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Old 11-05-2007, 05:17 AM
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Re: Drilling in white metal

I just used regular mini-drills in my pin vice/vise and it worked fine.

As you say, white metal is pretty soft but you still need to be careful not to snap the thinner drill bits (e.e. 0,2-0,4mm)

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