One of my favorite "go to" tools is a automatic spring loaded center punch..
No hammer needed, just press hard once point is in place and the spring loaded internal hammer drives the point home..
Even with that punch, a small flat spot on anything round makes life much easier :B
One of the possible problems not addressed with drilling round material is keeping the drill hole centered.. Real easy for a hand held drill to drill off center at an angle..
