Saturday, November 12, 2016

front fork...

Got the front fork tacked together today.  Started the drilling with 3/8" pilot holes and almost didn't make it through with a 1/2" bit - until I adjusted the speed and torque on my drill press.  Had to do a bit of reaming and filing to get the axle holes right.  Largest bit I have is 1/2" and the holes are 5/8".  It went pretty smoothly but I ended up snapping the bit near the end of the process because I got a little too aggressive using my hammer drill.  61,68,49,0,B   

1 comment:

Todd said...

Good drill bits that cut metal like butter are so very brittle. They don't make good reamers. I feel your pain.