Re: Drills, bits, etc.

At 03:01 PM 7/14/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Speaking of pinholes of different sizes...what drills/bits are the best to
>use to create them?
>
>Joel

I have a set of miniature drill bits, but prefer using needles. For small
holes, I use beading needles. You can buy needles in packages graded by
size, but I haven't found these sizes to be very reliable. I believe for
any needle, you need to work out a way to either measure the shaft, or
measure the hole as you enlarge it, or both. Once I know the diameter of a
needle, I mark it with a piece of masking tape around the top for future
use. But I still measure the hole as I make it. Some good information
sources for actually making the holes are:

         The pinhole FAQ: http://www.pinholevisions.org/resources/FAQ/
(just one source for FAQ)
         Larry Bullis article:
http://www.pinholevisions.org/resources/articles/poke.html
         more by Larry Bullis:
http://www.pinholevisions.org/resources/makingholes.html

Gregg

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Received on Sat Jul 14 16:35:10 2001