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10th August 2009, 12:14 PM #31
Dave, took that into consideration when turning the rim area of the lid and base...made sure that they were parallel to each other, not concave. Then, if you notice in the drill press set-up, I used the V of the try square to set the circular base of the chuck against it in order to get the same orientation for both sides. For the other half it was just a matter of re-setting the try square for the other chucks base. (hope this makes sense )
The problem I ran into was that the small diameter drill bit wanted to skate on the endgrain of the dense cocobolo...might not have done it on a softer wood, so live and learn (and man, do I still have a lot to learn !!!!)Cheers,
Ed
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10th August 2009, 03:12 PM #32
I wonder how an old dowelling jig would go for keeping the drill bit positioned? Assuming one can be found of suitable size, of course.
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Drilling points
This might help.
Mark the point on the lid where the holes will be drilled for the magnets.
Drive a small pin/nail into the centre. cut short and file point on the pin/nail.
line up the top with the base and press together which should give you marks for the holes on the base. Use a bradpoint bit which should prevent movement of the drill bit.
Hope this makes sense.
Fred
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10th August 2009, 09:23 PM #34Cheers,
Ed
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11th August 2009, 10:38 AM #35
What about dowel centre markers?
and you can get brad point bits down do a couple of mm
what's the diameter of the magnets?regards
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11th August 2009, 11:44 AM #36
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11th August 2009, 12:20 PM #37
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11th August 2009, 09:47 PM #38
Thanks Nick...guess I should have explained further. No brad point bits available locally (home depot, lowe's, town hardware, etc.)
Did not want to order just one drill bit from Highland...the shipping would have been much more than the cost.Cheers,
Ed
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11th August 2009, 10:04 PM #39
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13th August 2009, 06:21 PM #40Senior Member
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Ed, What glue did you use to stick the Cocobolo?
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13th August 2009, 09:35 PM #41
Good question Ken. I use Titebond II (pva), and just prior to the glue-up, wiped down the cocobolo with acetone to remove any surface oil.
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16th August 2009, 07:37 PM #43
That works with almost any oily woods, Ken.
You need to glue up ASAP though, before any residual oils return to the surface.
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17th August 2009, 11:22 AM #44
We've told Ken something he didn't know.
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