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When using button head screws, say to attach scales to a folder, can you just drill out the hole a little bit with a standard drill bit to accommodate the screw head (assuming button heads, not flat heads, which obviously require a countersink) or do you need to use a counterbore? Either way, what are the typical sizes needed for 2-56 and 1-72?
I restarted my folder the other day and it's going much better. I accidentally over-reamed the stop pin hole so there is not a press fit on one side, but if I put scales over it it will be fine, maybe even better! I also managed to control my #2 combo bit a little better, so I should get a lot better threading in my 2-56 hole than when I accidentally countersunk it. That brings up another question... Peter Atwood states in his framelock video that the #2 combo bit is a good size hole to tap threads in for 2-56 screws. Is this right? The tapper just doesn't seem to bite the way I would expect it to (although I don't tap much, so it's kind of new for me). Should I use a #1 combo bit instead, then open the hole up to a #48 or #51?
I restarted my folder the other day and it's going much better. I accidentally over-reamed the stop pin hole so there is not a press fit on one side, but if I put scales over it it will be fine, maybe even better! I also managed to control my #2 combo bit a little better, so I should get a lot better threading in my 2-56 hole than when I accidentally countersunk it. That brings up another question... Peter Atwood states in his framelock video that the #2 combo bit is a good size hole to tap threads in for 2-56 screws. Is this right? The tapper just doesn't seem to bite the way I would expect it to (although I don't tap much, so it's kind of new for me). Should I use a #1 combo bit instead, then open the hole up to a #48 or #51?