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Cablepuller
PostPosted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:38 pm 
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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

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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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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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Cheers ken .. good tip
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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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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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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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What is a pillar drill? Is this a Euro name for a drill press?
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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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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
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Got it. :)


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Alternatively, raid the nearest toy box. :shock:

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