The cynical part of me sees this:
Well a 2mm drill isn’t much bigger than a 1mm, so it should be okay. It’s all arbitrary so I’m ignoring it.
Hey, a 3mm is only slightly bigger than the guy drilling the 2mm. He isn’t complying so why should I?
Of course I had to use oil! Everyone knows when drilling steel you have to use oil? Not my problem it stains brass and plastics.
What the heck, an 1/8th inch really isn’t significantly bigger than all 3mm holes people are drilling and besides they aren’t enforcing anything anyway, if they can violate the rule why can’t I?
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FWIW, he was drilling ABS.
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Worth a lot. A plastic. That’s permitted so not an issue.
He was very pleased at how it turned out
Yeh, I didn’t realize he was drilling ABS until I saw it. However, the jeweling drill press probably wouldn’t have held a 1mm drill in its chuck, so it was a moot point.
And good point about the cutting oil on that drill press.
I love Dallas MakerSpace! So many nice and helpful people.
I used the Foredom drill press with the flexible shaft tool to drill about a dozen 1mm holes in a few 3D Printed ABS parts. I really appreciate all the suggestions and the help I received in the Jewelry area.
Many thanks to everyone,
Phil
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