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Old 03-08-2018, 10:37 PM   #9
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Re: Flex plate question

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Originally Posted by A1971Blazer View Post
it's odd shaped because the drill bit walked around as it was drilled into the metal....
Exactly! That is an artifact of a hand-held drill that has no pilot hole. Even if a pilot hole was drilled, the bit will wander if used in a hand held drill. The amount of metal removed here is in the single-digit grams.
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