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You wrote aluminum. Your 1" stainless is quite a different matter
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First of all, you should not drill a 3/8" hole in 1" tubing guard, IMHO.
If you really want to do it, you should get (or make) a drill guide to hold the bit steady against the rounded tubing. Use cutting oil, start with a smaller bit.
Good luck.
Messages In This Thread
- Drilling through pedestal guard
- Aluminum is easy
- hole cover
- You wrote aluminum. Your 1" stainless is quite a different matter
- hole cover
- I didn't know that Edsom makes an aluminum pedestal guard? Pedestal bases, cast aluminum wheels and davit parts...
- Stainless it is..
- My take: punch hole for a starter. Cobalt bits. Start with a small bit.....
- Aluminum is easy
