Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.
It's really not a bad deal considering I'm sure I'll use them for other things. YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY TOOLS!
That is the bit set I use.
Use a center punch or a nail once you get your center mark to drill.
Use a 1/8" metal drill bit to start the hole and then use your step bit to finish it.
Use a center punch or a nail once you get your center mark to drill.
Use a 1/8" metal drill bit to start the hole and then use your step bit to finish it.
Well as soon as I get the right tools, expect an order from me.
Where i live, the city library also runs a small Tool Lending Library that's free to use and they lend all sorts of tools. i didn't have the money to make my keggle until i found out about them and borrowed a good drill, unibit, and angle grinder. Only ended up spending $15 for the weldless fittings. Good luck on your project
Where i live, the city library also runs a small Tool Lending Library that's free to use and they lend all sorts of tools. i didn't have the money to make my keggle until i found out about them and borrowed a good drill, unibit, and angle grinder. Only ended up spending $15 for the weldless fittings. Good luck on your project
Yeah, I just searched for one here in Houston and I don't think we have anything like that. I wish though.
HalfPint, that is indeed the set I purchased. In hindsight I probably should have purchased http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=96275 since it goes a little bigger and would be more useful for other projects (e.g. cleaning up the knock-outs in electrical boxes).
HalfPint, that is indeed the set I purchased. In hindsight I probably should have purchased http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=96275 since it goes a little bigger and would be more useful for other projects (e.g. cleaning up the knock-outs in electrical boxes).
I'm thinking about making a sculpture soon, so I'm going to be putting sight glasses, thermometers, and bulkheads on two keggles, so I think that it would probably be best to go with the step bit.
I would definitely go with the step bit, spend the $20 for the larger set. I drilled a 3/4" hole and used a grinding stone with my dremmel to clean up the hole and the 7/8" weldless fitting. With the step bit you can drill holes of different sizes (since I believe the sight glass requires a smaller hole) without buying a number of bi-metal hole saws. Based only on my experience I would not recommend the hole saw.
When choosing the placement of the hole for the fitting, especially if you plan to add a sight glass later on, make sure you offset the holes for the valve and the sightglass away from the hole in the keg's skirt. The heat from your burners will come through those holes, and valves and SGs don't like a lot of heat.
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