Securing Lures in a drill press vise...

[The Dad Fisherman]

Why are you securing it? I just hold it in my hand when thru-drilling.

[Rockfish9]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Why are you securing it? I just hold it in my hand when thru-drilling.

Me too..

when I do clamp anything in the vise ( like when I cut my lip slot) I have a pair of homemade basswood liners that I install, the bass wood is softer than most of the other woods I use and tends not to marr the surface, minor imperfections can be sanded with a little #150 grit....

[fishatin]

hold it by hand? sounds dangerous?
I like my fingers without holes...but thanks!

[numbskull]

Search under through drilling (or maybe thru drilling). There are plenty of ways to do this safely without a vise.

[Flaptail]

I do several different steps in plug making with the body clamped in a vise. I wrap the body in a dry sponge just rtight enough to do what I have to. If there are marks from the vise I immediatly pour water on the affected area on each side. The water swells the plug marks back out and with a tiny touch of sanding you can't even notice them. Of course it works better of softer woods like AYC,WRC and Pine. Maple doesn't show the marks as much.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by fishatin

hold it by hand? sounds dangerous?
I like my fingers without holes...but thanks!

I've never once had the drill bit hit my hand.......now a ball rasp, thats a different story.

but seriously, even in high school shop class they use there hands to hold the project on a drill press.