I didn't know drills had dresses. I always thought of them as
masculine.
I guess my brother-in-law's router might be a tad too harsh for the
plastic.
Tom
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Date sent: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 10:48:06 -0500
From: Gary Edwards <edwardsg@xxxxxxxxx>
> There are several ways, depending on the availability of machine tools.
> Someone
> else has described a method using hand tools. If you have access to a drill
> dress, you can use an adjustable circle cutter set to cut the correct size
> hole.
> Clamp the cap carefully to the table, be sure it is centered, adjust the drive
> belts to the pulley set giving the slowest speed, and feed slowly. If you
> haven't used an adjustable circle cutter before, practice on some scrap
> material. They tend to grab, so the secret is a light touch on the feed
> lever.
> When the hole is finished, smooth the burrs with fine sandpaper, working
> tangentially so the scratches won't propagate as a crack.
>
> Good luck,
> Gary Edwards.
>
> Tom Trottier wrote:
>
> > To summarise the best advice: make a lensboard out of an OM body cap
> > using a retaining ring. Any advice on making the 39mm hole?
> >
> > Tom
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