Pinblock Drilling Centering

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Wed, 23 Oct 2002 00:33:00 EDT


>When drilling tuning pin holes in new block in a full plate with no plate
>bushings, how best to center pin?

I just chuck a 3/8" bit in a drill and bump it straight down into the webbing 
holes.  it leaves a dimple in the pinblock that guides the "C" bit into the 
middle of the hole, (I use 1/0 pins).  Quick, easy, cheap, and dead accurate. 
Regards, 
Ed Foote RPT 

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