Where to find

[burton]

a 5/8 drill bit that isnt 40 dollars!! only one i can find is the one from sears and it is 40 dollars it needs to fit a craftsman 16v cordless drill if anyone can help me out thanks alot

[burton]

anyone???

[rogueagent6]

Unfortunately 5/8 is large for a bit, unless you are working on heavy machinery/trucks, and will be hard to find one cheap unless you want to wait for it. If waiting is ok, then look here: eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/Hitachi-Drill-Bit-5-8-Black-Shield-New-Never-opened_W0QQitemZ250124435519QQihZ015QQcategoryZ503 83QQcmdZViewItem)

If not, the easiest thing to use would be a 5/8 hole saw, you should be able to get one for around $10 at home depot or lowes.

[jabtech]

http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/itemdisplay/displayItem.do?itemid=527
Probably not the best quality..

[burton]

yea i am trying to run tubing through the case so i guess i might just have to buy the other one from sears for like 40 bucks :(

[montyshaw]

Instead of a drill, you might want to consider a punch. I bought one for ~$20, but the good news is, it has 4 sizes, 1/2, 3/4, 1, + 1 1/4 inch. The 3/4 size works great for 7/16 ID(5/8 OD) with a grommet. The 1 inch works perfect for a DD fill tube.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91201

Probably not the best, but it will punch some holes.

]Monty[

[barfy]

yea i am trying to run tubing through the case so i guess i might just have to buy the other one from sears for like 40 bucks :(


Just drill a small hole and use a round file to make the hole bigger, Alot cheaper than paying $40.00 for a bit to drill a couple of holes...:D

[burton]

http://www.petrastechshop.com/5id11odrugr.html i have these that i am going to use i think i might just drill 1/2inch and file it out bigger

[serialk11r]

At Orchard supply hardware they had a 5/8 bit for 15 bucks but its HSS...good enough for your case :P its sorta a waste if you're only using it on your case.

[SiGfever]

Buy a small hole saw.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100495351&N=10000003+90401&marketID=401&locStoreNum=8125

[Aldy402]

Just drill a small hole and use a round file to make the hole bigger, Alot cheaper than paying $40.00 for a bit to drill a couple of holes...:D

exactly, thats what i did and then cover it with a grommet
finished

[crackbag]

what i did was, i drilled out the hole with a unibit which wasnt big enough so i had some round files that i shaved off the last little bit with to but the rubber groments in with that may help you i dont know

[burton]

i found a 11/16 drill bit i had but i cant get the groments to fit inside of it should i just use the 1 inch hole saw and would they fit in there?

[Jedda]

The gromets from Petras go in a 1 1/8" hole or by "them" do you meen the tubes? Two tubes wont go in a 1" hole.

[burton]

that is what i meant what size whole do i drill for the grommets in order to put the grommet in. i didnt know what size whole to drill

[Jedda]

1+1/8" is the diameter of hole you need for those gromets.

[burton]

ok i think it is time to go to lowes again :)

[Jedda]

BTW I've used them and I drilled a 3/8" hole to get my nibbler head in and then cut the 1 1/8th inch hole with the nibbler by hand.

[Jedda]

Lowes? Are you in Oz?
If so get a hand nibbler from your local Jaycar store. Only about $16 and you'll use it more than one drill size.

[montyshaw]

What size tubing are you using?

I used a 3/4" hole for the grommet for my 5/8" OD tubing. The grommet fits perfect. If you cut a 1 1/8" hole for the 5/8"OD tubing grommet, it will be way too big and the grommet will fall right through. I know it says that on Petra's site, but I think it means the OD of the entire rubber grommet.

Generally you need to cut the hole about 1/8 to 1/4 inch bigger than the OD of your tubing for the grommet, i.e. 3/4 to 7/8 inch for 5/8" OD tubing grommet, 7/8 to 1 inch for 3/4" OD tubing grommet.

YMMV
]Monty[