You should never use a hole cutter in anything other than a drill press for reasons of safety however you can safely use a hole saw. These come in a number of sizes, I think my largest is 4 and a half inches. These can be used in a hand power drill. There is a central twist bit which is longer than the peripheral ring with saw teeth. The twist bit guides the rotating saw into and on through the wood.
I suggest that once the bit comes out the far side and before the rotating saw part cuts through that you remove the hole saw and complete the cut from the other side to keep it from tearing the wood as it exits. You can buy individual hole saws or a set. If not readily available where you live I bought my sets from Leevalley.com. I doubt you will find a spade bit big enough but you could get a large auger bit for a hand brace & bit. Hope this helps. ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Riddle To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 2:19 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.0/1462 - Release Date: 5/23/2008 7:20 AM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
