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Lyndell Thompson
 
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Default Drilling on the Lathe - 3 Qs


"Owen Lowe" wrote in message
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Am planning on making some turned earrings in the next week and will be
drilling a very small hole through to attach the ear hardware.

1) Does it make any difference as to wandering if you turn the wood
while the bit is stationary or turn the bit and hold the wood?

2) Am drilling Hard Maple with a #60 bit. Any way to keep it on the
straight and true? When using this small of a bit, does Q1 come into
play any more than with larger bits?

Thanks

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Owen Lowe

Northwest Woodturners
Pacific Northwest Woodturning Guild
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Tips fer Turnin': Place a sign, easily seen as you switch on your lathe,
warning you to remove any and all rings from your fingers. Called degloving,
extended hardware can grab your ring and rip it off your finger. A pic for
the strong of stomach:
http://www.itim.nsw.gov.au/go/object...E16BFC/index.c
fm

Besides, rings can easily mar the surface of a turning as you check for

finished smoothness.

I saw David Hout on the DIY channel make a pair of earrngs, and he used a
cordless drill in reverse to drill the hole with what he called a standard
drill bit. I am not sure I understand all this but I watched him do it on tv
without splitting the tiny earring. IIRC they were made of Padauk. Hope this
helps.
Lyndell