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Step 4Ream out the hole
Here is the leap of faith - once you start, no going back!
Remove the old spigot. Make sure you get the nut and washers out of the barrel.
We need to make the hole big enough to accept the bulkhead fitting. I had a drill bit big enough, but no drill with a big enough chuck. So I grabbed Uncle Rudy's old reamer and thick leather gloves and slowly made the hole bigger.
WARNING - you cannot make it smaller! Go slow and try to put the fitting in every few turns. You want the fitting to just barely slide into the hole.
Periodically use a big drill bit to shave the plastic from the inside of the hole that the reamer pushes out. This allows the fitting to slide in easier.
Remove the old spigot. Make sure you get the nut and washers out of the barrel.
We need to make the hole big enough to accept the bulkhead fitting. I had a drill bit big enough, but no drill with a big enough chuck. So I grabbed Uncle Rudy's old reamer and thick leather gloves and slowly made the hole bigger.
WARNING - you cannot make it smaller! Go slow and try to put the fitting in every few turns. You want the fitting to just barely slide into the hole.
Periodically use a big drill bit to shave the plastic from the inside of the hole that the reamer pushes out. This allows the fitting to slide in easier.
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