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Make a drill fixture with a flat plate about 3/4 or 1 inch thick. Use a gasket as a pattern to put in two other holes to hold it in place. This will keep your hand drill square so you don't drill at an angle. Three holes, two to hold it and one the same size as you want the stud drilled to. You could even drill it real small as some have suggested, drill the stud with a small drill. Then open up the fixture to the next size and drill. Be patient.