The right tools for the job...

I can't stress enough how much of a pleasure it is to work on something when you have the ideal tools. Prius scissor jack to the rescue....

 

Looking good Mike!

 

Lol

 

Nice clean hole...what's it for?

 

I give you an A+ for creativity.

 

Not a bad idea. It's a scissor drill press.

 

That sounds all wrong man




Lol, it's for bolt on sliders.

 

1st. Gen. screw jacks, many uses. Latest was support when changing a garbage disposal. Just center it under the disposal, crank it up by hand. Turns easy up or down. Un-latch from the sink, crank it down. Install a new one the same way. Center everything with one hand, twist the crank stub with the other, latch it in place.

 

This looks like a pain to handle. Did you have a helper, or zip tie the trigger and just start turning?

 

All solo, it was a definite pain with how thick the metal is (For reference I think that second picture is after a 3/8" bit). A zip tie was tempting, but potentially dangerous if that drill bit got snagged. Plus drilling metal, you want to use a fairly low rpm.