PIllar Drill and Panelling.. advise needed
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Hey Guys
I finally cranked up the pillar drill yesterday to test it and use it to drill my rivet jig. The test got me concerned:
1) how do I prevent the jig/ally sheet from moving around during the drilling process? If using a regular hand drill, I could possibly skinpin the ally sheet to the work table and just drill, and the sheet would not move as it is skinpinned. However, for use with the pillar drill, I cannot pin it to the worktable as it has to be moved under the drill for every hole. This is causing issues during the drilling process - the jig kept moving slightly and even moving upwards into the drill bit.
2) how to get the best accuracy with a pillar drill? With a hand drill, you can align the drill bit to a centerpunch/hole... but with a pillar drill, the drill bit end is a little high up in the air and not always EXACTLY on top of where I want to drill (if that makes any sense)
Thanks everyone!
I finally cranked up the pillar drill yesterday to test it and use it to drill my rivet jig. The test got me concerned:
1) how do I prevent the jig/ally sheet from moving around during the drilling process? If using a regular hand drill, I could possibly skinpin the ally sheet to the work table and just drill, and the sheet would not move as it is skinpinned. However, for use with the pillar drill, I cannot pin it to the worktable as it has to be moved under the drill for every hole. This is causing issues during the drilling process - the jig kept moving slightly and even moving upwards into the drill bit.
2) how to get the best accuracy with a pillar drill? With a hand drill, you can align the drill bit to a centerpunch/hole... but with a pillar drill, the drill bit end is a little high up in the air and not always EXACTLY on top of where I want to drill (if that makes any sense)
Thanks everyone!
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