Re: Drilling a BIG hole at 40 deg...

On Aug 15, 11:30 am, "Martin H. Eastburn" <lionsl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
SO read my previous posts.
Drill the hole and put a boot or caulk it.

YOU and none of us will ever make a perfect sliding micron fit.
As soon as the temperature changes holes get larger when hot and
smaller when cold. Pipes get shorter when cold and get fatter.....

*** a Duck Martin - if you do me the same courtesy of reading my
previous posts on this subject, you will see that
"fit for purpose" - (an engineering term)
"Its not the space shuttle"
"you dont need 5 thou tolerances"

And its a piece of PVC drain pipe - said that too, but you had trouble
with that one.

Martin, its the sort of job you do in 10 minutes with basic hand
tools. (Which most hobbyists, like young apprentices, never learn to
use - they are in love with the power of big machines.) The ONLY skill
required is to be able to mark out accurately the ellipse of the
cutout (I said that as well, previously) - and even thats optional -
plumbers certainly don't do it. I would, because I learnt how to apply
basic geometry, engineering drawing and marking out at Trade School.
And I like to apply skills I have learnt - no one will ever see it,
but I would know if its not up to scratch.

You don't need to buy anything, except maybe a tube of silastic. No
lathes, mills, special tools, modified holesaws, red hot rams, rubber
boots - we have a saying here Martin, its

"Just Do It"

Andrew VK3BFA.

And Wild Bill, has got it in one, an excellent posting, down in far
better descriptive grammar than I ever could - follow his
instructions, and it will be DONE!!!!

.