Option 3 would be to simply use a 1/4 standard length drill bit, drill your pilot hole then follow up with the hole saw. Using this method you won't need to worry about locating the pilot hole on the reverse side of your board in the event the pilot bit on the hole saw didn't penetrate.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Yearns Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 12:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting a circular hole Like Tom mentioned a set of hole saws can be gotten for under ten bucks. They are not the greatest but for occassional use they perform ok. They will barely penetrate a three quarters inch board and the pilot drill may not come all the way through on a inch and a half piece. Two choices use just a quarter inch bit to follow the pilot drill on out once you have bottomed out with the hole saw, then drill from the reverse side. Another is to drill all you can with the hole saw then use a big screwdriver or chisel and split out the inner plug. It usually splits out easy then you can drill some more with the hole saw. Doing this a couple of times will get you through the piece. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Riddle To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 1:19 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] cutting a circular hole I need to cut a circular hole in one of the boards comprising my picnic table for the umbrella. Everything I've read says to use a circle cutter in a drill press, which I don't have. Are there any other options? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_p age&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 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 Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS ------------------------------------------------------ Teach InfoWest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 179919278) is spam: Spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=179919278&m=8ee02895ffb3&c=s Not spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=179919278&m=8ee02895ffb3&c=n Forget vote: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=179919278&m=8ee02895ffb3&c=f ------------------------------------------------------ END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS
