<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ccccff"> Joe Garrett wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid200502222002.j1MK2DK29752@bridget.rudoff.com"><br> <div> That is true,.....however, not everyone has that fancy/smancy aerial drill press set up!<G> Also, it would be difficult to move the "drill press" to the customers house! Sheesh! Ya got's to remember that most techs "IN THE FIELD"!<G></div> <div>Best Regards,</div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Joe Garrett, R.P.T.</font></div> </blockquote> In cases like this, I make a custom stop to prevent the drill being "sucked down" into the softer material below.  I take a dowel a bit larger than the drill bit I am going to use and drill a hole down the center of it.  The dowel is then cut to length so that when it is slid onto the drill bit, the drill protrudes only the depth of the hole I want to drill - in this case, the thickness of the plate.<br> Low tech, cheap solution, consistent results.  Plus, the wood will not mark up the finish on the plate.<br> <br> Jurgen Goering<br> Piano Forte Supply<br> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.pianofortesupply.com">www.pianofortesupply.com</a><br> </body> </html>