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Here is a tip. The holes for the castors I think are 1/4". When you drill holes in metal always start with a smaller bit unless it is aluminum or another soft metal. In steel I usually start with 1/8 or 3/16". Then the larger bit cuts much more easily.rlkeeney wrote:I used the paper template that came with mine. No problems with the template that I can recall. I do remember being surprised at how hars it was to drill the holes. Even with a new bit.
Here is a tip. The holes for the castors I think are 1/4". When you drill holes in metal always start with a smaller bit unless it is aluminum or another soft metal. In steel I usually start with 1/8 or 3/16". Then the larger bit cuts much more easily.[/quotejsburger wrote:rlkeeney wrote:I used the paper template that came with mine. No problems with the template that I can recall. I do remember being surprised at how hars it was to drill the holes. Even with a new bit.
Well, you know there is a lot of Chinese junk out there. Of course as I am sure you remember in the late 40's and 50's we had the same junk from Japan. Then they finally got it together. Made in Japan back then was as bad as made in China is today.ERLover wrote:Here is a tip. The holes for the castors I think are 1/4". When you drill holes in metal always start with a smaller bit unless it is aluminum or another soft metal. In steel I usually start with 1/8 or 3/16". Then the larger bit cuts much more easily.[/quotejsburger wrote:rlkeeney wrote:I used the paper template that came with mine. No problems with the template that I can recall. I do remember being surprised at how hars it was to drill the holes. Even with a new bit.
True John, but I bought a bit set from one of the BBS this spring, I think it was a Black and Decker set, ya I know, my only choice. I needed to drill some Aluminum, you could not drill through cold butter with them, they went back.
As usual JSB and JPG are right on, and your last statement is right on in my grow up experience, Japan even named a city if I am correct USA so they could sell there junk back then and put on it it "Made in the USA"jsburger wrote:Well, you know there is a lot of Chinese junk out there. Of course as I am sure you remember in the late 40's and 50's we had the same junk from Japan. Then they finally got it together. Made in Japan back then was as bad as made in China is today.ERLover wrote:Here is a tip. The holes for the castors I think are 1/4". When you drill holes in metal always start with a smaller bit unless it is aluminum or another soft metal. In steel I usually start with 1/8 or 3/16". Then the larger bit cuts much more easily.[/quotejsburger wrote:
True John, but I bought a bit set from one of the BBS this spring, I think it was a Black and Decker set, ya I know, my only choice. I needed to drill some Aluminum, you could not drill through cold butter with them, they went back.
ERLover wrote:How did "JPG" become relevant to this thread?jsburger wrote:Well, you know there is a lot of Chinese junk out there. Of course as I am sure you remember in the late 40's and 50's we had the same junk from Japan. Then they finally got it together. Made in Japan back then was as bad as made in China is today.ERLover wrote:
Here is a tip. The holes for the castors I think are 1/4". When you drill holes in metal always start with a smaller bit unless it is aluminum or another soft metal. In steel I usually start with 1/8 or 3/16". Then the larger bit cuts much more easily.[/quote
True John, but I bought a bit set from one of the BBS this spring, I think it was a Black and Decker set, ya I know, my only choice. I needed to drill some Aluminum, you could not drill through cold butter with them, they went back.
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As usual JSB and JPG are right on, and your last statement is right on in my grow up experience, Japan even named a city if I am correct USA so they could sell there junk back then and put on it it "Made in the USA"