On Nov 17, 9:01*am, Bob wrote:
On Nov 13, 7:19*pm, "Upscale" wrote:

My 1-3/4" thick solid laminated maple work bench is exactly that, solid..
That means no dog holes. Anyone have experience drilling 3/4" diameter bench
dog holes that are actually vertical as they should be and not slightly
tilted? I've considered using my router except that it would create quite a
bit of dust and that's not at all desirable considering that the bench is
located in my living room.

Thanks

I had a similar size benchtop, same materials and thickness. I hiked
it up on my drill press using a roller ball support stand on either
side of the drill press. *Then I used a 3/4" forstner bit to drill all
the holes. I used a couple of Bessey cabinet clamps to clamp it to the
drill press table before I drilled each hole. It sounds cumbersome but
it actually went pretty fast and smooth once I got the benchtop loaded
on the two stands.

Bob

$30 drill guide and a sharp spade bit did a fine job on my table of 3-
inch white oak. Clamp a backup piece to the bottom to prevent exit
tearout.