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How do you make a hole in a metal bracket bigger?
Enlarging holes or aligning mismatched holes in metal is the job of a tool known as a reamer. The process by which this is done is called Reaming and differs from traditional drilling as it requires an existing hole, or holes, as a starting point.
How do I make my bore hole bigger?
The general method I use to make a bigger hole is to take a scrap piece of plywood (1/4″ works great) or pegboard or similar that is a bit bigger than the hole, clamp/screw/hold it in place, then use the correct size hole saw to drill through that and into the board.
Can you ream by hand?
In general, reamers are meant to refine holes that have been drilled in the material of choice. Powered lathes and table drill press setups make larger tasks easier, but you can also ream smaller holes by hand.
How to enlarge or align a hole in metal?
Fit the reamer to your drive tool. When using a Holemaker Technology VersaDrive reamer in an Impact wrench, magnet drill or SDS drill choose the correct adapter, fit to the drive tool and insert the reamer. When fitting an ImpactaMag reamer to a magnet drill simply insert into the arbor and tighten grub screws.
What kind of tool can I use to enlarge a hole in metal?
HMT ImpactaMag Reamer The ImpactaMag™ HSS reamer is a unique double-use reamer for enlarging and aligning holes in metals and hard materials. Specially designed cutting geometry allows the tool to be used in an Impact wrench or a Magnet drill.
Is it possible to enlarge a hole in steel?
Whatever the reason for enlarging a hole though, it has traditionally been difficult to do accurately on site and away from static, precision milling and drilling machines, especially in hard materials such as steel. The question of ‘how to do this quickly and correctly’ then became a real challenge.
Can a reamer be used to enlarge a hole?
Insert reamer into the hole to be enlarged. VersaDrive and ImpactaMag reamers are Tapered reamers, otherwise known as Bridge reamers, and will self centre thanks to their sloping, tapered sides. (Reamers used in a magnet drill can only self centre with the magnet turned off so the drill can move to the correct position.)