RE: Best method of drilling a wall plate?

["Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)" <haweste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Mc Alinden
>
> Hi Tim
>
> > You mean you grind off part of the twist at the tip of a
> standard HSS
> > drill ?
> > Doesn't that remove part of the cutting edge ?
>
> Yep thats correct ,so the top looks like this ....... --/\--......

I see now.
I still missed the detail with my previous post - I was thinking you
were mimicing a flat wood bit, but your picture now makes sense :-)

> They normally modify drills like this to drill sheet metal.........

OK

> HTH
> Frank.....try it ,it works ;-)

Thanks,

Tim.