Forum topic by schu777 | posted 11-17-2014 03:57 PM | 1123 views | 0 times favorited | 7 replies | ![]() |
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11-17-2014 03:57 PM |
Topic tags/keywords: drill I’m looking for options (other than a drill press) to drill a 2” hole in hard maple. I’ve got a drill press, but it slips and haven’t figured out how to get it fixed yet. So I’m looking for options of ways I could get a 2” hole drilled into some hard maple so I can make a nut for a wood screw. Thanks, Michael -- Michael S. - Omaha, NE |
7 replies so far
#1 posted 11-17-2014 03:58 PM |
Do you have a hand drill? A 2” forstner bit would work. -- The quality of one's woodworking is directly related to the amount of flannel worn. |
#2 posted 11-17-2014 04:01 PM |
A holesaw should work in a beefy hand drill, preferably corded. Just go slow and don’t push too hard. Another way is a circle guide with a dremel tool. |
#3 posted 11-17-2014 04:18 PM |
Are you needing a 2 inch disk to make the nut? or a two inch HOLE If you want a 2 inch diameter disk drilled out of a block, then the hole saw is the way to go, just remember you want the Inside Diameter to be 2 inches so ~2 1/8 or 2 1/4 hole saw. for the hole, as others said, beefy hand drill. Alternatively, you can do this with a plunge router with a guide bearing… just center a pattern on the surface with double stick tape many ways to skin a cat! -- “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Mark Twain |
#4 posted 11-17-2014 04:23 PM |
Corded hand drill and a hole saw. Just have someone ready to drive you to the ER when you break your arm – hehe. I’ve heard of broken wrists from doing things like this so be patient. You aren’t stronger than a corded drill. -- The Wood Is Your Oyster |
#5 posted 11-17-2014 04:45 PM |
With the assumption that you’re going to thread the inside of the 2” hole to make your nut then the first thing I’d do is try a new belt on my drill press. Smart ass remarks aside, the Forstner bit in hand drill sounds like the best option. Hole saws in hard wood are a real pain in the butt – there’s the tendency to over heat and burn the wood. And they’re not very forgiving if you get off line while drilling – ask any plumber or electrician about the experience of having a Hole Hawg bind up on him while drilling studs. Another approach would be to rough the hole out by drilling a ring of smaller holes and then clean it up with a router and a pattern bit. -- Visualize whirled peas |
#6 posted 11-17-2014 06:21 PM |
+1 for DrDirt, plunge router with a guide bearing and a pattern. or you can do this: http://www.woodmagazine.com/woodworking-tips/techniques/drilling-boring/hints-for-huge-holes/?page=4. Here they use a Forstner Bit, a Rabbeting Bit, then a pattern-routing bit. Works great! -- Randy in Crestview Florida, Wood Rocks! |
#7 posted 11-17-2014 06:25 PM |
Circle cutting jig and plunge router. -- Chris K |
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