Does anyone have a recommendation on drilling holes into a hollow brass rod? I am making an in-flight display for the Airfix’s 1/48 P-51D using the included locator holes and for this build I do not want to drill a hole like I normally would for a display in-flight aircraft.
I did see a device that someone invented just for this purpose.
I think I might need to clarify, while I totally forgot about needing a jig. I meant what type drill bits to safely drill in to small brass rods? Standard drill bits okay?
Yes, HSS micro bits will do.
Thank you, very much appreciated!
You’re very welcome. It did help that you clarified your question.
I did it recently as a gun port in a harrier and I just did it carefully by hand with a small pin vice type drill. Took a minute, but was easy.
Thanks everyone for the suggestion. My plan is to drill into the side of a brass rod (square or round) to add two small posts. This is to allow for an in flight display without drilling a large hole to allow for a post to go through the inside of the model. The Airfix has two small holes for the in flight display that Airfix uses. Then I can bend the rod to allow for an in flight display.
This is also a test for a couple of Macross models that I want to display in-flight, but the gunpod takes away some of the area where I can add a post.