OK Next chapter in the "Bradley Is As Green As This Wood" saga.
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Leveled and “centered” wood on DP. I had to do a bit of custom work to get hold downs so I could mount a faceplate on what will be the top of the bowl. I had to use a Tee Bolt attached to a coupler which was attached to some 5/16 threaded rod to get the height I needed for a hold down. I used one Rockler hold down plus three longer ones that I made from oak.
In order to mount the three-inch face plate I wanted a recessed three-inch diameter hole with a flat bottom that would be parallel to the world. I used some scrap to tilt the “blank” to the desired angle. The hole was then drilled with a Grizzly three-inch Forstner bit.
Never having drilled a large hole in green wood I progressed slowly. SUDDENLY I was very happy I had hold downs. I guess that I had not gone slowly enough. That bit tried to pick up that approximately fifty-pound block of wood and the ninety-five pound DP gave a little twitch. The bit stopped the quill and the motor…No real excitement;
PLENTY of excitement if I had not used the hold downs. I wonder if they make Kelvar vests in my bitty size?
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Close-up of threaded rod, coupler and Tee Bolt. This system of Tee Bolt, coupler and threaded rod lets me have any length rod for hold downs, etc.
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Cutting off a 3/8 in. drill to use in the Forstner bit. The bit comes with a screw center. The screw pulls the bit into the wood faster than I wanted to drive.
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Pic shows Forstner ready to enter the wood and the 3 inch faceplate.
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This is where the bit meets the bark on its way to wood.
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The hole
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Faceplate pushed into the hole ready for McFeeley’s (they just plain don’t break nor mangle) 2 1/2 in., number 8, flat head wood screws. If I were looking for a job, I would go to McFeeley. I am so sold on their screws that they just couldn’t resist hiring me.
And that is where it is at 8:12 Monday February 18, 2013
Enjoy,
JimB
Larry, for such a nice guy you can sure make someone else do things that they would not have normally tried for at least another year.
Paul, you are also a really nice guy. On the other hand, if you didn't have quite a bit of imp in you, you would not collaborate with well known imps... And get me into things WAY over my head.
But, Thanks anyway guys. I am having a ball.