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Re: [Shop-talk] Drilling holes in sheet metal

To: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Drilling holes in sheet metal
From: Nick Brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:54:40 +0000
Chris Kantarjiev wrote:
>
> I'll second that - I have a set of these (then called Rotabroach, but 
> the same item) and they're really great. Not sure they work as well as 
> a unibit on some materials - I have both. The unibit gives a wider 
> range of sizes, but won't work on thick stuff. The rotacut can wander 
> a bit.
>
>
Important to centrepunch the hole well and keep the Rotacut centreguide 
sliding freely. A little cutting oil works wonders. The fullsize 
Rotabroach machine is a very impressive piece of kit when you see it 
clamped in the middle of a large sheet cutting a two inch hole effortlessly.
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