Originally Posted by aich75013:
Originally Posted by Darrell:
Did you just use a standard house drill to drill the screws in? I want to do that but add latches with small pad locks.
I have a Ryobi Lithium Cordless drill.
I just grabbed a drill bit that was the right size. Have to be a little carful on the metal as it takes a little to start the hole. If you don't keep a steady hand the bit can slip and scratch the metal.
Use a center punch to dimple the metal where you are going to drill and use two bits: a small diameter bit to drill a hole, then go to the larger bit. The dimple from the center punch will keep the small bit from skating, then the pilot hole that you drilled with the smaller bit will keep the larger bit from skating.
And use sharp drill bits designed for cutting metal. Some of the inexpensive bits are really only meant for drilling wood.
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I may have to do something similar with my coolers before long. My 14 month old son just walks around them, but I keep them stacked on top of each other and keep things sitting on top. I guess he see's them both as a table. He has expressed interest a couple of times a while back when he saw my digging around in one. My little girl got into one of them when she was 2 and did a little damage. Dumped 2 boxes of cigars out on the carpet, stepped on a few of them. And broke 2 RP Vintage Robustos, and a Montecristo White Toro in two. Ruined 9 cigars total that day.
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