Hello,

This is a bit of a 'newbie' question - What would be a good way to go about accurately drilling and tapping holes in the ends of a fairly long aluminum plate (e.g the 100x10mm faces of a 500x100x10mm plate)? I almost certainly don't have the kit to do this yet, so I'm trying to workout what best to buy to handle this kind of job. Seems a floor standing pillar drill would be up to the task, but I'm not sure how to hold the work such that it is held rigidly at the end being drilled and in a manner which allows the drilling position to be easily controlled. Would a pillar drill with 90 degrees table tilt be required?

I welcome any suggestions.

Matt.