[TheForge] drilling question

[ries]

Its really hard.
The problem is that you need to hold the material very rigidly.
I have never gotten decent results on a small drill press.
My bridgeport works pretty well, because it weighs about a ton, and  
can hold the metal securely enough to actually keep an accurate angle.
What most people do is drill or punch the hole straight thru, then  
either ream it at an angle, with an end mill in a bridgeport, or hand  
ream it at an angle with a big reamer in a hand drill, or maybe a  
carbide burr.
Better is to design the piece so you dont have to drill angled holes.


ries



On Mar 10, 2009, at 12:31 PM, Andy Gladish wrote:

Here's one for the list:
Looking at an upcoming railing job, I realize that I've never really
learned how to drill angled holes- anyone have pointers, or links to a
site that tells best practices for that?
A few Google searches didn't really turn up what's needed.

Thanks!
Andy G.
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