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Avoneer

posted on 17/7/07 at 02:06 PM Reply With Quote
Man with lathe

Could anyone drill me a 5mm hole through 2 x M10 bolts for my front indicator extensions.

Bolts have to be hex head and have no smooth shoulder and need to be 15-20mm long ish.

Cheers,

Pat...





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mike smith1

posted on 17/7/07 at 02:07 PM Reply With Quote
I managed to do this in my pillar drill, just by the cheapest monkey metal bolts you can if it is just for the sva, although i drilled stainless ones, If your struggling let me know

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nick205

posted on 17/7/07 at 02:31 PM Reply With Quote
likewise I managed it with a pillar drill. I used M8 socket cap bolts held in a vice and drilled a 4.5mm dia hole down the middle. Plenty of light oil to lubricate and cool the drill bit and a nice steady feed.

Likewise if you're stuck I'll have a go at it for you.

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BenB

posted on 17/7/07 at 02:31 PM Reply With Quote
If you've got a vice it should be possible to do it by eye. Use a drill to do the center hole first, if its way off chuck it away and do another If it's within a mm at the other end go up in sizes to 5mm... Easy peasy....
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worX

posted on 17/7/07 at 02:39 PM Reply With Quote
I also did mine in a pillar drill. It wasn't difficult, and I only lined the vertical of the bolt up by eye, so if you have a square handy it shoud be really easy.

Steve






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smart51

posted on 17/7/07 at 03:01 PM Reply With Quote
I drilled a 5mm hole up the length of an M8 bolt with a hand drill. That said, I had to do 4 to get the 2 I needed. Start with a small drill in the threaded end and go up in diameter a bit at a time.
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mackei23b

posted on 17/7/07 at 03:31 PM Reply With Quote
Yip, pillar drill for me to did the trick

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nick205

posted on 17/7/07 at 04:31 PM Reply With Quote
Pat - have you got pillar drill?
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RichardK

posted on 17/7/07 at 07:53 PM Reply With Quote
Likewise Pat, if you're stuck, you are more than welcome to use my lathe/pillar drill if you're passing.

Cheers

Rich





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RichardK

posted on 17/7/07 at 08:18 PM Reply With Quote
There was nowt on tele so here you are



u2u me your address and I'll get them in the post tomorrow.

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posted on 17/7/07 at 09:07 PM Reply With Quote
this site is great... it really restores my faith in humanity...







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Avoneer

posted on 17/7/07 at 10:45 PM Reply With Quote
Cheers Rich - U2U sent.

Yep - top bunch of people on here that help each other out.

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