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Drills

Is it possible to drill a hole through a piece of raw cat’s eye?

I recently found a nice piece of tumbled cat’s eye at a geo store and I wanted to try and drill a hole through the center of it and make jewelry out of it. Is it possible to drill through this cat’s eye, or would it be too hard? If it is possible, is there any particular technique/drill bit I should be using?
Cat’s eye is a form of gemstone, it’s not literally a cat’s eye.

Unable to drill a screw to a wall?

Hi, Pardon my ignorance. I have a drywall (I think) inside my house wherein I can hang pictures using tack pins, drill holes and use screws. I was planning to hold a ball catcher on the outside and tried drilling a hole but it wouldnt go in at all. Any ideas what kind of wall [...]

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What kind of drill or bit do I need to drill die-cast aluminium?

I’m building an electronic device that I want to house in a Hammond Mfg 1590BB die-cast aluminium case. To achieve this, I need to drill holes in the case for the switches and knobs. Do I need a special drill or bit for this?

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What is a good drill to learn to throw a baseball better?

What is a good drill I can do to build arm strength and accuracy?

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How can i revive a battery pack on my cordless drill that wont take a charge?

I have a Dewalt cordless drill with two battery packs, neither of them will take a charge, Is there anyway to restore them without replacing the battery packs?

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What attachment do I need to buy to use small drill bits with my dremel?

It needs to be able to hold #68 drill bits, which are 0.031 inches in diameter. I need to use really small drill bits with my dremel and it looks like I need some kind of attachment for the dremel to hold the bits. Do Lowes or Home Depot sell some sort of attachment?

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I want to drill into a wall in my house , how do I know where the electrical wires are ?

I need to drill into the doorframe which is pre fabricated pressed metal and I don’t want to drill into the electrical wires . Is there any chance I could drill into them .

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