Questions tagged [drilling]
The process of boring a hole into or through a piece of wood.
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How to use a very large Forstner-style bit
This Forstner bit is 92mm in diameter, it's very large. I need to make a clean hole into a block of wood.
Looks a bit dangerous, or looks like there's a risk to break the bit or tool.
So how am I ...
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Can I hammer 25.4mm x 300mm oak dowels into a 25mm hole?
I bought the oak dowels supplied as 25mm x 300mm to fix through three oak sleepers total height 300mm.
I then bought a 25mm auger bit.
When I just checked the dowels with a calibrated digital caliper, ...
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Drilling very small holes in softwoods
Motivation:
Recently, I was restoring a small spice rack made of very thin and very soft wood (pine-like) - I unglued it, restored pieces and was about to glue it back together. I saw that the best ...
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Using tape to thicken shank of the endmill/rotary bit/drill
My router has a 1/2" collet to take 1/2" shank bits. I also have this generic CNC endmill whose shank is 3/8". I want to be able to use this endmill with the router.
Can I apply painter'...
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When should I use a tapered drill bit vs straight drill bit for countersinking wood screws?
I looking to buy a set of countersink bits and I'm seeing both tapered and non-tapered versions. Is this personal preference or is there a reason to use one other the other? I mostly work with ...
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How to prevent tearout when drilling surface at an angle?
I was boring holes for stool-legs when this huge chunk of hard maple tore out. This was supposed to the be the top surface of the stool, so it's pretty frustrating. The chip was mangled, so I can't ...
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Are drill guides supposed to be zero-clearance?
I bought the following drill guide so that I can make perpendicular holes in wood.
Even using this tool, I failed and I am wondering if the problem is my technique, or if I have bought a faulty piece....
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Aligning entry and exit side of drawbores
I don't have a drill press, so when drilling a long hole, I'll typically drill from both sides, as close as I can eyeball being orthogonal to the surface, and meet in the middle. This way, the series ...
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Drilling conical holes into Wood (Lathe)
I need to drill conical holes that are narrow at the deep and and wider at the top into cylindrical bars. The measurements need to be very precise. I was thinking of using a narrow drill for the ...
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Are very thin drill bits actually safe?
I was looking for a thin 2mm drill bit. When I asked a manufacturer why their thinnest drill bit was 3mm, they said because drill bits are fragile if you make them too thin.
With that in mind, can you ...
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Advice for drilling dowel holes in a circle for an adjustable joint
My husband is making my daughter an adjustable pikler climbing frame and we are trying to work out the joins.
I think the best way would be to do 8-dowel joins then with a bolt and nut through the ...
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What is this accessory from a mixed set of drill bits?
I bought a new set of drill bits the other day, and there's a hollow plastic tube with a spring inside - any idea what it is and how it works? I'm guessing something to do with centring?
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How to remove a 25mm drill bit stuck in oak sleeper
Whilst pinning three layers of oak sleepers together with oak dowels, I have managed to get the 25mm diameter auger drill bit stuck.
Is there any oil or lubricant that I can use to try and release the ...
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How to accurately drill into end grain of a 20 inch table leg
I have a table leg that was connected to the table top with mortise and tenon and tenon broke off. As part of the repair I'd like to put in a dowel through leg and table top and wood glue the whole ...
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How to run a fixed speed Mortiser at a slower speed?
I have had a Multico PM12 for over twenty years and it has faithfully served me both for mortising and as a drill press. My workshop is not big enough to fit in both.
Very recently I needed to use a ...
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How can I make a hole with a keyway in wood?
TLDR: how to make a hole with a small tooth guide key, i.e. with a section like the inside of a 'power on' symbol
Long read. I am trying to replicate a molded plastic hinge in wood. It is a hinge with ...
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Recommendations for securing a high torque drill with a larger bit
This is not a major problem, but I recently encountered an issue in which I was drilling a medium sized hole, about 1.5", in a small piece of treated wood. The bit was a fairly new and fairly ...
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When should I use high speed and when lower speed with a drill press?
I have a drill press with variable speed adjustment. It is provided with a graph showing the maximum rotation speed for aluminium and steel based on drilling diameter. I can get the wood graph by ...
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Wood bit vs Forstner bit for cam connector holes
I am wanting to fix my MDF cabinet together with cam dowels and connectors (I rent, so for ease of moving I want the option to flatpack. Of course I will glue up when I get somewhere permanent, don't ...
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How to maintain consistency when drilling many holes in plywood
I am building a home climbing wall to a very specific third party specification, and I need to drill 610 individual 7/16" holes through 3/4" plywood.
Are there any tools I could use (either rentable ...
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Drilling through 3/4" MDF?
I want to drill 48 dog holes through 3/4" MDF.
I tried Forstner and spade bits. The Forstner did fine but heated up and became dull. The spade bit left a jagged edge on hole top.
What bit would be ...
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How to cool hole saw
I am currently trying to work on a project that involves piercing a lot of large-diameter (~38mm) holes in rather thick (~5cm) bamboo board sheets.
For that, I am using a hole saw. However, I ran ...
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How do you drill concentric holes of different diameters on a drill press?
Often times I need to drill maybe a 1/4" hole, all the way through the piece, and then a 3/8" or 1/2" hole half way through the piece in the same spot. It is often imperative that these holes are ...
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Am I selecting the correct drill bit for this job?
I'm new to woodworking so hopefully this question falls within this exchanges guidelines, please advise if not.
I'm trying to drill the screw below into plywood as shown in the photo:
There will be ...
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Tools needed for drilling holes into the wood?
I just need to drive few holes into the wood to make a DIY bathroom storage. But I am facing some problem to do that without any tools. Can anyone sort out the required tools for that?
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Not sure how to successfully drill these pieces
I'm trying to drill two pieces of wood similar to the angled pieces marked in blue. However, I'm not sure how to clamp these and can't drill them straight without the wood slipping. What's the best ...
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Carving a wood bowl or cut without a lathe
My son wants to make my wife a wooden bowl or cup out of a section of a log. I don't have a lathe and was wondering if its possible to hollow it out using some type of drill bit or sanding disc on a ...
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countersinking screws
I still don't understand about countersinking screws. I have been in lowes and home depot and have never seen packages that say countersinking screws. I still don't know the purpose of countersinking ...
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Cam Bolt and Screw hole drilling
With reference to my previous question regarding Cam Bolt and Screws, certainly I realised that I have to drill the screws and the bolts too.
So, I need a little info about drilling the holes ...
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Will a steel guide bushing harm a drill bit?
I want to build a jig to speed up production of a furniture item. The jig will hold a piece steady while the user hand-drills a hole in a certain spot. I want to use a steel bushing to guide the ...
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How to bore a hole in a shotgun stock that already has an off center hole in it?
I would like advice on how to drill or bore a 7/8" hole in the butt of a shotgun stock. It already has a hole in it that is off center of the hole I wish to bore. I need to bore the hole so that it is ...
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Is it a problem if my countersink bit is slightly larger than it needs to be?
I just want the ability to countersink (occasional use) and I have 6-7-8mm head screws and I'm buying a single 8.3mm countersink bit (Makita HSS P-73542 3 flute). But what's stopping me from not ...
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How do I fix chuck wobble in my drill press?
My drill press has a slight wobble in the chuck that makes it difficult to line up the contact point of the bit and the wood when it is rotating (on a 1/8 inch bit the wobble is roughly the width of ...
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How to make a 3/4" flat bottomed hole?
I recently bought a 1/2" 2 flute end mill bit, which fits in my table top drill press (1/2" chuck). I'm making perfectly flat bottomed holes (won't be seen in the final project) that go almost all the ...
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Decrease the diameter of part of a cylinder
I have a cylinder with a 4 cm diameter and 8 cm high. The internal thickness is 1 cm. How can I reduce this diameter only for the first 2 cm of its height?
I have a drill press.
My thinking was to ...
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Drill a perfectly centred hole in a cylinder
I have to drill a perfectly centred hole in the flat part of a cylinder.I don't know how to do but I thought something like this:
I want to take a piece of wood and fix it at the base of the drill ...
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How do I drill greater than 7 inches in from the edge of my sheet of wood?
From the drill press's supporting pipe to the drill bit tip measures 5". I believe this limits me to drilling no farther than 5" in from any given side of my MDF sheet. Unfortunately, I need to drill ...
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Enlarging a Hole made by a Hole Saw
I drilled several holes in my desk to put some grommets using a 7/8" hole saw bit. Unfortunately, I realized afterwards that the hole was supposed to be 1" to fit my grommets.
Then, despite knowing ...
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Long travel drill guide
I need to drill a 10mm hole 200mm through timber 50mm wide. If these dimensions sound odd it's for a pin through a right angle finger join to another piece of the same size.
I start centred 25mm from ...
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How do I put a really long narrow straight hole in a piece of wood?
I tried using a really long thin drill bit that probably had a different purpose (like maybe drywall stuff) to put a hole in a tobacco pipe project. But the bit blew out the side of the wood because ...
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Is there still a place for "hand drills" in a modern woodshop?
I've seen hand drills hanging on walls in restaurants and at rummage sales.
Is there still a place for "hand drills" in a modern woodshop?
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Why are keyed drill chucks still available for modern tools?
Barring support for older tools why are keyed chucks still manufactured? Hopefully not just in my own ignorance but I view keyless chucks as just a useful equivalent without being tethered to the need ...
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How do I make a drill hole the same depth every time?
My drill press doesn't have a "stop".
How do I make a drill hole the same depth every time?
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Joining acrylic and dowel with nut and bolt?
I'm planning to do this project that involves joining acrylic (1cm or 0.4inches thick) to a dowel that's 2.75cm (1 1/16inches) in diameter. I plan on joining the acrylic piece onto the dowel by ...
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How do I choose a drill press?
A drill press seems such an essential tool -- even outside of fine woodworking I have found need for it a great many times -- but as I dive into woodworking I see even more of a need for it. The ...
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Best way to drill a concentric hole with a lathe
I'm new to turning and recently decided to make some pepper mills. Starting with squareish stock I roughed the pieces to round and then started drilling several concentric holes of different sizes ...
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Why is my countersink bit making hexagonal holes?
Every time I use my countersink bit, it creates a hexagonal hole.
I've tried a hand drill, an electric drill, drilling fast, drilling slow, soft pressure, firm pressure - virtually every time it will ...
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Drilling a hole in end of spindle
What's the best way to drill a hole in the end of a short spindle (maybe 8")? Mine is already turned and does not look like it would be so easy to clamp to. Is there a jig I can make to hold the ...
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How do I drill a hole exactly in the center of a circle?
I have a 2" diameter, 11" length dowel. I want to drill a 5/16" hole exactly in the center of each end, 2" min depth. It needs to be precise because it is for axles that the dowel needs to spin freely ...
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What size pilot hole should I drill for for a specific size of screw?
I am trying to install a safe using 8mm coach screws (legislation dictates this is the minimum required size) into Jarrah.
What size pilot holes should I drill? Is there a standard reference chart? I ...
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