Like one of these?
EDIT: The part I linked to is for Mild Steel, Aluminum, Fiberglass, Plastic, Min. Pilot Hole 7/8".
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EDIT: The part I linked to is for Mild Steel, Aluminum, Fiberglass, Plastic, Min. Pilot Hole 7/8".
Yes, if local water is sub-par, better to use a filter than distill. Less energy consumption filtering vs boiling as well.
JSmith
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Yep... but depends of the filtering process too;
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Like those sorta, Greenlee mech. hvy duty w/ lg. rachet, but older. I had no idea they are that expensive(hydraulic models)
Those are the real deal tools. They last a longgg time. I think if he can get a rental of a hole punch for stainless or to purchase a cobalt drill bit/step bit.
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Ha! The CRM Descriminator! I remember that now.
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It depends on what the defects are. But distilling without immediate mineralization is not a good practice
restorer-john
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Thanks guys, I'm gonna look at my local tool hire place. The reason I asked was I've never drilled an SS sink before and, although it has a nice 10mm hole already, the last thing I wanted to do was:
a) bugger it completely.
b) have the bit grab, twist my arm and/or break the kitchen window with the drill as I'm thrown sideways...
c) have to buy a new sink.
I'm tempted to just put a black rubber flush bung in the hole and forget the soap dispenser thing- but I already bought it.
Yes, to be clearer, by sub-par I wasn't referring to serious contamination so much as smell/taste. In Sydney we have reasonable tap water but it often has too much chlorine for my taste, so I don't usually drink it.
The health issues are more complex, and interesting. Drinking distilled water increases diuresis and discharge of electrolytes from the body, not necessarily beneficial. WHO drinking water recommendations include magnesium minimum of 10 mg/L with 20–30 mg/L optimum; calcium 20 mg/L minimum and 40–80 mg/L optimum and total water hardness (adding magnesium and calcium) of 2–4 mmo/litre, so distilled water is not optimal per those criteria. Distillation will remove fluoride, which may or may not be your health goal. Personal factors may be significant: for example I have good blood serum metrics generally but oddly low serum potassium, drinking distilled water would be detrimental there.
But there are a large number of potential contaminants in drinking water including VOCs, phenols, endocrine disruptors and so on that find their way into the water supply, along with chlorine/bromine disinfection byproducts such as trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids that are detrimental. Reticulated water systems are designed to deliver chlorine residual to ensure effective control of pathogens, so a strategy to remove residuals and contaminants prior to consumption but retain or supplement beneficial minerals etc is logical. More complex than just measuring TDS though.
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Agree, see above.
Another suggestion: Before I retired I used a set of Milwaukee drill bits for SS ice machine units that had to be drilled to be ganged together. They were a new type of bit that worked best for me, tho I had to keep at least 2 sets on hand for the amount of drilling required out on the road. I will check my toolbox tonite to see what material they are made of and if they kit goes up to 1 inch. Just remember that you'll have to step up in sizes to get to your desired hole size. For me, these were better than any step-bit. Also call around to a SS metal shop to see what they recommend.
I found a cobalt step bit for the drill. It's from a industrial supplier and they sell only the good stuff so the price is very high. Maybe a lower priced seller like a hardware store has something less expensive. I was buying cobalt drill bits for work at a tool retailer and from a hardware store. Up to about 3/8" they are not too expensive but after 5/8" the price jumps. Stainless steel is what is sometimes used for cutting steel so you need cobalt or a punch to do this properly.
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What did you not trust about the water from it?
(I don't use any filters -- NYC tap water being good enough for me)
These are what i use John. Cheap, but work surprisingly well. They go through stainless steel like butter.
I drink RO water for last 20 years with very little mineralization added and no negative side effects. The idea that water without minerals will leach them from your body is a little farfetched since most of minerals are absorbed from the food we eat and not from the water. My main reason for drinking RO water isn't chlorine but fluoride that can be very harmful, and before you say it is natural - it isn't. Sodium Fluoride is not natural (80x less toxic Calcium Fluoride is). Toxicity of Sodium Fluoride is about the same as Arsenic. I has very little effect on the teeth and as such abandoned in whole Europe. Teeth become static at about age of 12 and don't absorb Fluoride from the water. Program of adding Fluoride (non-medical grade) was sponsored by Alcoa - aluminum mills that had to pay a lot of money to get rid of this toxic byproduct (now they make money selling it). You can easily get rid of chlorine with simple carbon filter, but not from Fluoride. You need RO or deionizing columns or distilling water. As for harmful effects of removing Calccium or Magnesium from drinking water - every water softener does it by replacing Calcium and Magnesium Ions with Sodium Ions (ion exchange)
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