Frustrated

[piemma]

Originally Posted by ThrowingTimber

Through drill your blank first...

I always did this. i cannot understand why you would turn and then drill.

[piemma]

BTW, I use to have a problem with the holes not meeting up when drilling long blanks. learned a trick form "he who cannot be named". Drill your starter holes at both ends with a smaller short bit. Then go to a longer bit. Works every time now.

[spence]

Originally Posted by piemma

BTW, I use to have a problem with the holes not meeting up when drilling long blanks. learned a trick form "he who cannot be named". Drill your starter holes at both ends with a smaller short bit. Then go to a longer bit. Works every time now.

That's what I always did. Drill both ends in about 1-1/2 to 2" and finish the middle by hand with an aircraft bit.

-spence

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by piemma

BTW, I use to have a problem with the holes not meeting up when drilling long blanks. learned a trick form "he who cannot be named". Drill your starter holes at both ends with a smaller short bit. Then go to a longer bit. Works every time now.

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[BigFish]

Originally Posted by piemma

BTW, I use to have a problem with the holes not meeting up when drilling long blanks. learned a trick form "he who cannot be named". Drill your starter holes at both ends with a smaller short bit. Then go to a longer bit. Works every time now.

Thats how I do mine Paul! I do turn mine before through drilling but I have no problem! And you can't through drill metal lipped swimmers before you turn them as was stated earlier! I used to thru-drill my stock before I truned but I do it after now.......no issues and it just plain works!

Also as was stated I drill my belly holes and then thru drill to meet the belly holes....much better!

[N.ShoreFisher]

Originally Posted by piemma

I always did this. i cannot understand why you would turn and then drill.

Because I have no idea what the hell I'm doing! lol. I'm still pretty wet behind the ears when it comes to all these little things I should know, but don't. That's a good idea about drilling first, and I plan to use that from now on when doing needles, poppers and pencils. I also like the idea of the starter holes being just slightly larger. The through drilling disaster was mostly because, although I was drilling slowly, I was using a handheld drill(I know, stupid!) because I didn't want to wait for my drill chuck my dad got for me for my bday. But I ended up drilling out the ends, and am now using it as a master on my dup, and really trying to dial in my duplicator. Thanks for all the responses as usual guys! You're all aces in my book, except for a few of you jokers! lol