If you just need to drill small holes in a Stooge bracket to mount a PCB,
buy a drill bit that's designed to cut steel. I forgot what the material
is, but they cost about $2.50 each at Sears. I bought one 3/32" size bit
and use it for starter holes. I can widen them with a standard bit. A
standard drill bit can't seem to bite into the steel, even center-punched.
-Richard
> At 11:42 AM -0500 2003/05/02, John Loffink wrote:
> >I wouldn't recommend this. Have you tried drilling Larry's steel PCB
> >brackets? They're pretty tough to drill, drill press or not, even worse
> >if you need to drill 8-20 3/8 inch holes for jacks.
>
> The stainless stell is tough, but not impenetrable. I've drilled a
> couple dozen so far. You'd only need to drill 2 holes to mount a
> bracket, the rest of the metal that touches the front panel can be
> notched out with tin snips. I've done this too.
>