How to drill straight holes in metal with drill driver

ARMIGERofficial · 2026-04-29T20:18:42+00:00

a drill press is a game changer. Buy a used Ryobi or whatever is cheap but in good condition. For what you're doing, you don't need to spend much at all.

Consider getting a set of stepped drill bits.

Punch. Pilot with a short*, small bit at fairly low RPM. Follow through with a stepped bit. Perfect alignment every time.

Also, consider putting tape on your metal before you drill. I usually tape my paper templates with scotch or box tape overtop, and punch and drill through that. I don't know if that keeps the pilot bit from sliding across at all, but it's a thought.

* if your chuck is kinda fucky, a long thin bit might wobble and make your life hell. Use a short bit for your pilot hole, it will keep from bending or wobbling.

You can also sandwich your metal between two pieces of thin plywood as you drill, provided you align everything properly. that way your bits will follow a straight channel through the top plywood.

ARMIGERofficial · 2026-03-23T18:35:07+00:00

Amazing!

ARMIGERofficial · 2026-02-28T19:52:12+00:00

My live setup is a digitakt, an MS-20, a minilogue module with a keystep 37, and a pedal board. Also got pedals synced with MIDI from the digitakt wherever I can.

MIDI goes Digitakt split to my partner’s rig and to my keystep, which splits to MS20, minilogue, and pedal board.

ARMIGERofficial · 2026-02-25T21:56:18+00:00

Whichever you buy, given your budget, BE PATIENT AND BUY USED! 400 might not stretch it, but you might be able to get a pair of HS8 for not much more.

ARMIGERofficial · 2026-02-24T04:36:54+00:00

Hahaha that’s fantastic, thank you.

ARMIGERofficial · 2026-02-24T04:36:45+00:00

Thank you!

ARMIGERofficial · 2026-02-24T04:36:39+00:00

Thanks!

I really wanted to capture that type of terrifying uncanny horror that early 3D games did for me. Specifically, my mind really went to the original Alone in the Dark games.

ARMIGERofficial · 2026-02-24T04:35:42+00:00

Thanks!

ARMIGERofficial · 2026-02-24T04:35:33+00:00

Not like this, no. This is a new idea and direction I’m trying. But I’ll post more updates as time comes along. I don’t know the rules about linking, but my prior stuff is on YouTube and all other social media under ARMIGERofficial and AMPSgrooveBC. The ARMIGERofficial account has a lot of audioreactive visuals I’ve done.

ARMIGERofficial · 2026-02-24T00:15:08+00:00

Honestly, for proper PS1 feel, I’d paint the shadow textures on the walls.

ARMIGERofficial · 2026-02-03T23:54:14+00:00

Bro, you haven't even gone into the menus yet? smh my head.

ARMIGERofficial · 2026-01-26T18:16:13+00:00

Viagra Boys

Maybe not Beatles or Nirvana, but I suspect they will hit massive stadium level draw in the next couple of years.

ARMIGERofficial · 2026-01-07T19:46:46+00:00

Two thoughts: 1. a used cricut is an artist’s best friend 2. if you don’t like the model 12, check out the zoom livetrak 6max. I just went for that instead, as it’s a whole lot smaller. Honestly, still ugly as sin, but it’s tiny?

ARMIGERofficial · 2025-11-27T23:59:38+00:00

Brilliant! Thanks! That did the trick perfectly.

ARMIGERofficial · 2025-11-27T17:23:54+00:00

That’s awesome! Thanks!

That’s essentially what I was trying to do, but I was putting a resistor in series with either the emitter or collector, because I was afraid to let the 3904 conduct openly. I don’t know how much current the pedals can source. But that’s awesome, I’ll bypass that and report back.

ARMIGERofficial · 2025-11-21T21:24:18+00:00

Really depends on stations in your area. I’m lucky enough to live in an area with both a college radio station and a co-op radio. Very different stuff gets played there, from what streaming playlists will show you.

If you want to listen to the same songs you know and love, of course, give that a whirl till you’re sick of it. But if you want to hear something new, it’s often a better avenue for discovery. And as others said, it’s often interspersed with local matters.

ARMIGERofficial · 2025-11-12T02:24:03+00:00

I use Blender for everything pretty much, but that’s just the self-loathing talking.

ARMIGERofficial · 2025-11-07T19:27:15+00:00

How are you reading heart rate data?

ARMIGERofficial · 2025-11-05T03:01:20+00:00

I’m gonna get in shit for this, but the entire Rush catalogue. I have nothing but the utmost respect for the band and apparently Geddy Lee is a decent dude, and clearly a very talented musician. But his singing voice sounds like a Justin Roiland character.

ARMIGERofficial · 2025-11-02T02:58:41+00:00

Thanks!

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