Mike,
I'm kind of crude in my approach some times but I have been having really good
luck with just gently punching my pinholes right through the tin can by tapping
studio pin into a 2X4 and using a refrigerator magnet[the free business card
size] as a shutter. I'm more of a stick a hole in it and
--- Michael Heath wrote:
> I'm in the midst of making a camera out of a tea tin. Is there an easy way
> to punch a 1/2 inch hole in the tin where I can place the pinhole? Or do I
> have to break out the saw and cut an irregular shape? I was wondering if a
> heavy duty hole punch, or somethin
- Original Message -
From: "Guillermo"
BTW, you don't need a hole 1/2" in diameter, 1/8" to 3/16" is more than
enough. The smaller the hole the easier it is to drill it w/o tearing the
tin. A dremel drill with a conical bit (#125) is perfect to do this.
Guillermo
- Original Message -
From: "Michael Heath"
> I'm in the midst of making a camera out of a tea tin. Is there an easy
way
> to punch a 1/2 inch hole in the tin where I can place the pinhole? Or do
I
> have to break out the saw and cut an irregular shape? I was wondering if
a
> heavy duty
I've found that step drill bits work the best for drilling a hole in a
tin. They don't tear the thin metal like a regular drill bit. I
haven't tried a hole punch.
- Original Message -
From: "Michael Heath"
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Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 6:07 PM
Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Tin
