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I didn’t get it done as I had some other things to do. But I did start. Got the shelf rail and cut it to size then started drilling the holes. Man, what a J.O.B. That is some good metal and I’m using a hand drill. Got one and a half holes done. So 2 and a half more to go!
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Can you drill half a hole?
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(11-14-2022, 10:17 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: Can you drill half a hole? 
Good one Cormanus. lol
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(11-14-2022, 10:21 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: (11-14-2022, 10:17 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: Can you drill half a hole? 
Good one Cormanus. lol
Good one Cormanus. lol
You can get half holes from Amazon in inch and metric sizes, but they will take a while to get because they are shipped from China, and you have to buy them in bags of 100. Only problem is, you have to drill a hole all the way through, then insert these half-hole plugs that block half the whole hole rather than the whole half hole.
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This thread has gone from vast to half-vast.
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(11-15-2022, 03:54 AM)Nachodaddy_imp Wrote: This thread has gone from vast to half-vast.
Yeah, 'cos of half a hole issue...
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So, what is the best cutting oil to use? Heh Heh, now it’s an OIL thread
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lol - our daily dose of Forum humour I see.
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(11-15-2022, 06:13 AM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: So, what is the best cutting oil to use? Heh Heh, now it’s an OIL thread 
MiLord, the best OIL for drilling holes or half a hole is used Motul 10W40 synthec drained from my bikes.
For half a hole drilling, you must follow a special procedure.