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.
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....: (
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.
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...
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