Wine bottle balancers #1: How to bore the balancer hole for a level bottle

Jim,
You have been qutie busy lately. Thanks for the blog tutorial. I will have to give this a try sometime.

-- Mike, Missouri --- “A positive life can not happen with a negative mind.” ---

Nice blog Jim, thanks for sharing.

-- Bob C, Australia. I love sharing as long as it is not my tools

Great blog Jim,

Thanks for sharing

-- Chuck Emery, Michigan,

Thanks for the blog. I have two of these that will be going with a box and while I understand the concept, I have never made a bottle balancer. It’s nice to have your right up as a reference if I need it.

Thanks,
Joey

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Looks like a winner Jim

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Clever Jim!!
There is a reason all you make is so crisp!
Best thoughts from the owner of the coolest awl in Denmark,
Mads

-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

Thanks, Mads. I’m glad you like the awl and hope you use it a lot!!
I have not posted much lately. We are building a wood shop here in the park and have been scrounging material and tools from every where. We now have a Craftsman table saw, Makita sliding miter saw.a Grizzly 14” band saw, a HF 4” belt sander, a HF 6” tool grinder, two Skill saws, 3 routers and a bunch of hand tools …......Jim

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Hmmmm sounds good!
Building here in the park? What does that mean?
best thoughts, Mads

-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

We stay in an RV park in our motor home in the winter. We now have an enclosed wood shop that we just bought the last door and locks for today. We looked a a drill press today but it was too much for it.
This shop is 19’X36’ and I’ll post some before and after pictures when we get it done. It is not real pretty but pretty functional!!..........Jim

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Look forward to see this.
Also a picture of the motor home pls.
Best thoughts my friend,
Mads

-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

Hi Mads. I sent you an E mail with pictures of the motor home and the original look of our new shop before we did the framing!.............Jim

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Got it!

-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

Jim – nice work. Would you be willing to share a more detailed plan for the jig? Let m eknow as I really like this idea. Thanks.

Hi BNE…........first of all WELCOME TO LUMBERJOCKS!!!!!!!!!!!
Let me know what details you want in a p.m. and I’ll try to fill you in.
The object of the jig is to hold the balancer and the guide within the fixture so it stays centered. Then with you drilling down, all the force is down toward the corner so both pieces stay in place pretty good. I found that if you come through a piece with any drill, the drill wants to walk toward the side where there is no resistance, so I put a scrap block in the bottom so the drilling is always balanced all the way through the part

Jim

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!