On 04/05/2012 13:13, John Rumm wrote:
On 04/05/2012 11:18, Fred wrote:

And one last question about the furniture, if drilling a hole into the
top of a side piece, is the best way to rotate the table 90 degrees
and clamp the piece to that? That could be difficult if you want to
build a tall wardrobe/bookcase/etc. as you would need the drill to be
taller than the piece. I don't suppose there is any other way, such as
a drill that rotates!

Using the pillar drill to make yourself a jig would probably be easier.
All you really would need is a block of wood with an accurately drilled
hole through it in the middle, and another couple of holes in the middle
at either end. Glue some dowels into the end holes. Then slap it on your
edge with a dowel either side of the panel and rotate such that they are
both touching one side each. Your centre hole through the block is now
dead centre on the panel and you can use it to drill a square hole.

I drew one for you:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...e_drilling_jig


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Cheers,

John.

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