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05-02-2011 01:32 AM |
Topic tags/keywords: wood turning boring end grain d-bit drill wander hard wood maple musical instrument question lathe My project is a 10” cylindrical block of hard maple with 10 bores drilled end-to-end, starting in the center and then consistently smaller bores surrounding it. I have attempted to drill two around the center bore, but they have both wandered off of parallel by about 1/2” from one end to the other. |
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#1 posted 05-02-2011 02:11 AM |
What type of drill bit are you using? |
#2 posted 05-02-2011 02:18 AM |
The d-bit is made of drill rod of varying diameters depending on the size of the bore required. I am hand feeding the wood onto the spinning bit and removing it often to remove the swarf. I would love to know how this was done in the 18thC. |
#3 posted 05-02-2011 02:33 AM |
I assume you have the drill bit in the lathe chuck. |
#4 posted 05-02-2011 02:35 AM |
Sounds like a very tricky cut to get right. I’m not sure I would even Nonetheless, drills ground with a “cabinetmaker’s” point (similar to |
#5 posted 05-02-2011 02:37 AM |
OR, |
#6 posted 05-02-2011 05:17 AM |
There is some great info here about drilling straight in end grain.
http://toolmakingart.com/2011/02/27/how-to-make-an-octagonal-handle-shell-auger-and-straight-drilling-guide/ -- Galootish log blog, http://www.timberframe-tools.com |
#7 posted 05-02-2011 05:57 AM |
I have had some sucess drilling a straight hole in the end of a 4×4 block using the drill press with a clamp. The clamp was nothing more that a board with a hole in the middle a little bigger than the hole I wanted to drill in the 4×4. On each end of the clamp board I drilled holes and inserted all thread so I could mount the clamp to my drill press table. Where the all thread needed to go through the drill press table I cut slots, front to back so that I could adjust the distance of the hole from the drill press table fence. I then placed the 4×4 centered at the hole in the clamp board between the clamp board and the drill press table. Tighten down the nuts on the all thread and drilled my hole. Best I can remember I was only drilling into a piece around 6” long not 10”. But I did have to resort to bit extensions. -- Darrell, making more sawdust than I know what to do with |
#8 posted 05-03-2011 04:30 PM |
It is going to be a baroque rackett, which is the precursor to the bassoon. There are videos on-line where you can listen to one being played. |
#9 posted 05-04-2011 04:17 AM |
My guess is that in the 18’th century they used a barefoot ship’s auger. They are specifically for drilling end grain. -- Paul M ..............If God wanted us to have fiberglass boats he would have given us fibreglass trees. http://thecanadianschooloffrenchmarquetry.com/ |
#10 posted 06-26-2017 09:33 PM |
Hi, I found this thread because I’m working on making 30 wooden tent poles for a canvas wall tent. I have 30 rough cut ash 2×2s a little over 6’ 6” long (my target length) and I’m in the process of cutting the ends even and trimming them all to the same length. Then I have to decide how much work I want to put into cleaning up the rough cut 2×2s, whether I want to plane all four sides, whether I want to miter cut them into octagon cross section, or try to run them through a router table with a quarter or half-round router bit, or what. Any ideas or suggestions on the above would be welcome, but it’s the next step I’m really looking for advice with, which is drilling a holes in the ends of the poles to take a 1/4” diameter, 6” long metal rod (to go through the grommets in the canvas). The accuracy doesn’t have to be great, but this just feels like the sort of thing that will prove to be finicky and error-prone. I’m not sure if free-hand drilling the holes will be sufficient, or if I should try to figure out how to rig my drill press so I can clamp a pole in place and drill downward, or temporarily clamp the press to a workbench, or what. Any advice would be appreciated. |
#11 posted 06-26-2017 09:43 PM |
6” is a pretty deep hole to drill. Most drill In any case, the best tool to do the job is You could also use a doweling jig. I’ve I suggest threading the ends of the rods |
#12 posted 06-27-2017 04:41 AM |
+1 on the barefoot ship’s auger. They have no lead screw (i.e. “barefoot) and are designed to drill long holes in a boat’s deadwood for the propellor shaft. Not a situation where you want a crooked hole. Unless you live in boat building area, the local hardware store won’t have them, but WoodenBoat magazine could give you some leads. Or google boat building tools. Or just google barefoot auger. I also wondered about your procedure. Lathes typically have a hollow tube where the tailstock fits. You can take your long drill and run it through this hole (maybe with some sort of bushings to keep in centered), and turn the wood rather than turning the drill. Wooden lamps are often made this way. -- I admit to being an adrenaline junky; fortunately, I'm very easily frightened |
#13 posted 07-01-2017 04:57 PM |
Sorry, to clarify, the metal rods are 5-6” long, the hole only needs to be half that, i.e. 2-3”. Doweling jig certainly looks worth trying. The shopsmith looks great, but a bit out of my price range. |
#14 posted 07-01-2017 11:32 PM |
Couldn’t you start the holes on the drill press going in from each side, then use the already drilled holes as a guide to go straight through to the other side? |
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