- 1. [Shop-talk] Drilling holes in sheet metal (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:55:42 -0800 (PST)
- What's the best way to drill a nice clean, round 3/4" hole in 16 gauge (0.060") sheet steel? This a car body, so it would be hard to back up the hole with anything. Thanks, Doug ____________________
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- 2. Re: [Shop-talk] Drilling holes in sheet metal (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Russell <rusd@sitestar.net>
- Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:05:44 -0700
- I would use a 3/4" hole saw or if there is room, a 3/4" knockout. It's pretty hard to keep a regular drill from grabbing & making a mess. Dave Russell _______________________________________________
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- 3. Re: [Shop-talk] Drilling holes in sheet metal (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
- Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:18:49 -0500
- Drill an ugly 1/2 hole and expand it with a dremel? Cutting torch? How clean does it have to be? Are you mounting something that needs a 3/4" hole but is actually covering a 1" circle? The real way t
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- 4. Re: [Shop-talk] Drilling holes in sheet metal (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <trevor@boicey.com>
- Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:22:00 -0500
- ...or maybe they aren't: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330215972861 _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-talk ma
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- 5. Re: [Shop-talk] Drilling holes in sheet metal (score: 1)
- Author: John Miller <jem@milleredp.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:28:54 -0800
- Is it a flat or contoured surface? I've got a few old radio chassis punches in varying condition that sometimes come in handy for such things. Failing that, I think I'd ink/paint the 3/4in diameter
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- 6. Re: [Shop-talk] Drilling holes in sheet metal (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:30:11 -0800 (PST)
- Wow! A lot of people with nothing to do on a Friday night except stare at a computer screen! Thanks for all the quick advice. I happen to have a decent bi-metal 3/4" hole saw blade, so I'll try that
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- 7. Re: [Shop-talk] Drilling holes in sheet metal (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 00:37:33 -0500
- My hole saws -- which I admit are cheap junk -- all have an awful lot of set to them, and produce holes bigger than their nominal size. They're round holes, though, so it might not be a problem. -- D
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- 8. Re: [Shop-talk] Drilling holes in sheet metal (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 00:40:37 -0500 (EST)
- If that's the case, I'd recommend any of the solutions mentioned... Every time I use a holesaw, I get something bigger than the diameter of the holesaw though, but not a huge amount so. I actually j
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- 9. Re: [Shop-talk] Drilling holes in sheet metal (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 00:43:50 -0500 (EST)
- Btw, they also sell knockout kits. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91201 I've got one, but haven't used it. The basics look just like the expensive knockout + dimple
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- 10. Re: [Shop-talk] Drilling holes in sheet metal (score: 1)
- Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>
- Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:31:20 -0800
- I got a set a year or so ago, too. I use them all the time. Very useful in thin stuff and cost effective. Dave C _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/d
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- 11. Re: [Shop-talk] Drilling holes in sheet metal (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:51:56 +0000
- _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-talk mailing list http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shop-talk http://www.team.net/archive
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- 12. Re: [Shop-talk] Drilling holes in sheet metal (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
- Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 11:04:58 -0800
- I'll second that - I have a set of these (then called Rotabroach, but the same item) and they're really great. Not sure they work as well as a unibit on some materials - I have both. The unibit gives
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- 13. Re: [Shop-talk] Drilling holes in sheet metal (score: 1)
- Author: Nick Brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:54:40 +0000
- Important to centrepunch the hole well and keep the Rotacut centreguide sliding freely. A little cutting oil works wonders. The fullsize Rotabroach machine is a very impressive piece of kit when you
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- 14. Re: [Shop-talk] Drilling holes in sheet metal (score: 1)
- Author: "Chadwick E. Labno" <chad@linuxeg.com>
- Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:26:21 -0500
- Can a Rotabroach (annular cutter) be used in something other then a Rotabroach machine (mag base drill), IE: milldrill, drill press, hand held drill motor, etc.? chad ________________________________
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