[TR] recommendations for using an insert

[Darrell Walker]

HI Sujit,

When I did this on the block of my TR8 engine, I got a piece of 1/2” plate aluminum and drilled a hole the right size with my drill press.  The used the plate as a guide.  That, with some carefully drilling seemed to be enough.

-Darrell



> On Dec 3, 2020, at 10:39 AM, Sujit Roy <triumphstag at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> What is the best way to drill a perpendicular hole for an insert?
> I'm using a 7/16-20 time sert. I need to drill a perpendicular hole in the captive nut. The dril I need to use is 29/64. Should I  start with drilling  smaller diameter holes and then end up with the 29/26?  
> Im thinking of drilling a perpendicular hole in a piece of wood in my drill press and then using that as a guide.
> Any recommendations please. The last time I used an insert, the hole wasn't perpendicular. 
> 
> Sujit
> 
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> Sujit Roy
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