drilling shafts

[LaxMVP25]

ok i want to know exactly how to drill a shaft i went to a store to get it done becaue i thought you needed a vise grip or something but apparently you dont. so as far as i know

1 put the head on shaft
2 drill a hole with a 3/32 drill bit
3 pull the drill out without going to reverse
4 go to a screwdriver drill bit
5 drill a self taping screw on

is that about it? any tips? also i know some of you guys are reall smart in metals and that so what would the minimum distance be to screw a new hole in on the same side

[RockStar]

Leave a few millimetres of metal at least......or, just cut off the shaft where the first hole is (will only lose an inch or so) and re-drill.

Oh, and you're right, its **** simple and you can do it yourself.

Just put the head on, use a marker to dot the shaft, and drill away!

[RYU]

Few other tips:

If you drill the hole while the head is on the shaft, make sure to keep your hands very steady or you risk carving out the plastic hole in the head.

If you want to be a perfectionist, then put the head on the shaft and mark the hole with a center punch or use a hammer and nail to make an indentation. Remove the head and drill away. The indentation will keep the drill bit from drifting and wobbling.

When you're installing your screw, it's best to carefully hand tighten the last couple turns. Especially on Al alloy shafts, the hole can strip out pretty easily.

[CCboylax]

Um are you a moron....

[CHMiddie]

can we ban this kid?^^^

[CCboylax]

Yea everyone Ban me bc the kid dosent kno how to drill a hole in his shaft.

[squire]

After you've drilled the initial hole, you can get a much larger drill bit, but hold it with your hand and pretend you're hand drilling with the larger bit. This will get rid of the little burrs and make for a smoother hole.

[stxlcr18]

dont cut the shaft just drill the hole on the other side of the shaft

[CHMiddie]

or jus drill another hole.... i have like 4 or 4 holes in my triax

n cc go back to the brine boards...

[Lyons Lax]

Originally posted by CHMiddie
.... i have like 4 or 4 holes in my triax

I didn't know that the number 4 had two different values

[CCboylax]

Originally posted by CHMiddie
or jus drill another hole.... i have like 4 or 4 holes in my triax

n cc go back to the brine boards...

yea ok ill jus go back....since i was never there to begin with.

[LaxMVP25]

Originally posted by RYU
Few other tips:

If you drill the hole while the head is on the shaft, make sure to keep your hands very steady or you risk carving out the plastic hole in the head.

If you want to be a perfectionist, then put the head on the shaft and mark the hole with a center punch or use a hammer and nail to make an indentation. Remove the head and drill away. The indentation will keep the drill bit from drifting and wobbling.

When you're installing your screw, it's best to carefully hand tighten the last couple turns. Especially on Al alloy shafts, the hole can strip out pretty easily.

thats a good idea with the nail. i was playing around drilling an old shaft and my problem is the screw shakes like crazy when drilling and then if i put the screw in the hole without the head the screw shakes but i think thats normal

[ripcurl0]

doesnt your shaft have to be a certain length so why would u cut it

[robbinthehood]

its just drilling a hole guys.....thats really all you do, DRILL A HOLE!

[CCboylax]

thank you....^^....you people drag all this crap out into words when all you need to do....IS DRILL A HOLE.

[RYU]

I'd like to think it was that simple too, but I always run into players who:

can't get their screw to go in all the way

can't remove their screw to change their head because they've stripped out the hole or the screw

messed up the throat on their head because they couldn't hold a drill steady or used too big of a drill bit

can't keep their screw from coming loose and can't stop their head from wobbling on the shaft

[LaxMVP25]

yeah better safe than sorry might as well get it right the first time