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To fit two bits of metal together where the holes don't quite meet up, so I want to turn one hole into a bit of a slot. Holes are 1 inch and about 1/4 inch out of line.
Thinking some kind of grinding drill bit, but my google foo isn't coming up with anything suitable.
Jigsaw?
drill more holes and use a half round file to neaten it up?
It is only a small adjustment needed, just to elongate the hole down by about 1/4 of an inch, but it is too awkward a shaped object to clamp and file by hand.
Dremel with a drum sander or a burr
What thickness of metal are you joining
How thick is the material you need to remove material from?
Round file, or carbide burr (ideally in a die grinder).
There's a selection of problem solvers here... top left is the one
Round file if it's small, die grinder if it's bigger. If it needs a really long slot, drill a second hole (or more than one) and then join em up. Dremel if you have one, it's not really the right answer for anything but it's a reasonable answer for a lot of things
Or, just horrifically bodge it with a drill bit and angle and sideloads
Depending what it is drilling the holes oversize and using washers might do it?
Track saw.
File.
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But, seriously, how thick and what metal?
Can you not make both holes a circular 1.25"?
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lined a few holes up with one of those in my time…
Or if that wasn’t working then get the hole saw or the reamer out 😎
To join 2 bits of metal together? Welder.
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lined a few holes up with one of those in my time…
Dirty bugger... 😯