[TheForge] drilling question

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Another method is to slit and then drift it at an angle..pf

ries wrote:
> 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
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> 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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