Patent ID: 8741196

Claim:
A method for drilling at least one hole in at least one composite comprising: providing a body comprising first and second ends, each having a threaded outer surface, and a bore extending from the first end through the second end; providing a tool comprising a first outer mold-line surface for defining a shape of a composite, a second opposing surface, and a hole extending from the first outer mold-line surface through the second opposing surface; disposing a sealing member against at least one of the threaded outer surface of the first end of the body or an inner surface of the hole; theadedly attaching the first end of the body, at the second opposing surface, to the inner surface of the hole of the tool; threadedly attaching and sealing a cap to the second end of the body; consolidating a composite against the first outer mold-line surface of the tool; removing the cap from the second end of the body by unthreading the cap from the second end; inserting a drill bit into the bore of the body, through the hole of the tool, and against the composite; and drilling a hole in the composite.