Drill hole in tube?

It may have gotten to the point where it's easier to take it to a machine shop or call a contractor...or mail it to me..

 

A labor of love, at least you weren’t juggling knives

 

Speaking of dog grooming... She's the greatest most talented and kind dog groomer who takes on the most difficult pets free of charge. It's so enjoyable watching her methods: Girl With The Dogs - YouTube and Girl With The Dogs 2 - YouTube

 

Yeah, that'd be cat grooming rather than dog grooming...

 

Make your own v block from wood or other way to hold the drill in place. I wonder if a piece of duct tape would be sufficient to create a starting position for the drill. A small drill maybe.

 

duct tape is not my last resort, it's my first

 

Since I don't have all the details of the stock tubing being used ( mostly if you have extra stock to work with or just one piece that is already the correct length) I can't be confident this guys home made tube tool might give you an idea of two of how to tackle your project. Here it is anyway, hoping you have an extra piece of tubing to practice on or some extra length of tubing you can discard after getting the hole where you need it to be.
And most importantly without any more cut fingers.
Key is a minute or two after video starts when he says " If you don't have a slip roll you can do what I've done for years".

 

That might call for some sort of better home made dog tool.

 

No one has mentioned this...if you don't care about how pretty the area near the hole looks.
Use a flat file (or even the edge of the file) to make a small flat spot before drilling.
Also can do this before using a center punch or nail to make a small dent for your pilot hole

Mike

 

Use a saddle valve fitting to punch a pilot hole and then drill