[sdiy] speaking of drilling... Small drill press recommendations?

[Romeo Fahl]

Yes - those are two good pieces of advice! I've broken a number of
bits by trying to rush the process. In addition to using a center
punch to prep the holes, drilling a pilot hole is a good way to start
things off. I've found that starting with a larger bit, I get odd
shaped holes.


On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Andre Majorel<aym-htnys at teaser.fr> wrote:

>
> A drill press is always nice to have but to drill into sheet metal
> what you need first is to
>
> 1. Go slow and apply pressure.
>
> 2. With twist drill bits, always start with a pilot hole ; E.G. to
>   drill a 9 mm hole, don't start with a 9 mm drill : start with
>   2.5 mm, then 4.5 mm then 6.5 mm then 9 mm.
>