shortysl Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Hey all, let me first say sorry if this seems like a daft question or has been covered. I'm thinking of buying a drill from GW to start drilling out Bolter barrels and the like, but after a less-than-stellar performance from the Citadel Spray Gun, I'm loathe to spend money I could be spending on my kids to purchase a tool that I don't actually know how to use. My question is: how does it work? Literally that. Looking at the build of the tool in GW it doesn't appear that there's much stability in it and the last thing I want is to slip while I'm trying to drill a Bolter. Any advice (at all!) would be helpful. Thanks in advance. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/255161-drilling-bolter-barrels/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Melice Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 get a pin vice from a train or hobby store, modeling, airplaine and the like, i'm sure there is something in your area... reasons for it: there will be a large variety of drill bits. usially more durable. can by a set consisting of a pin-vice and 3-4 bits in one pack. my advie when pining something? or driling out bolters would be, use an exacto-knife to mark the point. pilot witha a small drill pin-vice then a dremel, or a small hand held drill. fast, easy, and you keep your sanity when drilling 50-40 bolters in one go. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/255161-drilling-bolter-barrels/#findComment-3104828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortysl Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share Posted July 2, 2012 get a pin vice from a train or hobby store, modeling, airplaine and the like, i'm sure there is something in your area... reasons for it: there will be a large variety of drill bits. usially more durable. can by a set consisting of a pin-vice and 3-4 bits in one pack. my advie when pining something? or driling out bolters would be, use an exacto-knife to mark the point. pilot witha a small drill pin-vice then a dremel, or a small hand held drill. fast, easy, and you keep your sanity when drilling 50-40 bolters in one go. Outstanding, there's a model railway store literally round the corner. Thank you, the advice is very much appreciated. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/255161-drilling-bolter-barrels/#findComment-3104832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellos05 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Mark the point with a hobby knife or something pointy then when drilling out barrels or pinning always start with a smaller drill bit then work your way up to a bigger bit if needed. This will act as a pilot for the bigger bit. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/255161-drilling-bolter-barrels/#findComment-3104847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacinda Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 This is a quick video of how to use a pin vise. http://www.jewelrysupply.com/index.php/vid_tech_pinvise.html It's just the first one I found but it shows how the "drill" comes apart and how you adjust the size for different bits. In the video they are twisting a rod but you drill with it the same way. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/255161-drilling-bolter-barrels/#findComment-3105452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remtek Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Mark the point with a hobby knife or something pointy then when drilling out barrels or pinning always start with a smaller drill bit then work your way up to a bigger bit if needed. This will act as a pilot for the bigger bit. Right on the money, always start with a hobby knife to get a good center. GW hobby supplies are not the best quality in general, most of the useful stuff there you can find cheaper at home depot stores. Though i would not base my experience off the spray gun, that has to be one of the worst products they have in their product line. Cheapest solution is to buy cheap drill bits at your local hardware store, put some superglue on the back end, use duct tape to fashion a round handle. Drilling this way works fine, and is fairly quick (even through metal) You want 1mm for pinning and drilling small arms, 1,5 and 2mm should cover most other stuff. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/255161-drilling-bolter-barrels/#findComment-3186944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urauloth Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Yeah I learned the hard way that starting with a knifepoint is essential when you're drilling barrels. The GW hobby drill is actually fine, I find it comfortable to use and I've had mine since they were released and never had a problem with it despite using it a lot. They don't advertise this feature for some reason, but it comes with extra collets in different sizes and will take up to a 2mm drill bit. The 1mms you get with the GW drill are a great size for pinning and also drilling most boltgun barrels. A good drill bit from a craft store will probably be less expensive, and amazon has a wide range of drill bit sets. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/255161-drilling-bolter-barrels/#findComment-3216357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Nihm Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 This is not a tutorial. Topic moved. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/255161-drilling-bolter-barrels/#findComment-3216427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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