On 12/19/2004 7:11 AM CR wrote:

"Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott"
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On 12/18/2004 6:08 PM Duane Bozarth wrote:


"Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott" wrote:

Go back to the template idea...make one from either hardwood or a piece
of angle if you have it (since you said you have a drill press, this
should be easy). Go with a twist or Forstner bit (although if you make
a pilot hole first, a twist drill bit should be ok). To
minimize/eliminate the tearout, clamp a piece of hardwood or flat iron
on each side...

I have only access to the side /inside/ the medicine cabinet. The other
side is buried behind the plaster wall.


Whether there is a 14 mm router bit I don't know, I've not researched
metric sizes, but if it is actually a 14 mm hole required by the hinge,
there has to be a corresponding tool...

Well, I've a 14mm brad point bit coming from Lee Valley, but I expect it
will tear out like a twist drill.



I've used a lot of Soss hinges over the years, but at least when I was
using them they were English measurements...

This barrel hinge comes from Rockler, I presume it is euro or

Asian-sourced.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
KG6RCR


Maybe a 14mm end mill used for metal work in a horizontal or vertical
milling machine? I have used them before in a router and drill press. They
leave a flat bottom and have no trouble chewing a clean hole in wood or MDF.

Excellent idea! My favorite vendor for parts mechanical is McMaster-Carr
(www.mcmaster.com) and they don't appear to have end mills with 1/4''
shanks -- only 3/8ths and larger (except for a few odd 3/16ths
offerings). Any machinists reading this NG?

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
KG6RCR
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