I am not capable of keeping it straight enough, that the chunk chunk chunk won't ruin the work or avoid hurting my wrist. My only drill is a big Makita right now. Rather non forgiving.
On Thu, 6 Aug 2009, Darrin Porter wrote: > Two blades would sure help the balance problem. Mine has only one blade. I > have cut many holes with it, however using a hand drill. It's a bit > challenging, but can be done. A little scary when you're doing something > like cutting a hole in a door to install a lock set since you only have one > shot to get it right! > > Darrin > > > Darrin Porter > Senior Technical Engineer > > > United Ocean Services, L.L.C. > 601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 230 > Tampa, Florida 33602 > (813) 209-4247 (office) > (813) 744-0011 (cellular phone) > (813) 242-4849 (fax) > darrin.por...@united-mar.comm<mailto:darrin.por...@united-mar.comm> > > ________________________________ > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of Spiro > Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 8:27 PM > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Desk Grommets & Hole Saws > > > > they make these with 2 spinning blades. > They are available several places, I got mine at > McMaster Carr supply. > They say these things are only good for drill presses as they are > challenging. > I've often used it to *draw my hole and then I've used either a sabersaw > (4 inch or bigger) or a router to cut away the material when I didn't want > to go through with the spinners. > > On Tue, 4 Aug 2009, Darrin Porter wrote: > >> A couple of thoughts and a suggestion: >> >> Measure the actual size of the hole you cut to see how close to one inch it >> really is. If you were doing it with a hand drill as apposed to a drill >> press, the vibration of the tool and your inability to hold the drill >> perfectly vertical and still may have wallowed out the hole a little. >> >> Measure the grommet to see how close to one inch the OD really is. >> >> My only suggestion is to buy a "circle cutter." I got mine from Sears about >> twenty years ago. I assume they still sell them. >> >> If you're not familiar with this tool, it is similar to a hole saw. It has a >> pilot bit that drills about a quarter-inch hole in the center of the circle. >> But, instead of having a round saw that actually cuts the hole, it has an >> adhjustable blade so you can make any size hole you want.. The chief >> drawback is that it is difficult to control if you don't have strong hands, >> since you are essentially spinning, at high speed, an off-center load. The >> pilot bit helps steady it, but it still takes a bit of getting used to. >> >> Darrin >> >> >> Darrin Porter >> Senior Technical Engineer >> >> >> United Ocean Services, L.L.C. >> 601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 230 >> Tampa, Florida 33602 >> (813) 209-4247 (office) >> (813) 744-0011 (cellular phone) >> (813) 242-4849 (fax) >> darrin.por...@united-mar.comm<mailto:DARRIN.PORTER%40UNITED-MAR.COMM><mailto:darrin.por...@united-mar.comm<mailto:DARRIN.PORTER%40UNITED-MAR.COMM>> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com<mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> >> [mailto:blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com<mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>] >> On Behalf Of Bill Gallik >> Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 9:25 PM >> To: Blind Handy Man >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Desk Grommets & Hole Saws >> >> >> >> Can anybody explain why the hole saws I've used (1", 2" & 3") do not cut a >> hole that snugly fits the (1", 2" & 3") desk grommets I purchased from >> Menard's? What I wound up with was a hole just slightly larger than the >> indicated size of the corresponding grommet. Yet, if I drop down to the >> next smaller size (7/8") the 1" grommet cannot fit into the resulting hole. >> Can anybody explain what is to be done to end up with a hole that snugly >> holds the desk grommet? >> ---*---*---*---*---*---*--- >> Holland's Person, Bill >> E-Mail: >> billgal...@centurytel.net<mailto:BillGallik%40CenturyTel.net><mailto:BillGallik%40CenturyTel.net> >> - Anonymous (from my source of goofy stuff) >> - Eggs and Bacon for Breakfast >> - An entire day commitment for a chicken. >> - A Lifetime Commitment for a Pig >> >> >> ________________________________ >> Attention: This email and any accompanying attachments constitute >> confidential and/or legally privileged information. If you have received >> this email communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and >> delete the message and any attachments from your system. >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> > > > ________________________________ > Attention: This email and any accompanying attachments constitute > confidential and/or legally privileged information. If you have received this > email communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete > the message and any attachments from your system. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
