Drilling a EX10 Piston

[krazy89]

Hey guys...

just wondering if anyone has tried drilling out the piston from a EX10 or D10 for that matter....

i have a spare EX10 piston lying around... and i have a Green Trit lying around... and thought i'd figure a way to drill out the piston so i can install the trit in there...

never done anything like this before... just wondering if anyone out there has had experience with drilling it out?

Thanks,
KraZy

 

[Morelite]

It would be best to use an endmill in a milling machine, drills don't cut sideways very good and endmills have a very short life in a drill or drill press.

 

[blademan]

I used a drill press. The biggest challenge was stabilizing the piston. Clamping it bent the tube so I had to re-round it.

 

[krazy89]

hehe... dangit... i don't have access to any of those type of drills...

i was thinking of using a dremel... and to stablize the piston.. i was thinking of either drilling out a piece of wooden... or just pushing the piston into some styrofoam... that should hold it down decent...

i just can't think of any dremel bit that will be able to cut sideways??? and trying to keep it in a straight line might be hard... tho i think i can use a cutting plate to kinda score the line that i want.. and then use a side grinding bit to kinda bore out enough to fit the trit... which is just 1.5mm x 5mm...

at least this piston is a spare... so even if i screw it up... it's no big deal...

KraZy

 

[jhanko]

You CAN do it with a dremel tool or drill, but you will not be happy with it. If you want, I'll mill it for you for $15. This will include milling the slot and installing the trit with Norland 88. Shipping back to you included. PM me if interested...

 

[jag-engr]

JHanko,

Is that picture of a piston that you milled?! Great job. PM sent.

 

[Paul6ppca]

You CAN do it with a dremel tool or drill, but you will not be happy with it. If you want, I'll mill it for you for $15. This will include milling the slot and installing the trit with Norland 88. Shipping back to you included. PM me if interested...

Nice job, and a nice gesture!

 

[Pontiaker]

Man dont mess with it, let jHankp do it the right way for you for $15....You can do it again it will look funky unless you have done this stuff before.