Re: Drilling Blanking Plates?

[Rob Iles <rob.iles@xxxxxxxxx>]

I can add a "don't try this method" FWIW!

Needed 15mm holes in standard blanking plate. Drill chuck max 10mm,so
piloted, 5mm,8mm,10mm (all good so far). Then used a conical metal oxide
grinding bit to extend it......... Worked ok at first, but on the 2nd hole
the plastic melted, rendering the grinding bit useless, the motor on the
(cheap) dremel style device burned out, and 3rd attempt (new bit, new
tool), the bit "caught" and fractured the plate. :-(

A stepped drill bit did the job in the end!

I have some very nice momentary contact push buttons for sale if anyone is
interested @=A35 each +P&P :-)

R.

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Rob Iles
Harmony Automation (www.domialifestyle.com)
myBBS (www.mybbs.co.uk)
On 13 Jul 2013 12:43, "Mark McCall" <lists@xxxxxxx> wrote:

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> Some pics here that might be useful...
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> http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/diary/ir-hardwired-distribution.html
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> M.
>=20=20
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