I've got a little Ryobi bench top DP that does a great job on the little
stuff I do. Today, I needed to bore some very straight 3 inch deep
holes in the end of a 1x6x18. With the bit in, I just had 12 inches of
clearance between the bit end and the base, so I ended up using the
handheld. I got it close enough, but not perfect. Was there any other
way to attack this short of unbolting the column from the base and
rigging a temporary column extension? I actually thought about doing
that but for two flippin' holes? No way.
Larry
On Jul 15, 7:53=A0pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've got a little Ryobi bench top DP that does a great job on the little
> stuff I do. =A0Today, I needed to bore some very straight 3 inch deep
> holes in the end of a 1x6x18. =A0With the bit in, I just had 12 inches of
> clearance between the bit end and the base, so I ended up using the
> handheld. =A0I got it close enough, but not perfect. =A0Was there any oth=
er
> way to attack this short of unbolting the column from the base and
> rigging a temporary column extension? =A0I actually thought about doing
> that but for two flippin' holes? =A0No way.
I did what Lew suggested when I had to do that. The problem is, when
you do that you've got no table now to get you square with the drill
bit, so I ended up using a square and clamps and a mickey mouse setup
to do it, and I ended up just like you; close enough, but not perfect.
Dan
You get an A, Tom. That's exactly what I'll do the next time.
Tom Veatch wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:53:25 -0500, "[email protected]"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I've got a little Ryobi bench top DP that does a great job on the little
>> stuff I do. Today, I needed to bore some very straight 3 inch deep
>> holes in the end of a 1x6x18. With the bit in, I just had 12 inches of
>> clearance between the bit end and the base, so I ended up using the
>> handheld. I got it close enough, but not perfect. Was there any other
>> way to attack this short of unbolting the column from the base and
>> rigging a temporary column extension? I actually thought about doing
>> that but for two flippin' holes? No way.
>>
>> Larry
>
>
> assuming the ends of the 1x6 are square and a long drill bit (6-8"
> long) is available, I believe I'd use the DP to drill holes at the
> desired location in the end of a short section of 1x6 ( 2 to 3 inches
> long?). Then clamp the short section of 1x6 end to end with the longer
> piece and use it as a drill guide to locate and align the holes in the
> long piece. A couple of pieces of scrap running the long way on either
> side of the 1x6 will give a place to apply clamps as well keep the
> short piece aligned with the long piece.
>
> Not a very robust drill jig since the holes in the short piece will
> rapidly be enlarged/elongated and useable for drilling only a very
> limited number of holes in the long piece. But I've done similar for
> very short production runs with good success.
>
> Tom Veatch
> Wichita, KS
> USA
>
>
On Jul 15, 6:27=A0pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jul 15, 7:53=A0pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I've got a little Ryobi bench top DP that does a great job on the littl=
e
> > stuff I do. =A0Today, I needed to bore some very straight 3 inch deep
> > holes in the end of a 1x6x18. =A0With the bit in, I just had 12 inches =
of
> > clearance between the bit end and the base, so I ended up using the
> > handheld. =A0I got it close enough, but not perfect. =A0Was there any o=
ther
> > way to attack this short of unbolting the column from the base and
> > rigging a temporary column extension? =A0I actually thought about doing
> > that but for two flippin' holes? =A0No way.
>
> I did what Lew suggested when I had to do that. The problem is, when
> you do that you've got no table now to get you square with the drill
> bit, so I ended up using a square and clamps and a mickey mouse setup
> to do it, and I ended up just like you; close enough, but not perfect.
>
> Dan
Can't you turn the table 90 degrees so it's vertical?
Luigi
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:53:25 -0500, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I've got a little Ryobi bench top DP that does a great job on the little
>stuff I do. Today, I needed to bore some very straight 3 inch deep
>holes in the end of a 1x6x18. With the bit in, I just had 12 inches of
>clearance between the bit end and the base, so I ended up using the
>handheld. I got it close enough, but not perfect. Was there any other
>way to attack this short of unbolting the column from the base and
>rigging a temporary column extension? I actually thought about doing
>that but for two flippin' holes? No way.
>
>Larry
assuming the ends of the 1x6 are square and a long drill bit (6-8"
long) is available, I believe I'd use the DP to drill holes at the
desired location in the end of a short section of 1x6 ( 2 to 3 inches
long?). Then clamp the short section of 1x6 end to end with the longer
piece and use it as a drill guide to locate and align the holes in the
long piece. A couple of pieces of scrap running the long way on either
side of the 1x6 will give a place to apply clamps as well keep the
short piece aligned with the long piece.
Not a very robust drill jig since the holes in the short piece will
rapidly be enlarged/elongated and useable for drilling only a very
limited number of holes in the long piece. But I've done similar for
very short production runs with good success.
Tom Veatch
Wichita, KS
USA
"[email protected]" wrote:
> I've got a little Ryobi bench top DP that does a great job on the
> little stuff I do. Today, I needed to bore some very straight 3
> inch deep holes in the end of a 1x6x18. With the bit in, I just had
> 12 inches of clearance between the bit end and the base, so I ended
> up using the handheld. I got it close enough, but not perfect. Was
> there any other way to attack this short of unbolting the column
> from the base and rigging a temporary column extension? I actually
> thought about doing that but for two flippin' holes? No way.
Rotate the drill head 180 degrees so that it sticks out over the edge
of the bench.
Lew