On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:24:11 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm,
"BillM" quickly quoth:

Kinda OT, but there is a drill and mercury
involved.

Old gunsmith trick for drilling holes in HARD
parts. Heat the drill bit to red, quench
in mercury. I would suspect that if caught
doing it in this day and age the eco-police
would frown.

Nah, they'd just toss your arse in jail, quarantine the city within a
mile radius from your home, hospitalize all those in the radius, and
excavate the block your shop was on to a depth of 50 yards, charging
you for the hazmat cleanup.

No biggie.

--
An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes
the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done
or left undone in the short run determines the long run.
-- Sydney J. Harris