What is a fly cutter and what sizes of holes do they cut? earlier, Dale Leavens, wrote:
>Fly cutters in anything other than a drill press which keeps it >running true are prone to breaking apart or having bits fly off if >they aren't kept running absolutely true. You are warned never to >use them outside of a drill press. > >A broken wrist is only one of a number of serious injuries one can sustain. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <mailto:spiro%40netaxs.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 12:49 AM >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cutting a circular hole > >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: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>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] > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------- > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.1/1464 - Release Date: >5/24/2008 8:56 AM > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.24.1/1464 - Release Date: >5/24/2008 8:56 AM John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
