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I was hoping I could get by with a pointy bit at the end of my Ikea screwdriver for now, but if it doesn't fare well I'll definitely buy a spring punch, I like them too :) I've been meaning to buy a single sheet of thick leather for a while, but I think it makes more sense for me (in terms of cost) to just buy 5 or 10 VO leather spacers instead of leather + a punch.
I won't be fitting that many metal fenders really, 2 pairs at most in the foreseeable future, but I want to fit them properly because the half-assed job I did with my previous Berthoud just led to them cracking within 2 years. I will buy VO ones this time and plan to adjust their radius by hand.Thanks for the discussion about drill bits, though I feel a bit overwhelmed by all the different possibilities. I think I'm just gonna go with a fairly basic Bosch HSS-G kit for now, as I'll be using them exclusively on a hand drill and, really, they won't see much use.
Thanks for the recommandation @dbr. I read on reddit that people had problems with this kind of bits, because they had a tendency to wander around/drill oval, but you seem to say otherwise! I probably will never be using anything bigger than a 6 anyway, so it looks like it wouldn't change much, as the special "end" on the Dewalt seems to be only on size 6 bits and above?
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I’m a big believer in using a spring punch to mark when drilling thinner materials by hand so it doesn’t wander around. I use it nearly every day at work.
Maybe a small planishing hammer and a few bits of wood/leather? If you’re fitting a lot of metal fenders they might need a little reshaping sometimes. I got some VO ones back to nearly new after a stick bent the rear quite badly.
The tin of green waxy cutting compound in our workshop is fantastic on most things. I have no idea what it’s called and it’s probably about 30yrs old by now and still going strong.
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