On Tue, 17 May 2005 13:11:59 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: Just a note from my experience, drilling on or close to a weld is not the easiest thing to do as the welding hardens the metal around it. I'm not sure why this happens, might be the welding material (wire or rod). Jerry _______________________________________________ ATM mailing list http://www.atmlist.net/