One thing fly cutters are good for, haha is marking a circle you wish to cut with a jig or saber saw. I have one that goes (with one cutter) out to 8 inches. So I will tork it around by hand till I've made a nice deep marking to follow. I'm glad you wrote this, as prior I was under the impression it was just a real drag to have to be that careful, and not worth the worry. Again, Thanks
On Sun, 25 May 2008, 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: 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: 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] > >
