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DRILLING
OPERATION (Cont.)
The material
to be drilled
should
be secured in a vise
or with ciamps to keep it from turning as the drill bit
rotates
Hold your drill lirmly and place the bit at the point te
be drilled,
Depress
the switch
trigger to start your
drill
Move the drill bit into the workpiece
applying
only
enough pressure to keep the bit cutting
Do not force
your drill or apply side pressure
to elongate
a hoie
Let your drill and bit do the work
See Fig 8
When drHting metals
use a light oil on the drill btt to
keep it from overheating,
The oil will prolong
the lile
of the bit and increase
the drilling
action
tf the bit
jams
in workpiece
or tf the dtiH
stalis,
re_ease switch
trigger
immediately.
Remove
the bit
from
the workpiece
and determine
the reason
for
jamming
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