(04-24-2018, 04:12 PM)Peter Tremblay Wrote: Yup.

There is just a bit of walk.

The only solution that I can think of is a small divot made with a punch of some sort but I don't have a tool that is hard enough to divot this steel.

(04-24-2018, 09:38 PM)Peter Tremblay Wrote: Great idea.

What thickness would you recommend for a minimum on the "guide" plate??

(04-25-2018, 09:42 AM)CLETUS Wrote: Carbide ball end mill in a dremel to create the dimple will work. A carbide center drill would be the right tool. You're still limited by the slop in the quill.

(04-25-2018, 11:11 AM)Cooler Wrote: Or touch it with a Dremel grinding bit, or a cheap knock off from Harbor Freight.

Dremel diamond bits would probably work.

(04-25-2018, 11:19 AM)daddo Wrote:  I've been using 1/4" scrap material. 3/16 might do it fine though. The hole is always the same as the bit- I use the same bit.

 If wandering is still a problem, you might just clamp the two together and drill both at the same time.

(04-25-2018, 11:35 AM)Peter Tremblay Wrote: Thanks,

I'll have to check what I have.

I don't have a lot of scrap metal around as I do very little metal working.

This is a bit of a "one off" project

(04-25-2018, 12:12 PM)Timberwolf Wrote: ,,,,,,,,,,,
I snagged this set new at a flea market a couple years ago..Haven't found anything they wont drill.......I first saw them at a woodworking show..the guy was drilling holes in old files.....at high speed and no lube.

https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Dog-Tools-Piece-Multipurpose/dp/B073HNKZQ8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1524676154&sr=8-2&keywords=bad+dog+drill+bits

(04-25-2018, 10:47 PM)blackhat Wrote: Could it be spot annealled for the hole?  You're a long way from the working end, it could be half sunk in wet sand and a torch applied to the area needing drilled to draw the temper and soften it. I don't know with M2.