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> and it suddenly rains it can become slippery without any visual cue. Hmm, you'd think most people would take the recent rain as the…

> Ok…I'm new to this… You really need a drill press. As said up thread, give the local men's shed $20 and they'll doing it for you. Or…

> If its stainless steel, It's not.

> That second link is you That now deleted thread was started by a grammer nasi looser to complain about then\than being used wrongly in…

> If it’s mild steel, a new bit should have eaten through that size plate in about 30 seconds. Not if you crank the speed to max & burn…

> Step drills can be a good way to go No. They're for sheet metal. His bracket is too thick. > So if you started with say 3mm, It's already…

> stainless steel It's not stainless, it's just ordinary galvanised mild steel.

You don't want a step drill, they're for sheet metal. The drill you had is fine, or was until you burnt the tip by going too fast (you can…

> through the roof Hanging from the roof, you mean.

> Don't you? I don't wander into threads about screwdrivers and show how superior I am by pointing out how the @OP incorrectly used a…

You only want a few hundred RPM on the drill, but pressure is more important. It's hard getting the pressure with a hand drill, that's why…

Use a slower speed. No, slower than that. Metal needs slow speed & steady pressure.

*mistayk Hyuk, yer so dum, me so smrter then yous. Don't you people have lives?

> so back in your moral box You want pine or oak for yours?

> It was $650 a year I believe Sounds about right, 1300 numbers are cheap. 13 on the other hand...

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000273327213.html

...no, you're just showing us how "educated" you are. The collective for pedants is "a boring of".

The biggest problem with all those tool are the bits are too short for most stuff. You need these sorts of things:…

Is reddit down again?

All (*) Australian telephone numbers are 10 digits. Once the 10 digit is dialled the call goes thru. If you're slow at dialling and there's…

...and Nigel No Friends is a ginger as well. I'd bet the Venn diagram for OzB grammer nasi's & SJW's is rather boring.

Now for round 2 with the ATO & early super release.

Since I identify as an OzBargainer, I'm offended by the negs. You should all be ashamed of your micro-aggressions.

> Because that thread was closed I put the link in because I thought the @OP might be amused (or horrified) at the 'help' some members like…

...and having nothing useful to contribute to the world, some grammer nasi looser* decided to post this:…

> Wow Sorry, I meant "as a straight old white bloke"...

Do we really need to invite 'Nigel No Friends'? He'll only spend all the time complaining about how as an old white bloke HE'S the one…

> 25 years of experience! Old joke from the software industry: 25 years of experience is 1 year repeated 25 times.

> They met the size requirements but contained rigid items. Yeah, that's bollocks. If you read their guidelines they recommend adding…

A lot of Chinese sellers, especially new ones, use the cheap items as loss leaders to get their feedback profile up. eg on AliExpress you…