Today we're going t demonstrate two techniques on enlarging holes in the frame. Now a common problem is that you install a piece of hardware inside the frame, whether it be a block or a bolt, and sometimes the exit hole that you have to use is a little bit on the small side, as demonstrated here. So we'll go ahead and enlarge the hole a little bit. First technique, pretty simple, we'll just use a… see more >
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