Question for the blokes

[Mark Pennell]

Straigten a metal coat hanger - heat this up till hot and poke the holes, leaves a nice clear hole with no sharp edges. You can normally do five holes on one heat up..

Darn site faster than drilling...

Cheers
Mark

[Elaine Ross]

Thanks Mark Simple yet effective (the idea, not you )

Elaine

[Ray Hale]

I get Ang to drill them.....

[Elaine Ross]

Quite right too Ray. At least you know the job will be done right

Elaine

[James Box]

i had that same problem on a tank made for my boa, and so i just cut off the sharp bits with a sharp knife, they just sawed off rather cleanly!
hope that helps!

[Tomas Whitehouse]

Or...

Or you could drill them from the inside out, that way the sticky outtie bits would stick out on top side rather than the inside.

Now here's one I made earlier........

[Elaine Ross]

Or you could drill them from the inside out, that way the sticky outtie bits would stick out on top side rather than the inside.

Now here's one I made earlier........

Lol Tomas, you sound like Blue Peter

I wasnt able to drill from the inside at its an arboreal tub so the drill wouldnt fit inside. I managed to get it done and ita all ready for my new Avic arriving tomorrow

Elaine

[Tomas Whitehouse]

A ha...

Lol Tomas, you sound like Blue Peter

I wasnt able to drill from the inside at its an arboreal tub so the drill wouldnt fit inside. I managed to get it done and ita all ready for my new Avic arriving tomorrow

Elaine

There I go trying to be all clever haha. Congrats on a job well done.

I remember the good old days when you could whip up an aboreal enclosure with two toilet rolls and doubled sided sticky tape.
Good old Blue Peter.

Tomas

[Elaine Ross]

You make me laugh. Cheers for the giggle.

Elaine

[Colin D Wilson]

I remember the good old days when you could whip up an aboreal enclosure with two toilet rolls and doubled sided sticky tape.
Good old Blue Peter.

Don't forget good old Johnny Knoakes and his adventures.

"i'm parachuting out of an aeroplane at 10,000 feet.....ohhhh.... get down Shep!!!"

[Tomas Whitehouse]

Elephant...

Don't forget good old Johnny Knoakes and his adventures.

"i'm parachuting out of an aeroplane at 10,000 feet.....ohhhh.... get down Shep!!!"

Ha ha!
Do you rememeber that classical time when they decided to have an elephant on the show? It totally dragged the keeper around the studio and then poo'd everywhere!

Talk about 'Now here's one I laid earlier'!

Top banana!

[Rich.Harrington]

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[David Blair]

Hi Elaine, I use a bigger drill bit (not in the drill just by hand) and just give it a few turns it smoothes it off with no scratches.
Hope this helps

[Elaine Ross]

Thanks Rich and David

I think after all this advice I will be drilling like a professional in no time.

Elaine

[alex smith]

popular one this innit? i thought id mention a countersink-anyone know of them?-like a drill bit but alot shorter and cone shaped for...de-burring things.Doesn't have to be fixed to the drill-can do it by hand.