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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: ups34 on April 25, 2010, 07:03:15 am

Title: Drilling holes
Post by: ups34 on April 25, 2010, 07:03:15 am

What do you use to drill holes in your projects. Drill Press ? Hand held power drill ?

Title: Re: Drilling holes
Post by: thumbs on April 25, 2010, 07:43:04 am

I use a bench top drill press that my brother in law gave me.. I also use my dremel tool if I am away from home---also curious about your user name--Richard aka thumbs ;D

Title: Re: Drilling holes
Post by: Marshall on April 25, 2010, 08:54:12 am

I always use the drill press , the drill press works best for me even in angle drilling ........Marshall

Title: Re: Drilling holes
Post by: cherie on April 25, 2010, 10:08:37 am

I use both.  The hand held is only used when I forget to drill a hole where it should be.  Now how many of us has done that?  lol

Title: Re: Drilling holes
Post by: crusty59 on April 25, 2010, 10:48:13 am

Oh Yeah! I hate it when that happens hehehe!

Title: Re: Drilling holes
Post by: Russ C on April 25, 2010, 11:20:39 am

I use both. If it is a large area in the pattern hand held even with a larger bit. Small and intricate area, drill press. Make sure the hole is where I want it and is 90 degrees. 8)

Title: Re: Drilling holes
Post by: northie66 on April 25, 2010, 01:10:21 pm

I use my dremel attached to a thing that makes it a drill press.  I need the keyless chuck though so I can use a smaller drill bit.  I'm not that experienced with the dremel and for some reason the smaller drill bit is too small for the hole and will just fall out.  I'm thinking the keyless chuck might help that but I'm not sure.   ???

Title: Re: Drilling holes
Post by: dgman on April 25, 2010, 02:02:00 pm

I use a 12" bench top drill press with a mini pin chuck to allow use of the small numbered drill bits. I use the one available at www.sloanwoodshop.com.

Title: Re: Drilling holes
Post by: dunk on April 25, 2010, 04:35:33 pm

Janet you need a different chuck collett.  You can get them at Lowes or Home depot etc.  They have them in about 5 different sized openings.

Title: Re: Drilling holes
Post by: garyinnevada on April 26, 2010, 11:01:17 am

If you are doing any Fretwork or Stack-Cutting you must use a Drill Press. That hole needs to be perfectly strait.

Title: Re: Drilling holes
Post by: Charlie Dearing on April 26, 2010, 06:44:51 pm

I use a hand drill, because I dont have a drill press and because most of my projects are large and couldnt use a drill press.  It has a leveling bubble on the back of it to make sure it is level when drilling.

Title: Re: Drilling holes
Post by: MadHatter on April 26, 2010, 07:43:36 pm

I use my dremel for most of mine.

Title: Re: Drilling holes
Post by: Lakelad on April 26, 2010, 10:56:38 pm

I too use a bench top drill press. Mikes workshop is also a source of the small bits and he has a mini chuck to use with them.
Gary

Title: Re: Drilling holes
Post by: daneklund on April 26, 2010, 11:55:03 pm

When I need to drill the small holes I use a dremel in its router attachment with the small chuck.  I can move the unit around and "plunge" the holes where needed.  The plunge router attachment was only about $20 and is available at ACE Hdwe stores and Home Depots.  Not sure where else.

Title: Re: Drilling holes
Post by: wombatie on April 27, 2010, 02:23:24 am

I only use the drill press.  I got fed up of bresking drill bits with the battery drill.

Marg