nutty_gnome
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I am too nervous to poke/drill/punch a hole in my 10 gallon kettle. I just don't want to screw it up! What can I do?
Please discuss.
N_G
Please discuss.
N_G
Laughing_Gnome_Invisible said:Just think back to when you were 34 and lost your virginity. A hole is just a hole!!.....Bloody procrastinators!
bottlebomber said:Yeah but if you choose the wrong one then the bulkhead just flops around in there
I don't know man... When I get inside any hole, there's very little "flopping" going on with my bulkhead. ;-)
Laughing_Gnome_Invisible said:That only proves that you are pleased with ANY hole! There are some holes out there that can cause a touch of the floppy bulkheads. Trust me.
A note- if you are going to do this, and your pot has handles, make sure you are drilling the hole where you really want it. I drilled my drain hole offset about 45 degrees from in between the handles, and then put my temp guage directly in between the handles, so I could put the guage lower in the pot without crowding it.
It is basically a hardened steel piece with a point at the end, so if you tap it against your pot with a hammer in the spot where you want to drill, it will make a lead-in for the drill, so the drill doesn't walk around on the curve of the pot.nutty_gnome said:The term center punch is unkown to me. What am I looking for in a center punch.
nutty_gnome said:Also, I will take LGI's advice and stay away from big sloppy holes.
I'm bracing for the 'storm of the century' right now in NJ, so I've some time to pick up a bit of knowledge about holes of all sorts at the moment.
The term center punch is unkown to me. What am I looking for in a center punch.
I'm bracing myself with a few brews.
It's kinda why I've never skydived....
Revvy said:NOOOOO. You mean to tell me you would do this under the influence? Wait, you're worried about f-ing it up, and you aren't gonna be 100% sober doing it?
nutty_gnome said:Oh gosh no. I don't even own a step bit so there's no way I'm popping the cherry on my kettle. Instead, I am drinking to celebrate the storm!
BTW, when referring to hurricane preparations, you don't "brace" for it. You hunker down
...You don't need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
Cosper123 said:Can't you just use a nail instead of a starter bit?
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