im using a maple wood

i need help drilling holes on it

about 1 1/8 inches holes


thanks

 

pick up a 1 1/8" hole saw sean

 

yeah it looks like a cup with a drill bit in the middle

 

Um, go slow. Maple is hard stuff.

 

***** joke.

 

What you'll want to use is a Forstner Bit. They are not cheap(as bit's go) but it will leave a nice clean bore. I suggest using a drill press for cleaner bores.

 

what about the backside and teh wood taht splinters off

you know what i mean ? am i clear enough? you know right around the hole where it punches through

 

Holes saws don't do a great job with clean edges. They tear the crap out of the wood. If you're doing a full bore, from one side to the other, there's a couple things you can do: Place a piece of scrap under the work piece while cutting. This lets the bit do it's work without "pushing" through the last bit of material. If it's a veneer, use some blue painters tape over the area you're working. This works well for cutting plywood veneers with a circular/table saw as well. Mark your cut line right on the tape. As long as your blade isn't crap it's won't splinter.

 

place a sacrificial piece of wood on the backside...

so it wont spliter. it will splinter the sacrificial wood...

 

thanks you two

thats exactly what i was talking about

ill try that next time

 

Drill a pilot hole all the way through. this will guide the hole saw. then hole saw 1/2 way through, flip it over and do it again No tear out this way.

 

either sacrifice a scrap piece or do the flip method mentioned above^^^

 

Sweet im going to be pro now

 

You were a pro with wood ever since that car wash!!

 

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man the good times


screw it lets post the pics haha