I am too nervous to do it

[bottlebomber]

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?

+1. Your not taking out a bullet, its just a hole. When you drill it, you will realize how easy it was.

 

[nutty_gnome]

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!

 

[bottlebomber]

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!

They're really hard to find. Almost no hardware stores carry them maybe when your more sober we can talk you into it.

 

[Rob_B]

BTW, when referring to hurricane preparations, you don't "brace" for it. You hunker down

Spoken like a true Floridian!

By the way, where's this hurricane everyone is talking about? It's a beautiful day in the bay.

But in all seriousness hope everyone affected stays safe and just cut the damn hole already.

 

[Stevo2569]

Hey nutty. If your worried about Fin the hole up, just get a dewalt metal hole saw. It's easy peasy japanesey. Took about 10 sec to get through.

 

[Revvy]

...You don't need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

You just made the memorable quotes thread with your wisdom.

 

[boileralum]

Go the pilot hole route and you can get cheap uni-bits at Harbor Freight (I think I paid $10 for a set with 2 different sizes).

 

[Cosper123]

Can't you just use a nail instead of a starter bit?

 

[bottlebomber]

Can't you just use a nail instead of a starter bit?

I supposed you could, but it really doesn't have the oompf of a center punch. Id use a phillips head screwdriver before I tried a nail

 

[nutty_gnome]

Still too nervous to do it.

 

[Revvy]

wuss.....

 

[bottlebomber]

Im glad im not laying somewhere with collapsed lungs and im depending on you to slam a pen barrel through my chest so I can live

 

[nutty_gnome]

Yeah, I dislike blood too.... may as well say yer prayers.

 

[cullen]

You might try practicing with something you don't value so much, made of metal, and cylindrical. Next time you empty a large tin can try out your technique with that.

 

[gopherh3]

plasma cutters make the best pilot hole. Clamp the ground to one end of the pot, position the torch where you want the hole and one light tap in the trigger and Viola! Pilot hole.

 

[bottlebomber]

plasma cutters make the best pilot hole. Clamp the ground to one end of the pot, position the torch where you want the hole and one light tap in the trigger and Viola! Pilot hole.

Im just gonna go out on a limb here and say that if he isn't feeling confident nailing a hole through the side of a pot that he doesn't know how to use a torch cutter...

 

[nutty_gnome]

I'm still hemming and hawing over this darn hole.

Lol @ the plasma cutter option!

 

[the_bird]

Dude, it's really hard to **** up. Use a starter punch (or a nail) so the drill bit doesn't walk on you. Use a quality bit. Use some cooling oil. Let the drill do most of the work.

Time to buck up, son. You'll feel a lot better doing it yourself.

 

[wyzazz]

Im just gonna go out on a limb here and say that if he isn't feeling confident nailing a hole through the side of a pot that he doesn't know how to use a torch cutter...

+1

 

[Shooter]

Seriously, two weeks and you can't get this figured out?!?!?!

 

[Revvy]

dude, it's really hard to **** up. Use a starter punch (or a nail) so the drill bit doesn't walk on you. Use a quality bit. Use some cooling oil. Let the drill do most of the work.

Time to buck up, son. You'll feel a lot better doing it yourself.

+1,000

 

[TopherM]

The only way to make this Cheshire Cat go away is to stop looking at it

 

[nutty_gnome]

I haven't bought the bit yet, or the valve... and since I'm brewing with it every now and then, it would be silly to put a hole in it before it was needed. I'm still thinking about it.

 

[cullen]

Dude, either do it, pay someone to do it, or do without.

 

[CidahMastah]

It's not that hard. Measure twice, drill once.

+1... sage advice

 

[the_bird]

C'mon, even BierMuncher can do it!

 

[Cosper123]

im just gonna go out on a limb here and say that if he isn't feeling confident nailing a hole through the side of a pot that he doesn't know how to use a torch cutter...

lol

 

[slykwilli]

C'mon, even BierMuncher can do it!

+1

I'd bet that once you do it and see how easy it is... you'll start charging for your services and people will then ask you for advice! :rockin:

 

[DacotahBrewing]

Use a knockout punch. Go rent one from the local auto parts store and do it. You literally cannot screw that up.

 

[Revvy]

It's time for an intervention....I think BobbyM or one of the othe New Jersyites should go over there and make him do it.