Pin Blocks and OS pins

[Mike and Jane Spalding]

Ed

Thanks much - I really like that idea.  Never would have occurred to me on my own; I'm too cheap to deliberately destroy the edge on a sharp tool!

Mike

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Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: Pin Blocks and OS pins


> Joe writes: 
>  
> >prefer to use the drill bit, appropriate for that size pin, (as if it were
> >a new block). I just chuck the drill bit in a slow RPM 1/2" (godzilla type)
> > hand drill and ream away. This has proven to be more controllable, for
> >me.
> 
> Greetings, 
>    A more consistant result can be had when using a bit as a reamer if the 
> cutting edges are removed from the bit's tip as well as dulling the first 
> inch or so of the flutes. This allows the bit to center itself in the hole 
> before cutting commences, make for a much more consistant sizing. 
> Regards, 
> Ed Foote RPT 
>