Safety wire

[Ron R]

Ok so I’m running way behind. I ordered a safety wire jig last week thinking I’d get my bike wired for WERA at Pitt next weekend. Jig showed Thursday and I thought things were coming together. Nope , it’s a total hunk O junk and now ship time is not going to work. Long way of asking if any one in MD or northern VA have a jig for rent. Not sure I’ll get it done by Saturday but I’m riding the track day and thought it’d be cool to get some race laps in.
Thanks
Ron

 

[Kruizen]

“Jig”???

just start drilling, Either on with the bolt on the Bike or hold The bolt with vice grips.

 

[2blueyam]

Good bits (buy more than you think you will need) and cutting oil. Both should be available at your local hardware store.

 

[tdelegram]

If you have a drill press it cuts down on broken bits. But vice grips or a bench vice and hand held work too

 

[2blueyam]

I have actually used vice grips, C- clamped the vice grips to a board, then C-clamped the board to a table. I really should invest in a bench vice some day.

A good quality punch to get the hole started helps a lot too.

 

[Ron R]

Thanks for the input
I ordered a sack of bits yesterday and I’ll get to it when I get back in town. I’ll throw the drill press in the truck if I don’t get done.
thanks
Ron

 

[Dave561]

The biggest thing is let the bit Do the work. Do not, do not, oh did I mention, do not force the bit. Especially upon exit. That’s when they like to break. The bit wants to bind on exit so ease up and let the bit work.

 

[mpusch]

Ok so I’m running way behind. I ordered a safety wire jig last week thinking I’d get my bike wired for WERA at Pitt next weekend. Jig showed Thursday and I thought things were coming together. Nope , it’s a total hunk O junk and now ship time is not going to work. Long way of asking if any one in MD or northern VA have a jig for rent. Not sure I’ll get it done by Saturday but I’m riding the track day and thought it’d be cool to get some race laps in.
Thanks
Ron

Bring a tube of silicone too. If there's something you missed, tech will usually just tell you to put a dab of it on the bolt head for the day. Then go back and drill it later.