I'm trying to drill 90 degree 14mm hole .
My hammer drill without hammering is too fast. Cutting is not clean and wood splits. Maybe i'm doing something wrong.
I have drill guide for it
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I use a drill guide like yours with my big Bosch hammer drill , with the hammer off of course , works a treat every time , even used on my last build to put in the 2mm side dots . less pressure on the drill bit and make sure it's well supported underneath .
For a clean side wall, try a brad bit or a forstner bit - pretty cheap at HF
Someones recommended:
If the wood is splitting / tearing up on the entry and exit of the hole, it's helpful to clamp some "sacrificial" scrap wood on top / below your working piece--the scrap wood takes the damage instead.
What kind of drill bit are you using? Spade or auger bits will just rough out the hole. They eat up the wood so you can drill the hole quick. You need the regular twist or forstner tip for smooth finish holes.
Very slow feedrate is important
Hi Jantan,
Forstner bits seem to be the best for cutting smallish holes. I use a 1 inch (25.4mm) forstner bit to cut sound holes on my sound boxes. As you mentioned, adding a sacrificial board to the underside of your work piece will help prevent breakout, so I always put another scrap board under the one I'm drilling out to prevent breakout. Preventing breakout on a sound board that is actually the lid of your cigar box is a bit tricky, but usually a block of wood wedged inside the cigar box so it doesn't move around works pretty well to back up the sound board when drilling thru it. When I drill thin pieces like sound boards, I give the drill short bursts of power so the drill doesn't come up to full speed, but still turns well enough to cut thru the wood. I just have a single speed electric hand drill (no drill press or base attachment to steady my drill).
As far as Aluminum tubing, I don't really know. The only aluminum I uses is the aluminum from aluminum meter sticks, using small pieces to build simple tail pieces. The metal seems brittle compared to say copper or brass.
Good luck...
-Rand.
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Drill bit is wood twist bit.
One problem is that hole is near the edge.
Maybe I need to drill more away the edge and then cut the plywood.
I don't need big piece of wood. Also wondering how strong are aluminum tubes.