Sven Yrvind · video

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Sven Yrvind installs four metal plates to support a gimbal system inside his boat.▶ 0:00 He uses an oscillating tool to trim and clean the edges of the plates to ensure they do not pose a head-strike hazard.▶ 0:39 During the fabrication process, Yrvind attempts to drill a hole in hardened steel, which causes a ceramic drill bit to break.▶ 2:06 He switches to a manual drilling method and successfully taps the hole using an M6 tap.▶ 2:47 Although the initial hole placement is too low and bottoms out, the process confirms the viability of the tapping technique for the remaining hardware.▶ 2:18 Yrvind plans to refine the gimbal mock-up and continue the installation in subsequent work sessions.▶ 3:05

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