1911 torpedo firewall

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By george schreppler on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 10:59 am:

does anyone have good advice for drilling the angled hole thru the dash that the carburetor adjustment rod goes thru?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By charley shaver on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 11:25 am:

clamp a 1 buy very tight to the frt &back,then drill thought that.charley


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By george schreppler on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 02:29 pm:

Thank you,charley I imagine that will stop splintering of the cherry.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ward Sherwood on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 07:51 pm:

For best results you need a drill block set to the correct angle, and careful measurements for the location. Yes, you need to use sacrificial wood on the other side of the dash. Here was my set-up:









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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Keith Townsend ; ^ ) Gresham, Orygun on Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 10:08 am:

For the record, what size should the hole be?

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Gould on Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 08:21 pm:

Thanks to Greg for coming up with the idea of fabricating a guide with the right angle. I used his idea, but being the lazy bastard I am, I decided to cut the block at 21 degrees using a chop saw. Then I could clamp the cut edge to a vertical support in the mill drill and drill down to obtain a 21 degree angle when the cut edge of the block is set against the firewall.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Gould on Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 08:22 pm:

Sorry, I meant Ward


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John F. Regan on Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 09:32 pm:

Lots of info on this subject has been posted in the past including the hole size, correct angle, and easy way to make the drill jig block. Drill the hole vertical into the block of wood and then cut the block at an angle using the table saw. It is lot easier that way since you then don't have to drill at an angle. Search the forum for past info on this.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By george schreppler on Friday, December 12, 2014 - 12:44 pm:

thanks for the input so far, George


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