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Drilling VERY small holes

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planecrazzzy

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Hey Guys,
There's not a big demand for this.... But sometimes it's needed...

What got me thinking about it , was making my own Sewing needles for

Rib Stitching.... So I drilled a hole into a piece of 1/16th inch welding rod....

Yeah.... Try it....
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OK... The Idea I came up with is this....

The "Bit" is too small for the chuck to grab it , right ?

I have a couple sets of torch tip cleaners... Not the file type...

the kind that has tiny drill bits in the screw off top....

So , I figured I'd just Chuck up the whole tool....

It holds the Bit... The drill holds "it"

I don't know what size I need later for stitching....

But I know it won't be smaller than 1/16"

You "could" cheat and give it a flat spot with a hammer...

Anywho , Here's some pictures...
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Gotta Fly...
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