[Jewelry making - Article 00125] - Re: [Orchid] Drilling Tubes

[Alma Rands]

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    I was taught to put a wooden dowling inside the tube to keep it from
    denting when drilling a hole. I gently tap a tiny little indentation
    with my punch where the drill bit will go in order to keep the drill
    bit from skittering around. Usually I just hold the tube tightly with
    my left hand so that it does not move and drill very slowly. There
    may be better ways of doing this, but that is what I was taught.

Alma
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