WoodChuckWoods
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I thought i have seen a plunging jig you mount a drill in at home depot for like 40 bucks then you could put it anywhere and the jig holds the drill square. just a thought
Using a Forstner Bit in the OF 1400EQ for dog holes?
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Rusty nuts
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Hi,
I drilled 14x19mm holes in my 4" thick bench yesterday using my 36volt cordless drill, I measured and marked then I punched a point to take the 19mm auger bit while I aligned it using 2 small squares, once I got an inch in I removed the squares and carried on straight through. I re-drilled the holes using a 20mm blacksmiths drill to slightly enlarge them to give the various dogs and holders a bit of clearance, it was harder drilling the small clearance hole than the first 19mm hole. My Bench is some sort of African Hardword that is extremely dense and heavy and because of this I have put off drilling the holes for years, making do one way or another but yesterday I decided to bite the bullet and try it and it has worked out a treat. I must say that drilling the first hole was nerve wracking for fear of messing it up but afterwards as usual I wished I had done it years ago.
regards
Rustynuts.
I drilled 14x19mm holes in my 4" thick bench yesterday using my 36volt cordless drill, I measured and marked then I punched a point to take the 19mm auger bit while I aligned it using 2 small squares, once I got an inch in I removed the squares and carried on straight through. I re-drilled the holes using a 20mm blacksmiths drill to slightly enlarge them to give the various dogs and holders a bit of clearance, it was harder drilling the small clearance hole than the first 19mm hole. My Bench is some sort of African Hardword that is extremely dense and heavy and because of this I have put off drilling the holes for years, making do one way or another but yesterday I decided to bite the bullet and try it and it has worked out a treat. I must say that drilling the first hole was nerve wracking for fear of messing it up but afterwards as usual I wished I had done it years ago.
regards
Rustynuts.
If this is the drill jig: http://www.amazon.com/General-36-37-Precision-Drill/dp/B00004T82L its a real piece of garbage. I had an older model that was all made of metal and still pretty awful but the new jig is mainly made of high impact plastic which is even worse. Not worth the money IMO.
Making the top to fit under the drill press sounds like a good work around and since the top will be 3 layers glued, you could offset the planks to make a tongue and groove that could make glue up even easier ... something like this
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Making the top to fit under the drill press sounds like a good work around and since the top will be 3 layers glued, you could offset the planks to make a tongue and groove that could make glue up even easier ... something like this
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this is the video I made using the 3/4" uncut router bit.. the best way if you do not have the lr32 you can use the guide rail and mark the spot but it worked great