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| Author: | Cablepuller [ Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Drilling pegholes without a pillar drill |
Hi Need to drill the pegholes but the money center (the wife) says we cant afford a pillar drill is a cordless drill ok ? If so any tips on keeping it level Cheers |
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| Author: | ernie [ Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drilling pegholes without a pillar drill |
use a square to align up 90 deg hole use undersized bit and have a backup piece of scrap wood clamped on headstock.(reduces splintering) Use reamer and carefully measure until you achieve perfect fit |
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| Author: | kencierp [ Fri Feb 13, 2015 1:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drilling pegholes without a pillar drill |
Sure you can use a hand drill and a brad point drill -- but you also need to make the little fixture shown in this DIY video a square is not enough of a guide. http://www.todayshomeowner.com/video/di ... lar-holes/ |
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| Author: | Cablepuller [ Fri Feb 13, 2015 1:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drilling pegholes without a pillar drill |
Cheers ken .. good tip |
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| Author: | Cablepuller [ Fri Feb 13, 2015 1:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drilling pegholes without a pillar drill |
ernie wrote: use a square to align up 90 deg hole use undersized bit and have a backup piece of scrap wood clamped on headstock.(reduces splintering) Use reamer and carefully measure until you achieve perfect fit Ernie Do you put the scrap on the top and drill from behind or does it not matter cheers |
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| Author: | ernie [ Sat Feb 14, 2015 5:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drilling pegholes without a pillar drill |
I would drill from the top with an undersized bit, and have the scrap block firmly clamped to the back . In case of small splintering, hopefully the tuner will cover the splinter or reaming out the hole from the backside will hide most of it. |
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| Author: | bobgramann [ Sat Feb 14, 2015 8:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drilling pegholes without a pillar drill |
I drill all the way through with a small diameter bit. Then I use that hole to guide the larger brad point bit halfway in from each side. No breakout. If the bit is sharp, there's usually no tearout on the entry either. |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Sat Feb 14, 2015 9:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drilling pegholes without a pillar drill |
What is a pillar drill? Is this a Euro name for a drill press? |
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| Author: | johnparchem [ Sat Feb 14, 2015 9:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drilling pegholes without a pillar drill |
bobgramann wrote: I drill all the way through with a small diameter bit. Then I use that hole to guide the larger brad point bit halfway in from each side. No breakout. If the bit is sharp, there's usually no tearout on the entry either. This works really well if you are drilling 2 different diameters, Like a hole for the shaft and a larger one for the bushing of a tuner. |
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| Author: | Cablepuller [ Sun Feb 15, 2015 2:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drilling pegholes without a pillar drill |
Mike O'Melia wrote: What is a pillar drill? Is this a Euro name for a drill press? Yes mike its a british name for drill press Cheers |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drilling pegholes without a pillar drill |
Got it.
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| Author: | whiskywill [ Tue Feb 17, 2015 10:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drilling pegholes without a pillar drill |
Alternatively, raid the nearest toy box.  
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