Thread: WIP - Groggy's Workbench

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

19 mm upcut bit here

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And wouldn't fit in your average 1/2" router in any event

This is a better price

Not long enough, at 109mm total length there is only about 60-70mm to cut with. Then an auger is needed anyway. Add to that the difficulty with positioning these in the first place and its easier the way I am doing it.

...and the price! For $300 I am sure I would get a stampede of neanderthals with brace and bits willing to do the holes for me

But USD44 to get the first 1.25" done seems like a good deal to me. So I'll go ahead with that anyway.

Originally Posted by jmk89

But USD44 to get the first 1.25" done seems like a good deal to me. So I'll go ahead with that anyway.

How are you going to centre the bit on a mark?

Originally Posted by Groggy

How are you going to centre the bit on a mark?

By setting the distance using the fence and putting marks on the edge of the bench at the required spacing which will coincide with the centre mark on my fence

I've got a 3/4" auger bit here with 220mm depth of cut. mixing imperial with metric, is that allowed?

That works (provided you don't have any in the middle of the bench).

Originally Posted by Waldo

I've got a 3/4" auger bit here with 220mm depth of cut. mixing imperial with metric, is that allowed?

Provided you only use 8 3/4" of the depth.

Well that works out to be 222.25mm But then my measurement was put the tape to it, yep that looks like... so maybe I actually measured 222.25

Originally Posted by Groggy

That works (provided you don't have any in the middle of the bench).

Clamp a straight edge, to use as a fence, onto the bench top. You could even use rebated index marks on the straight edge to keep it all uniform. Just a thought. I wish I had of used a ¾" bit in the router even to just start the holes. I had a hell of a time drilling the extra ones with a forstner bit. (I drilled the dog hole row on the pedestal drill before i glued it together)

Originally Posted by jmk89

But USD44 to get the first 1.25" done seems like a good deal to me. So I'll go ahead with that anyway.

1 ¼" is just the cutting edge. The bit is 3 ½" (I think) long overall. With a ½" shaft you should be able to plunge more than 1 ¼" .
Sorry for the derail Groggy

Ok Groggy, are you ready for the 'K' method? I drilled half the hole depth with the drill press, then I... er... did the rest by eye with a spade bit.


(*runs and hides*)

I guess what I'm trying to say is this; do we all really need to think about it this hard? The old Engineering lesson 'Apply appropriate quality' springs to mind. Granted, Groggy's bench will be the bench mark for future bench builders... er, pun. Well... you know what, I think I've had this debate about appropriate quality with you before. Carry on then, I guess.

I'll shut up now.

I am not going to do it the easy way when a more complicated method is available!

Seriously though, I am not an expert woodworker by any means, I come here to learn and give you guys someone to laugh at. So if you have a good idea I am glad to hear it, that way we all learn something.

Originally Posted by Groggy

I am not going to do it the easy way when a more complicated method is available!

Spoken like a true wood worker That one is sig worthy I think.
If you really want complicated, I saw a method in one of the magazines using mirrors positioned around the drill so you didn't have to move your head to check the different planes.