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Giorgis
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Jul-12-08, 09:48 PM (EST)
 
"You can drill a square hole"
 
   You have an attention grabber by stating "One can even drill square holes."

and later you state with emphasis "No - you can't drill square holes" so I rectify it for you.

All you need is a drill bit, an almost stock standard round drill bit !!

Make sure it has 90 degrees cone at the bottom.

1. Take a piece of shim, fold it in half.
2. Clamp it in a vice edge wise
3. Drill a hole no deeper than the height of the cone

Take the shim out of the vice, unfold ...

Square hole with sharp corners with a round drill bit no less !!

Giorgis
giorgis.3erolas@gmail.com


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alexb
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Jul-12-08, 10:15 PM (EST)
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1. "RE: You can drill a square hole"
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   Well, at least in principle you are right and I will amend the page. I'll have to check how practical this is, though. Curious.

Thank you.


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Pierre Charland
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Aug-18-08, 08:36 AM (EST)
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2. "RE: You can drill a square hole"
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   https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ReuleauxTriangle.html
https://upper.us.edu/faculty/smith/reuleaux.htm

AlphaChapMtl


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