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Thanks for the great ideas! Much appreciated. Andy

I have 12mm plywood and I need to create a lot of 25mm holes in it. For previous parts like this I used a hand-held drill and a Forstner bit, but it is slow going. I have to cool down the bit regularly and I have to drill each hole from both sides to avoid splitting the veneer. It's hard on the...

Is there any reason why I shouldn't do pocket holes? I am liking that idea the most so far. Thanks, Andy

I have a 12mm plywood sheet with 24mm (2 x 12mm) plywood pieces glued around the edges using Titebond III. This item is going to get banged around, loaded in and out of cars, etc. Should I be concerned that the glue alone won't be enough to keep it together? I have some wood screws but I...

Many thanks for all the helpful replies! Andy

Oooh, I like this idea - thanks!

The factory fence on my bandsaw is rubbish. When I press down the latch it can be up to five degrees off from square. I will have to dump it for a DIY fence but right now I am under pressure to get this project done. Are there any tricks to making this easier and reliable? I have the blade...

What do you mean? It isn't a scale drawing.

It is a cross section of the hole.

Thanks for all of the replies. This is for carraige bolts into Far Eastern plywood. They have to be removable and insertable many times. I am now thinking that all I need to do is crush the bolt into the wood the first time to make the square hole after drilling a 5mm hole like @gcusick...

I hear you, but the stupid bolts and the material requirement are imposed on me. :cry:

Up to four holes per piece of plywood. They will be in a row down the middle of the wood strips, so aligned to a center line, parallel to a long edge.

I have to create about 20 of these holes in plywood for a one-off personal project with a very short deadline. They have to be fairly accurate. I have a drill press, plunge router and a 3D printer. Any suggestions on how I can make these with minimum effort but high consistency? Willing to buy...

Thanks - good idea for the protection. I was a bit nervous about the exposed bit already. One other aspect - I have about 2-3mm to remove, so I am removing it in shallow passes, but the thread referenced by Custard mentions keeping the template pressed against the bearing at all times. What is...

Thanks for the replies! Is it a mistake to have the fence there? Should I just remove it? Andy

I have a template in the shape of a ring attached to the bottom of my stock. In my router table I have a pattern bit. I've cut the outside of the ring without any problems, pushing the stock against the bit and feeding it in anticlockwise. Now I need to cut the inside. The attached picture...

My workshop is a regular shed and is perhaps 30ft from the neighbors. There is a large hedge so I'm not sure if that helps cut down the noise. I put my CNC machine inside a large plywood box with a plexiglass front. Stood outside of the shed with it running the pond waterfall drowns out what...

Thanks for all the suggestions. I "borrowed" my wife's glue gun from her craft area. :D Glue gunned it to a scrap piece of plywood - worked a treat!

I have a piece of wood that is 50mm x 50mm x 10mm. I would like to resaw it on my bandsaw so I have two parts 50mm x 50mm by 3-4mm (exact thickness not important). Anyone have any pointers to images of jigs that will allow me to do this safely? I guess some kind of vertical clamp running in the...

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