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Its hardly rocket science, use the correct size drill for the fixings you are using, so if its an M5 bolt use a 5mm drill (or 6 tops) but dont oversize them by loads as itll be sloppy
Quote from: "smo"Its hardly rocket science, use the correct size drill for the fixings you are using, so if its an M5 bolt use a 5mm drill (or 6 tops) but dont oversize them by loads as itll be sloppyClose but no cigar.In the example of M5, the 5 refers to the nominal diameter of the bolt, the correct size drill varies, but for a close clearence fit then the desired size is 5.3mm, but as most drill bit sets only do half sizes then 5.5mm will do.You can use a 5mm drill, but the tolerances will be on the limit, which can result in the operator "wriggling" the drill to make the hole slightly bigger so that the rivit or bolt fits.