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Re: Caster Installation Guide & Drill Bit p/n 556425
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 9:34 am
by greasemonkey2275
[/quote]Then drill a small pilot hole and gradually increase drill size on subsequent drilling.[/quote]
Once you have the pilot hole like JPG mentioned, you could also use a step bit.
Re: Caster Installation Guide & Drill Bit p/n 556425
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:35 am
by tomsalwasser
Great reminders on best practices for accurate hand drilling, thanks all. I'm keeping my jig handy too. Any shopsmith coming through my shop doors gets new wheels. Well, except the greenies, I haven't tried moving the too-close foot pedal away from the casters yet.
Re: Caster Installation Guide & Drill Bit p/n 556425
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 11:30 am
by JPG
tomsalwasser wrote:Great reminders on best practices for accurate hand drilling, thanks all. I'm keeping my jig handy too. Any shopsmith coming through my shop doors gets new wheels. Well, except the greenies, I haven't tried moving the too-close foot pedal away from the casters yet.
It works quite well with a drill press also!
