Large wood drill bits

[harvey b davison]

Hi

 

I've been asked to make some pencil holders for a school nursery. The pictures they have shown me, just show hollowed out 100mm diameter (approx) logs with the centres hollowed out approx 75mm diameter and 100mm deep, if that makes sense.

 

So what i'm after is some large wood bits that are ideal for hollowing out end grain. I know a few of you recommend the dewalt self feed bits. Are these the best or are there any alternatives.

 

The sizes i'm after at the moment will be between 50 and 75mm and will need to go about 100mm deep.

 

Thanks in advance

H

[se7enthdevil]

yes you can drill those out fairly easily. i have some large forstner bits but i haven't got round to using them yet.

 

personally i'd use my lathe to do this.

 

are you wanting to do them yourself or would you like my help?

[harvey b davison]

Hi steve, thanks for your offer, but no its something that i can do. Its just that i need to get some forstner bits that size.

 

On another note, is it possible to use forstner / drill bits in a lathe. I've never done any lathe work, but its something i keep thinking about, so the more i could use it for the better.

[se7enthdevil]

Hi steve, thanks for your offer, but no its something that i can do. Its just that i need to get some forstner bits that size.

 

On another note, is it possible to use forstner / drill bits in a lathe. I've never done any lathe work, but its something i keep thinking about, so the more i could use it for the better.

 

yes, that's how i would make what you are describing...

 

you can think of a lathe as a horizontal pillar drill. personally i think it is safer as the workpiece is held in a chuck and not free to spin with the drill as can sometimes be the case on a pillar drill...

 

you need a jacobs chuck with a morse taper to match your tailstock for drilling.

[forestgough]

Might be obvious ,but it caught me out,those self feed drills only work in a reversible drill otherwise you have to back the thred out by hand if not drilling right through a piece.

[Paul Hadley]

Call me a cheapskate, but could you not just use bamboo instead?

[harvey b davison]

Call me a cheapskate, but could you not just use bamboo instead?

 

No, they are wanting them made from logs, from the woodland at work. As usual they just think its a 2 minute job.

[delabodge]

Why not just make them on the bandsaw?

[harvey b davison]

Why not just make them on the bandsaw?

 

I need to hollow out some logs, but leave a bottom in, thus creating pencil holders for the desk.

[harvey b davison]

this is what i want to try and recreate