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it’s very unlikely you would get all 6 in without one snapping or stripping the head. Then you have a much bigger job on your hands.
Some will have done it without drilling and got away with it ( me included, many years ago) Just remember you need to be lucky at least 6 times to get through it.
also, many modern screws appear to be made from cheese.... they need as much help as they can get
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On most machineheads, the locator screw holes in the metal are slightly wider than the screws that will pass through them. Unless you have a jig to precisely position all of the screw holes, it may prove easier to use the 'heads themselves to establish the screw positions.
Fit the 'heads to hand tightness. Align them using the straight edge. Nip them up, THEN make the pilot holes.
Not sure I've ever drilled anything as small as that before, might need to rope my dad in as a supervisor on this one lol
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
And lube the thread - soap, candle wax, polishing wax, whatever.
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