I have been having an awful time drilling holes for tuners.  (Cordless hand drill).  I mark them and use an awl to get the drill a place to start.  By the time I have drilled the hole, it is not exactly where I wanted it to be.  I bought a couple of Bradpoint bits recently and drilled tuner holes this morning.  That is a great improvement.  Perfectly located holes and no tear out.  I think I first heard of brad point bits somewhere on this site.  

Just passing it on, guys.

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Gary, I'm glad it worked out for you, but I have about decided on the opposite. I have found the brad

point drills break out the back side worse than other bits..

Hmmmmm...Maybe.  I guess you could change bits near the end of the hole, or better yet, clamp a piece of scrap to the back before drilling.

You have the right idea Gary. Clamp a piece of scrap on the back side and you'll get a clean hole without shredding on the back side. Let the drill do the work, you shouldn't need to push hard to get it through.

Glad they worked out for you, I think the thread you reference is here:

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/class101/forum/topics/drill-bit...

Good drilling practice includes a piece of wood as a backer.  It will eliminate tear out.  Use that same idea on your table saw or bandsaw as well,  fit a piece of hardwood to the back side and when the blade exits there will be no tearout.   And as Duck says, let the drill bit do the work, just use a new sharp bit.  

I used them as well doing my fret dots- best holes I've drilled in wood! I don't have a drill press either, just the hand drill- guess I always put a piece of wood behind to drill into too

Brad point bits and backing your work with scrap are both good ideas. It's also good to use a center punch to mark your holes before drilling...

Wayfinder,

  no room on the sailboat for a drill press.......nor table saw....: (

I found this to help a lot with keeping bits straight and where I want it. I mark where I want the holes and use an awl to mark the spot. I use a hand drill and just hold this tool with the other. So far works ok.


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0061FY004/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o...

Cool, that is a nice tool. I have made wood drill bit guides before, I like the way that one will sit on a round bar or pipe.  Thx  for sharing.

NP. It is also supposed to work on angles but I have not tried.

 I honestly got tired of sloppy holes in my headstock-roughly the same time I got tired of a particular Phillips screwdriver  gouging into things every time it slipped the screw head (the wood, my hand etc). That's when I noticed this particular Phillips was the exact same size as my tuner shaft...

 So now I drill my holes with a smaller bit, and 'finish' the tuner holes with my brand new 'circular wood planer' aka my evil blood-thirsty screwdriver-just insert and twist like a hand drill! It's weird I know but it works for me...

I LOVE brad-point bits for drilling exactly where you want -- I also use a center punch to get the pilot spur exact.

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