Bolt Holes

[Ninja_Bait]

Originally Posted by Gary Dillard

What does that tell you? The hole in a drill guide are oversized quite a bit, so it's easy to put the bits in and out. Probably if you put a 1/4 inch bolt in the hole for a 1/4 inch drill bit, it would fit in really loose because the hole is larger. If you then used the 1/4 inch bit to drill your holes as you suggest, you wouldn't be able to assemble the parts because of tolerances. You may not even get 1 in since the bit wears down.

Ah, I understand the ire now. I knew it wasn't a GOOD method, but I was suggesting it as a LAZY method. I'm sorry I have encouraged laziness in the FIRST community, and will recant my previous two posts on this thread.

(Though if I'm tired and frustrated around week four of build season, I may choose to use a drill gauge on a bolt. I'm sorry, I just can't stop myself. )