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• Drilling through pedestal guard
  • Aluminum is easy
    • hole cover
      • You wrote aluminum. Your 1" stainless is quite a different matter
  • I didn't know that Edsom makes an aluminum pedestal guard? Pedestal bases, cast aluminum wheels and davit parts...
  • Stainless it is..
    • You're making this hard for yourself. Drilling the pedestal will give a better result IMHO
      • Where to drill...
        • I never think drilling stainless is fun
        • Stainless tubing is very hard to drill
          • Just to add to Doug's comment...
    • Rodd, an thread you might find informative.
  • My take: punch hole for a starter. Cobalt bits. Start with a small bit.....
    • Oops. Missed the platinum bits but cobalt oughta work, too.
    • One other point...
      • Todd, some day I'm gonna visit in your neck of the woods and give you a big hug.
        • You are welcome anytime Westy...
      • Todd is right. LOTS of pressure. If stainless
        • thanks again, men!