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Old 09-07-2004, 09:07 PM   #42
backcast
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If you know where the center of the plug will be, depth is not a problem for belly weights or swivel holes. If I am off a little, back to the drill press for an adjustment after the plug is turned. A drill press vice helps.

For eyes, well you got me, if I do eyes, that comes after the plug is turned. Once you are ready to cut off the square ends, put the plug back in the lathe and try using the parting tool to cut off one of the ends and almost cut off the other (do the almost first).

If you start the through holes on the lathe, you can finish them by hand, avoiding the need to raise and lower the drill press table to get deeper than the 2 to 3 inches allowed by most drill presses.

Seems that there are as many ways to turn a plug as there are to fish it. What ever works best for you.
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