HALP! Drilling out igo-L air hole

[phish]

Hey dudes,

I'm about to drill out the air hole on my igo-L. The draw is just too tight for me. I picked up some Dewalt titanium 1/16'' bits. Anything I need to know beforehand?

Also - a random question...Would it work to wrap a coil and put cotton underneath the coil? Just wondering.

 

[davewuvswaffles]

I like to put mine between a vice and drill straight into it so that it doesn't move or come out weird.

Also, there is a member that likes to do that. He calls it the poopy diaper IIRC.

Good luck man

 

[tnt56]

I've drilled all my rba's (total 10) with a set of those drill bits. Can't remember the number. (no fractions but it's about 1.5-2.0 mm). To much math at this time and to lazy to go look at the drill index. Just be gentle and get ready to burn up some drill bits. That SS is hard.

 

[ClippinWings]

Go slow...

That's about it.

1/16 is a good size to start... So don't worry there, just fasten the cap in a vice, and go slow and steady.

Sent from my mobile, using Tapatalk... so ignore the typos.

 

[IcyX]

I've drilled out a couple of my rba's and rbd's. The top caps are easy to drill, I usually just hold it in my hand and apply light pressure with the drill. Drill slow and let the bit do the work. A vise would probobly be a very good idea but I would use something to protect the atty from getting mashed up. I've used a piece of leather from an old belt to protect my aga-t from the giant channel locks I used to hold it when I drilled the wick hole out. Also using the right bit, metal vs wood drill bits, makes a huge difference even when your drilling through something thin like then the cap of a igo or aga. Harbor frieght tools has pretty decent and cheap drill bit sets for metal. Good luck and vape on!

 

[Rodeorat]

I used a nail punch with a tap from a hammer to get a little dent started. This helped keep the drill bit in place.
I tried to go with a 1.2mm bit at first, but snapped it on the SS of the IGO-L cover. Ended up just pushing a 1/16 through there, which is plenty rigid enough drill through. If you have a drill press, even better.