[Shop-talk] hole sawed 1/4" thick steel post undersized

[John T. Blair]

At 02:16 PM 7/9/2007 -0700, old dirtbeard wrote:
>Well the subject line sort of tells it all.....

>I don't think I can hole saw it again as I would not have a pilot. 

>I am just thinking somebody here has a clever solution for increasing the
>diameter of an undersized hole in a thick piece of steel in a very visible
>location. Thanks in advance...

Doug,

Why not take the saw you used to cut the original hole, and cut a piece of
wood?  This would give you a plug to insert into the hole, and a pilot
hole.  Then you could go in with a slightly bigger hole saw and cut a
larger hole.

John

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