Help! I need a hole!

[BikerGran]

Trying to drill some holes in my ally trailer to fit clips for the numberplate (so I can swop it over when using car/trike) - just can't get the hole started!

So I tried using a smaller drill to make guide hole - nbg.
Haven't got a centre punch so I tried using a six inch nail to make a dent to get me started - nbg either!

Any suggestions?

[trev]

you could try putting a bit of masking tape where the hole needs to be.remark and try again.

[spanners]

are you sure its ally ? i thought it looked galvanised
are you using ,, pound land drill bits  ,lol,,

[BikerGran]

You're spot onm Spanners, when I typed ally I had a feeling it wasn't right!

Brand new drills, make is 'Faithful' - doesn't mean a thing to me!  But they just slide around.

[spanners]

You're spot onm Spanners, when I typed ally I had a feeling it wasn't right!

Brand new drills, make is 'Faithful' - doesn't mean a thing to me!  But they just slide around.

well a little dot with a sharp centre punch or a hardened nail then start of with something like a 1/8 drill bit
as trev said a bit of masking tape stuck on first will help stop the drill bit ,scittering about

[BikerGran]

Note for the future - Don't buy 'faithful' drills.  First hole achieved with B&Q drill!  Didn't see the bit about masking tape, would if I knew where it was was but think I'll just carry on now while I'm winning (only 5 holes to go!)

Thanks folks!

[BikerGran]

Isn't it funny how thw long way of doing something is often quicker in the end?   I couldn't be bothered to find the masking tape so I had a go at doing it without, with not a lot of success.  So I had a hunt for some masking tape, Mike had some when he was decorating the house, odd plastic sort of stuff so I tried that - wouldn't stick at all!
So I started the long hunt for my own proper masking tape, the peper sort.  Garage?  Not in the cupboard, on the shelves, in the toolbox.  OK try the little shed - nope, not there either.  Delve into my big shed that gets stuff shoved in all anyhow and eventually, yay!  Found it!
Darn.  Been there so long it's completely dried out and won't stick.

So I sat and had a think and I thought, what else can I use?   And it came to me......

Elastoplast did a great job!

 

[andbolt0]

Elastoplast did a great job!

watch it dont heal up you will never get yer screws in

[stumpy]

 

[digger06]

if you havnt got a centre pop, you can grind an old thread tap to a point, works very well

[one arm bandit]

or use an old dart makes a good scriber or center punch

[BikerGran]

Cheers all, sorted!