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Re: Strip: drilling bow-stern holes
By:Allan
Date: 1/9/2015, 9:24 pm
In Response To: Strip: drilling bow-stern holes (Randy)

Hold a scrap of timber firmly against the side where the drill will emerge. That is enough to stop tear-out.

Or even simpler, drill a small pilot hole right through. A bit of tear out doesn't matter. Enlarge the hole from each side and any tear-out will be removed. Sometimes I enlarge the hole in a couple of stages.

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Strip: drilling bow-stern holes
Randy -- 1/9/2015, 9:10 pm
Re: Strip: drilling bow-stern holes
Allan -- 1/9/2015, 9:24 pm
Re: Strip: drilling bow-stern holes
Dan Thaler -- 1/10/2015, 8:24 am
Re: Strip: drilling bow-stern holes *PIC*
howard -- 1/10/2015, 11:17 pm
Re: Strip: drilling bow-stern holes *PIC*
Dan Thaler -- 1/11/2015, 12:15 pm
Re: Strip: drilling bow-stern holes
Bill Hamm -- 1/12/2015, 12:35 am
Re: Strip: drilling bow-stern holes
KenC -- 1/18/2015, 3:38 pm
Re: Strip: drilling bow-stern holes
KenC -- 1/18/2015, 3:45 pm
Re: Strip: drilling bow-stern holes
Bill Hamm -- 1/10/2015, 8:38 am