Thread: transfering holes

You could clamp the two pieces together in the correct position, then drill through with the pilot drill and mark the second piece.

Or just place the piece with the existing hole in position, put the drill bit in the hole and give it a light tap with a hammer.

A transfer punch is the tool you want - try McJings.

For future reference Google "transfer punches" - good for thru holes. & "dowel centre transfer punches" - for stopped holes.

then "Stanley Doweling Jig" - used to transfer dowel positions - http://www.hansbrunnertools.com/Stan...dowelinstr.pdf

Not sure if the Stanley dowel kits are still available in Australia, they included a dowel centre transfer punch within a pack of fluted dowels.

A nail?

ended up using the same drill bit to mark the bottom piece of wood. I thought about a nail but was worried that it wasn't going to be in the centre of the hole

any tips on how to drill straight? I ended up doing a pilot hole with a drill press into a piece of scrap to guide the drill bit. Any better method than that?

Aside from making a guide like you did, the only thing better is to practice until you don't need one. Eventually you build up muscle memory for holding a drill straight (or near enough to it) and if anything is really critical you go to the drill press.

Originally Posted by qwertyu

ended up using the same drill bit to mark the bottom piece of wood. I thought about a nail but was worried that it wasn't going to be in the centre of the hole

any tips on how to drill straight? I ended up doing a pilot hole with a drill press into a piece of scrap to guide the drill bit. Any better method than that?

good thinking 99

I bought a set of transfer punches from the above mentioned importer on a whim one day. It is one of the few impulse buys that I don’t regret. I reach for it quite often, and not always for the designed purpose of transferring holes.

For the uninitiated, the set consists of steel rods with a punch pint on one end. There are sizes from 1 mm to 13 mm in .5 mm increments.



Well worth having in the workshop, although just for hole transfer on wood, the correct size drill bit serves in most cases. For larger holes an auger bit is perfect.

Bruce
(A certified tool addict)


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