[NSRCA-discussion] Drilling a hole

[Vicente "Vince" Bortone]

5/16" = 7.98 mm.  It has been workimg for me.  

Vicente "Vince" Bortone
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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Drilling a hole
Bob
They still have them. I bought one last year for this exact purpose. 
Arch
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On Jan 4, 2012, at 4:54 PM, Bob Richards <bob at toprudder.com> wrote:
> Yes. At one time Fox sold them (I still have it somewhere).
> 
> The mult-step reamer only works well if one of the "steps" fits snugly inside the existing hole, otherwise the follwing step may not be properly centered. In that case I think I would use a drill press with regular drill bits.
> 
> Bob R.
> 
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> --- On Wed, 1/4/12, Michael Ramsey <milehipilot at gmail.com> wrote:
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> From: Michael Ramsey <milehipilot at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Drilling a hole
> To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 4:50 PM
> 
> Is there such a thing as a metric step reamer?
> 
> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Charlie Rock <charlierock at me.com> wrote:
> Harry Higley I think Vicente... Charlie
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> On Jan 4, 2012, at 3:46 PM, "Vicente \"Vince\" Bortone" <vicenterc at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> Scott,
>> 
>> I use the multi-step reamer. I suggest to do this by hand or install it the reamer in the press and turn it by hand if you want to make sure is square. I have been doing this by hand with not issues. I got mine many years ago from Harry ?????. Forgot how to spell his last name. I think is hard to find now 
>> 
>> Vicente "Vince" Bortone
>> 
>> From: "Keith Hoard" <khoard at gmail.com>
>> To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 3:42:40 PM
>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Drilling a hole
>> 
>> I'd recommend starting with a SLIGHTLY SMALLER drill bit and then working your way to larger sizes . . . . 
>> .
>> You may find it doesn't work so well trying to drill a smaller hole starting with a larger one . . .
>> .
>> But things may work differently in Texas . . .<330.gif>
>> 
>> 
>> Keith Hoard
>> Collierville, TN
>> khoard at gmail.com
>> 
>> Do you start at a size slightly larger than the diameter of the whole and then work my way up to 10mm for the Neu motor?. . .
>> 
>> -- 
>> Scott A. McHarg
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