"scritch" wrote in message

I made a workbench from some gluelams I got for free. It
is quite substantial, being about 5 inches thick; very
solid. I drilled some bench dog holes in it, and then I
bought a holdfast.
Unfortunately, even though the holdfast was described as
3/4" diameter, it's really a bit larger, and I need to
enlarge the dog holes by about 1/8". I saw one technique
where you grind the shoulders of a spade bit at 60
degrees and proceed carefully down the holes to enlarge
them. Does anyone have better ideas?

No idea if it is better but if you don't want to enlarge the holes, shrink
the holdfast. You could take it to a machine shop or if you have something
you can chuck it in - lathe, drill press, etc. - you could do it yourself
with a stone.

Personally, I'd send it back. If they say 3/4 I expect 3/4.

Also, I initially drilled too many holes. Any thoughts
on plugging them? I might just glue in some dowels, but
someone might have a more elegant idea.

You could get some epoxy, thicken it with talc (so it will be white/grey and
opaque) and swirl in different colors. Personally, I'd just use the dowels


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