Re: [BKARTS] Posta nd such

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Neil,
I suppose it depends a bit on the type of paper you're drilling through 
how effective this is, but you can clamp your paper tightly between 2 
wooden boards (1/4" thick or so) and drill through slowly with a 
Forstner bit.
Vernon Wiering

On Nov 2, 2007, at 2:56 PM, Neil Salkind [Studio B] wrote:

> Thanks for the great list.
>
> I'm new to this fascinating world and need to use posts and other 
> fasteners. I have a simple hand drill that goes up to 5mm, but what 
> would one do to drill a ¼" hold through paper and such without buying 
> a paper drill. Any suggestions? Hope this is clear and thanks. Neil
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