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Sorry. We are into drilling here! Start a new thread! :D

Ha! Shoulda Known! :rock: You da MAN!

Indeed! (they are marked as a "tip drill" at the local welding supply!) There are some bits in the handle surely small as pins. Maybe smaller!
Now I have an idea to cut the head off of a straight...

It is called a "tip drill". A staple at welding supply's. They usually come with smaller, tiny bits for clearing cutting/welding torch tips. Handy for pilot holes and other uses. You can separately...

Great thread! Good ideas from all. It shows there is more than one way to relieve a cat from it's skin!
I have taken to drilling thru until I can feel that "snag" at the end with my little tip...

Indeed a bit of wobbling works well. Accomplished easily by the little "tip drill" I pictured. One can also saw back and forth until alignment is straight using only the drill bit!

I would suggest if you are drilling pin holes in bone, ivory, bakelite, or other hard, brittle materials to use one of these by hand and go slow. You can feel your progress and back up as needed. A...