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<font size=3>At 10:37 AM 05/08/2001 -0400, you wrote:<br>
</font><blockquote type=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>(put a piece
of masking tape on the drill to know when to stop). The bit is <br>
usually also the same width as the screw hole. This assures that the
screw <br>
hole is centered. I then use a bit the thickness of the inside of the
<br>
threads, and drill all the way through the
block.</font></blockquote><br>
<br>
Get a tapered bit for a # 20 screw.<br>
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Much faster.<br>
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Jon Page, piano technician<br>
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.<br>
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