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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Catt57" data-source="post: 3462545" data-attributes="member: 34578">Oh, and here's a trick if you want to keep from tearing out the wood when you drill the new hole.Use a large nail and tap the point in at the center of where you want the new hole to create a divot.   (This helps keeps the drill bit centered.)  Then when you start to drill, run the drill in reverse just a little to "wear" out the top of the hole (Like 1/32 to 1/16 on an inch deep.) just enough to break through the surface of the wood.  Then put it back on forward and drill your hole.   This should help to prevent chip out.</blockquote>