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maxim · 09-26-2003, 12:17 AM

thanks guys

how long did it take me? 9 hours: 6 hours to drill and tap, 3 hours to sand it down to a half assed lap job. why did it take me 6 hours to drill? because i have the cheapest, $90, drill press form sears. wood bits would get stuck, so i had to drill pilot holes all the way with a 3/32 bit and then go all the way up to 13/64 one by one. that's 8 rounds of drilling. but the first one is the worst because the bit gets stuck so easily. i tried cobalt and titanium bits, but those get stuck even more. i always used WD-40 on every hole to help it go.

09-26-2003, 12:17 AM	#5
maxim Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: VA Tech Posts: 111	thanks guys how long did it take me? 9 hours: 6 hours to drill and tap, 3 hours to sand it down to a half assed lap job. why did it take me 6 hours to drill? because i have the cheapest, $90, drill press form sears. wood bits would get stuck, so i had to drill pilot holes all the way with a 3/32 bit and then go all the way up to 13/64 one by one. that's 8 rounds of drilling. but the first one is the worst because the bit gets stuck so easily. i tried cobalt and titanium bits, but those get stuck even more. i always used WD-40 on every hole to help it go.