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Metal Corner Brackets

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Raz Smith
Metal Corner Brackets

Machine tapping now the thing to be careful with machine Metal Corner Brackets mapping is you really want to make sure you do not cross or double thread you may have to adjust your settings and whatnot and you really want to hold this as straight as possible cuz when you you bend it while tapping you do risk snapping the top as for force you really want to be gentle pushing it in and pulling it out you pretty much want it to screw itself in and out of the metal as its tapping you don't want to force it in this will cut cleaner threads now after tapping we will have to drill the clearance hole so that.

We can bolt the extrusions together so for the clan soul we need to make a access hole through the extrusion to fit the allen key that we'll be using to fasten the button head screw and for the location it simply has to be inset ten millimeters on center from the edge of the extrusion so that it lines up with the tapped hole in the extrusion connecting so what I use is a ruler and you simply need to mark off inwards ten millimeters from the edge and you're going to want to make a little indent so a lot of taps come with a pointed end you can use this or a nail or a center punch.

You have it but you basically need to put a little starting prick where this drill will start and this way the drill doesn't wander when you start drilling there we go double-check its location there we go that is ten millimeters in so everything will line up so for the hole size for a five millimeter button head screw we use a three millimeter allen key so the clearance hole has to be large enough for the allen key to fit through so I just have a drill here it's around four millimeters it's five thirty second but roughly any drill that's bigger than the allen key with a little bit of play will work.

When it comes to drilling Metal Corner Brackets metals again a little bit of lubrication there grease and oil will help a bit and you really want to drill this hole as straight as possible now if you have access to a drill press or a mil that'll make it easier but it can be done by hand as well what I would recommend if you don't have a very secure vise is simply clamp it to a piece of sacrificial wood on your bench and just drill through the extrusion into the wood so using our little punch as a starting point I'm going to line the drill bit up on it and drill a hole through the extrusion start slow until the metal starts cutting gradually increase the force and just be careful.

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