On 5 May 2024, at 16:46, mike allen <animal@...> wrote:

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????? A bit off topic but Johanes I'm wondering if you have supply houses where you can get drills & lathe bits in your p[art of the country . I have one that @ 50 miles from me in Reno & another in Carson City @ 80 miles from me so it's not out of the question to make a drive for something if I really need it .

thanks

animal

On 5/5/24 11:57 AM, Johannes wrote:

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Thanks Tony

I learned a new word to day: spotting drill

I had one in my box, always wounder how it looks so “funny” . It was also not good to drill a 10 mm hole with.

To morrow I will check my center drills , maybe I will find one packed in a oily paper, packed in a red box.

/johannes

Mexico

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From: Tony Smith
Sent: s?ndag 5. mai 2024 10:33
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [7x12MiniLathe] Drill a Hole

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Use a spotting drill to make a pilot hole.? They're roughly the same thing

as a centre drill except wider tip angle (centre drill is 60 degree).

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Then again a centre drill would probably work just fine given you're only

drilling 1mm holes.

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