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Permalink Reply by Sawdust on January 25, 2013 at 4:53pm

Hi Everyone,

I meant to ask, how do you install a coin flush to the box surface.

Saw

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Permalink Reply by Tom Drommond on January 27, 2013 at 9:00am

Forstner bit that's just a little bigger than the coin in a drill press to slightly deeper than the thickness of the coin.  If you go through, no big deal.  Scape of another box glued on for thickness and finish drilling, or glue it on first if you know you will go through.

Mix up a little of this, drop in the coin, pour this on top.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_147376-1149-5050080_?productId=3151089&...

Leave it flat.  Let the epoxy set. Sand it flush with 800 wet, followed by 1200 wet and then polish out the last of the sanding marks with this:

http://www.amazon.com/Meguiars-G17216-Ultimate-Compound/dp/B001O7PNNM

Hope that's what you meant.

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Permalink Reply by DeltaglowBoy on January 25, 2013 at 6:02pm

A forstner bit the size of the coin.

 

Personally, I have attached a few to the top of the headstock without inset and it looks very nice (adds a little dimension).

More important, the cooler the coin, the better ....

 

Good luck.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Sawdust on January 25, 2013 at 6:07pm

Thanks Deltaglowboy,

I like the idea of a different plane, and it will add dimension as you say. By the way, I'm a new guy.

Saw

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Permalink Reply by Mark Lindsay on January 25, 2013 at 6:34pm

Here you go:

http://www.toolstoday.com/p-6072-coin-sized-forstner-bits.aspx

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Permalink Reply by Sawdust on January 25, 2013 at 6:45pm

Cool Beans!

Thanks a trillion RP! By the way, do you hand drill your insets? I don't have access to fancy woodworking equipment, so handmade is my style for a while.

Saw

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Permalink Reply by Lou "cubancigar2000" on January 26, 2013 at 3:21am

Appreciate the link Thx

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Permalink Reply by Tom Drommond on January 27, 2013 at 3:05pm

perfect!

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Permalink Reply by Mark Lindsay on January 26, 2013 at 7:05am

I have a drill press, so that's what I use. They're not expensive - a good quality benchtop model can be found for around $100. If that's too rich for your blood, I've seen them at yard sales and such for around $20. Pawn shops also have them quite frequently. I have a benchtop Delta drill press that I got as a Christmas present about 8 years ago, and I haven't needed anything bigger so far.

If a drill press isn't an option for you, you can get drill guides that attach to your drill that hold the drill body perfectly straight and level for around $20-$35. Some even have an adjustable depth stop.

Overall, if you can afford to get one and have a place to set it up, a drill press is a great investment. I do a lot more than just drill with mine (I drum sand, rout headstocks, etc...) and would hate to be without it.

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Permalink Reply by Hip Bone Bellaire on January 27, 2013 at 3:36pm

I always try and find a coin which matches the birth year of the person it's for...

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Permalink Reply by Glaze on January 28, 2013 at 12:35am

I bought the Rockler woodworking forstner U.S. quarter size drill bit a few years ago.  This bit drills a hole that is an exact fit for a U.S. quarter with no gap around the quarter once it is installed in the drilled hole.  There has to be other suppliers for coin size drill bits also.  Just do a Google search.    

I simply take a scrap piece of wood the exact same thickness as the piece of wood that I am going to drill a hole into using the U.S. quarter size drill bit so the quarter will be flush/flat with the face of the wood once put into the drilled hole.  This usually takes drilling a few holes in the scrap piece of wood using my drill press using the depth stop and fitting the quarter into the drilled holes until you hit the perfect drilled depth where the quarter sits perfectly flush in the drilled hole.  Then you can drill the hole in the piece of wood that you will epoxy the quarter into permanently.  I use epoxy when I glue quarters into wood projects that I do.  Do not use so much epoxy that it will squish out on top of the wood and the quarter once you push the quarter into the drilled hole.  Just enough epoxy to hold it in place and requiring no messy clean up.  I recommend epoxy because it is by far one of the best glues to use when gluing two different types of materials permanently together.       

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