MarkM

Well Randy since you are in a different group than me next month, go ahead and drill away...

sbelles

Am I the only one who used to open split shot sinkers with my teeth as a kid? Could explain a lot.

Mike in Chi

Careful... he can be at your house in minutes, with drill in hand

paradisenb

Well, if I end up drooling, have a twitch in my neck or a limp pecker, I'm blaming you guys for all this help. Yeah right. Lead the blind man off the cliff.

Pat, I'll check into the VIR event August. I had to back out of a 3 day event next week because work got in the way.

Mark, I'm the luck one. I'm guessing you have drilled a lot of lead based on the 3 offs, or was it 4, in the CR Enduro.

Arrccod

depending on how soft the lead is you may need to touch the drill face (2 sides) in a grinder to dull it so the drill doesn't bite too hard. This will allow the drill to "cut" through the lead instead of being sucked through it.


Bill

bobt993

Bill added what I was going to say. Typical lead ballast is pretty soft and really grabs the drill bit. You may what to use a versi-bit.

MarkM

Ouch! I was just testing to make sure my ballast doesn't move around in the the event of the Big One.

paradisenb

This was my experience. Almost burned up my drill.

Versi-bit? Do I get to visit Sears tomorrow?

kurt M

Hmm. You got a point there. Nevermind....

bobt993

Randy, Home Depot, You will find a bit that looks like a router attachment, conical in shape with a cutting grove instead of a spiral. They come in all sizes, only pain is drilling through a 2inch thick block will require an extension on the bit. Here is a link (also called a uni-bit).

http://www.irwin.com/irwin/consumer/...IrwinCat100138

Be careful if you have a keyless chuck.......... a good way to lose a digit.

kurt M

You might be able to use a spade bit. It is a flat bit with sharp edge and a spike like center made for larger dia holes in wood. They are about 6 inches long and thus you will not need an extention. No issues with the bit diving and over filling the flutes.

bobt993

If you drill it with a flat paddle bit, you better clamp the thing in a vice and start with a much smaller bit. It will spin like a top otherwise. I spun a 25lb brick with a 18volt cordless and a 3/8 bit nearly breaking my wrist.

kurt M

Stand on lead block to eliminate unclamped work torque reaction. Set the drill clutch to the highest setting but not on "drill" which is no clutch. Rest the drill against your legs between your feet to control feed rate. Drill using high speed and feed in gently.