<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "New Sisters and bolters, Smaller?"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net New Sisters and bolters, Smaller? Anyway, am I crazy or do the ends of bolters seem smaller? Is it just the new sisters?

And...yeah...I know, just paint a dot. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/783788/10669554.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/783788/10669554.page GMT New Sisters and bolters, Smaller? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/783788/10669586.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/783788/10669586.page GMT New Sisters and bolters, Smaller? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/783788/10674036.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/783788/10674036.page GMT New Sisters and bolters, Smaller?
edwardmyst wrote:
I've had to go one bit down (which is a pain since I also pin my feet using 1/16" wire...

Ouch, that sounds painful! You should talk to a doctor first at least...

To give you a serious answer, I never use 1/16 for bolters as it's too big. Works okay for heavy bolters though, if a bit small. I'm honestly not sure what the size of the bit is that I usually use for bolter barrels; I use a pin vise drill that came with a bunch of really small bits. It's probably 1/32 or 3/64 or something.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/783788/10674074.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/783788/10674074.page GMT Re:New Sisters and bolters, Smaller? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/783788/10674392.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/783788/10674392.page GMT Re:New Sisters and bolters, Smaller?
edwardmyst wrote:
3/64th is the new bit for me. I do agree on the 1/16th a bit large, but I generally manage it with a shallow cone rather than punching it all the way through. I have this great wire coated in green for gardening and such that I find far more efficient for pinning etc, as paperclips have a tendency for me to "slip" off the super glue. Roughing them worked in the past, but sheesh, too many steps...


Just curious what you mean by "slip" off the superglue?? Never had an issue like that ever.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/783788/10678322.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/783788/10678322.page GMT Re:New Sisters and bolters, Smaller? I guess slip wasn't a great word. Basically I have had pins using paper clips come out of the glue (as in the super glue is not bonded well enough to the smooth metal paperclip). It is a rare thing, but I pin everything.
The green wire is cheap and easy to work with, it also fit snugly into a 1/16" hole (for me, paper clips are "loose") so I've gotten used to it, and the coating material grabs the super glue better.

I certainly wouldn't tell people Paper clips suck, they work great, I've just gone to something I've grown familiar with.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/783788/10678551.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/783788/10678551.page GMT New Sisters and bolters, Smaller? SoB bolters with the same bit I use for marines. They feel a bit smaller, and are thin enough that the barrel distresses a little bit more. But close enough I’m not going out to buy a new bit. I’m using the smallest one I have (it came with my pin vice, no idea on it’s actual size).]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/783788/10678574.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/783788/10678574.page GMT