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Hollow Drill Question
I like pallet wood. Free wood is always popular. Been thinking on
getting nais out of pallet wood. Problem is, considtency in getting the nails out. I hate wating wood, cutting pieces short, just to get rid of the nails that broke off. So, figured on using a hollow drill bit, then plugging the hole with a piece of dowel. I checked a few sites for prices on hollow drill bits. they're going for around $20+ for one. Too rich for me. OK, no biggie, steel tubing, file teeth on one end, have at it. But, then another think. The nail, and a bit of the surrounding wood, is gonna stick in the bit, and probably won't come out by shaking. Which means, drill the nail out, take the bit out of the drill, push the debris out, put the bit back in the drill, repeat. Reliable, but slow, and a PITA. Offhand, about the only thing I've come up with is, make the bit over long, with a slit in one side so I can insert something, and slide the debris out. No tubing yet, so not tried any of it, but I'm thinking this might weaken the tube too much to use - we're talking around 1/8" ID here, with a nail 2-3" long. So, maybe the slit not completely to the end. So, the questions is: Does anyone have any realistic ideas on making a hollow drill bit that will allow getting the debris out, without removing the bit from the drill? JOAT Intellectual brilliance is no guarantee against being dead wrong. - David Fasold |
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J T wrote:
Offhand, about the only thing I've come up with is, make the bit over long, with a slit in one side so I can insert something, and slide the debris out. No tubing yet, so not tried any of it, but I'm thinking this might weaken the tube too much to use - we're talking around 1/8" ID here, with a nail 2-3" long. So, maybe the slit not completely to the end. So, the questions is: Does anyone have any realistic ideas on making a hollow drill bit that will allow getting the debris out, without removing the bit from the drill? Probably not. When you think about it your description, sans diameter, is a description of a Milwaukee, or just about any other, hole saw. They have slots and holes in the top of the bit (in Milwaukee's case, at least), the el cheapos have a spring steel saw affair with the slot in the side. In either case it's a PITA to get the wood plug out of the damn bit. It will only get harder with the smaller diameter of your hollow drill bit. Bottom line: after all this time I suspect if there was a better mousetrap to be had, Milwaukee or some other tool maker would have come up with it. Nail broken off? Why not just take a stout nail set and drive it on through? Would certainly work with the 1 by stuff on the pallet. The rails might be a different story. |
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"J T" wrote in message ... I like pallet wood. Free wood is always popular. Been thinking on getting nais out of pallet wood. Problem is, considtency in getting the nails out. So, the questions is: Does anyone have any realistic ideas on making a hollow drill bit that will allow getting the debris out, without removing the bit from the drill? I went through the remove-the-nail-with-the-hollow-drill proceedure several years ago. I couldn't get the thing to work as advertized. I only managed to burn a hole and smoke up the room. What I now do, if my metal detector says there is metal down there, is chop it out with one of my discount chisels. I then square off the hole, squirt in the glue, insert the plug/insert and finally smooth it off. Sometimes I just leave the hole. IMHO all those hollow drills do remove is the green stuff from your wallet. Larry -- Lawrence L'Hote Columbia, MO www.llhote.com |
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Seems a lot of bother, there is no lack of pallets so why be so picky
about a few splits. What i do is use a crowbar and bits of wood to stop bruising. Works most times. The nails from guns mostly go all the way through anyway. Then place rails in vice and use claw hammer. |
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J T wrote: Have you no sense of adventure? Besides being free, that's part of the fun. JOAT Intellectual brilliance is no guarantee against being dead wrong. - David Fasold Ain't it the truth? I've been holding on to half a poker table for about 6 months now because the guy I'm building it for (and myself) refuse to spend a few bux on tubatens or whatever to finish the damn thing. Some more scrap will come along soon enough. That's the good thing about a hobby. You can afford to wait for the good things that inevitably come to those who wait. -Phil Crow |
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A technique I've found handy with wide head pallet nail is to drill out
the head and then pull apart. A friend of mine use a soldering iron which in my opinion seems a stupid idea but he claims the soldering iron expands the metal, which, when it cools makes it shrink and making it looser in the pallet. Personally I think he's burning timber. I too like working with pallet wood. I've used it on a lot of outdoor projects and currently saving enough to build a shed. TR |
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