31-07-2011, 09:03 PM
Hi Colin, I wondered if you would once again spring to my aid with sage advice!
I do have a drill press but it's pretty cheap and I don't reckon on my ability to centre drill stock accurately.
I don't even have a chuck/vice that will hold stock strongly enough but not damage it.
Nor of course do I have 10mm stock...
I have tried to drill out some 10mm pillars I just found but they spin in the horizontal vice as soon as I start cutting.
As you can guess I am not a skilled metalworker!
I do envy you the way you can just take raw merials and process them in your well-equipped shop.
Currently my best plan is to use M5 stainless bolts as the core, for which I can find 10mm sleeves (stainless) in the junk bin and hope that is strong enough. Actually the load is very light, and use is very occasional, so I should be fine.
But of course I don't have any M5x60mm stainless bolts to hand so another Ebay order is nigh!
At least this solution means I can get the hooks working again. I need to sort out something on the ridge of the pitched tiled garage roof and the ladder hooks are an essential part of the process.
Thanks for the suggestion, though. In another parallel universe there is a Pamphonica with full metalworking shop who could do this drilling job standing on his head, but not in this reality...
all the best
Jeremy
I do have a drill press but it's pretty cheap and I don't reckon on my ability to centre drill stock accurately.
I don't even have a chuck/vice that will hold stock strongly enough but not damage it.
Nor of course do I have 10mm stock...
I have tried to drill out some 10mm pillars I just found but they spin in the horizontal vice as soon as I start cutting.
As you can guess I am not a skilled metalworker!
I do envy you the way you can just take raw merials and process them in your well-equipped shop.
Currently my best plan is to use M5 stainless bolts as the core, for which I can find 10mm sleeves (stainless) in the junk bin and hope that is strong enough. Actually the load is very light, and use is very occasional, so I should be fine.
But of course I don't have any M5x60mm stainless bolts to hand so another Ebay order is nigh!
At least this solution means I can get the hooks working again. I need to sort out something on the ridge of the pitched tiled garage roof and the ladder hooks are an essential part of the process.
Thanks for the suggestion, though. In another parallel universe there is a Pamphonica with full metalworking shop who could do this drilling job standing on his head, but not in this reality...
all the best
Jeremy
