Clamp the pieces down to the workbench
andwiththesame5/16”bitinyourdrill
place the bit in the hole that’s at the
bottom corner of the side panel. We need
to finish drilling the hole all the way
through the long board, the tall spacer and
finally through the long board on the
other side. Your bit may not be long
enough to go through all this and even if it
is it’s best to only go halfway through
each side and then flip the piece over and
continue the hole until they both meet.
This way, if you start to get off square
with your bit as you drill, you won’t carry
the angle all the way through to the other
side and miss the hole that you’ve all
ready drilled.Drill the top corner hole the rest of the way through the tall spacer just as
you did with the bottom hole. Take a bolt and test your fit with both
holes. If you have trouble getting the bolts to go all the way through the
holes they may need some friendly persuading with your hammer. I
said friendly persuading. If you have to hit the bolt hard and it’s still not
going through, remove it and see if you can tell where it’s getting stuck.
You may have to use sandpaper, or if things are way off, a bigger drill bit
to allow the bolt to go through.
Now,drilltheholethat’satthe
bottom towards the middle of the
side panel the rest of the way
through the long boards just as
we did for the other holes. This
istheholethatthecatapultarm
will pivot on, but we need to wait
to drill the hole through the arm.
That step is coming up.