spade bits and fly cutters, (hole cutter for drill press here) are similarly difficult to 360 center and can wrench a wrist if they hit a knot in the wood.
On Fri, 23 May 2008, Dale Leavens wrote: > 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: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > 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] > >
