[TR] drilling out spot welds, steel guage

[Bob]

On Saturday 04 October 2008 17:48:00 Gary Nafziger wrote:
> I'm curious about what people are using to drill out  spot welds.  I've
> been using regular drill bits (bought more expensive one at Sears which
> didn't help a whole lot) and I find they don't last long.  I'm just
> wondering what others have found to work well.  Do the special spot weld
> drill bits work well?  Or are there more expensive regular bits that work
> just as well?
>
> Also does
> anyone know what guage steel tr-3 bodies are made of?  I'll be needing to
> buy some replacement steel soon.
>
> thanks!
> gary n.
Gary,

I used one of these along with liberal cutting oil. Worked nice.
http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=14684&itemType=PRODUCT

Bob