Hi Dowel drilling and use guidelines A quick guide to dowel clearances and practices, including drilling depth, diameter-to-edge ratios, and dowel selection.
Q. What are the proper clearances to observe when boring dowel holes? A. 1. The distance from a dowel edge to the edge of a panel should not be less than the dowel's radius. 2. When drilling into the end of a board, plan for 2/3 of the dowel's length to be inserted. When inserting into the face of a board, target 1/3 of the dowel's length. If wet glue is used add 1 mm to the bottom of each drilling. Because of a cantilever effect, the dowel strength is increased. If you use pre-glued dowels (water activated) this additional depth is not required. 3. Use straight flute dowels, not spiral dowels in sub-strater panels such as MDF or particle board. Use spiral grooved dowels in hardwood. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
