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Post by naughtyfox on Jun 15, 2016 19:06:18 GMT
How about putting masking tape around it, mark 2 drilling spots. Measure the distance is equal. Pole needs to be clamped firmly. Or take it to an engineering firm - 5 seconds work for them.
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Post by sunset on Jun 15, 2016 20:38:18 GMT
pop into a local metal work shop ...did mine like that ,,cost me three pounds to have drilled
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jun 15, 2016 20:44:09 GMT
Personally I'd hold the tiller arm alongside the tiller to check how far down the hole should be, and mark the spot for the pilot hole. As Foxy said, but a length of masking tape round it. Then I'd drill a pilot hole. I'd progressively drill this out until it was the same diameter as the hole on the tiller. Then I'd put the tiller arm on the tiller and drill a pilot hole on the other side by drilling through the hole. Then I'd progressively drill that out with the tiller arm still on the tiller until the drill bit goes right through the lot.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2016 21:28:55 GMT
I did wonder about taking it elsewhere to drill but worried that the measurements would have to be pretty exact. You could drill a small pilot hole in the top of the brass tube first to help line it up with the hole in the tiller. If it's slightly too far away from where it butts up to the tiller arm you have the option of trimming or filing off the end of tbe tube to bring it in line. Once the pilot hole at the the top is lined up, drill down through the top of the brass through the hole in the tiller arm and out of tbe bottom of the brass tube. That might work. |
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