[TheForge] drilling angles

[John Allen]

It depends on what drill style you have and angles but I cut the bits
down to 3 inches long or enough so they can't wable. You lose the bit
but gain a lot of time.

On 1/28/10, Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer <artgawk at thegrid.net> wrote:
> Andy...i grind a spot that's perpendicular to the hole to be drilled,
> then centerpunch and drill pilot hole
>
> Andy Gladish wrote:
>> Slap me if I've asked this already, but this forum seems to be the best
>> bet for getting feedback of any I've found out there...
>> Anyone care to walk me through drilling angled holes? I've tried pilot
>> holes of various kinds, but I set up the drill press at 34 deg, and can't
>>
>> figure out how to get the 1/2" bit started so it digs in in exactly the
>> right place- drilling an approximate hole isn't that hard, drilling an
>> accurate one is so far impossible. The bit wants to wander off down hill
>> no matter what I"ve done.
>> Signed,
>> Stumped in Seattle
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