Rail removal -- Forstner Bits

http://www.traditionalwoodworker.com/default.php?cPath=269_270&gclid=CLK_t-eXvqACFSgnawod-jSF1A This site gives a look at the bits similar to the ones I use. Do not buy a cheap one! Same as with good chisels or planes or saw blades -- the quality of the carbide steel cutting edge matters a lot when trying to save a $100 piece of teak! I have owned my bits for well over 25 years. The Admiral said they were too expensive when I bought them! You can get name brand bits from Lowes, Home Depot, or Sears, also. Don Dutton, 1986 Cal 33-2, "Quantum Evolution" "Twenty Years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the things you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ........Mark Twain

Do you use these forstner bits in an electric drill or a hand drill (Brace)? From: Donald Dutton <dn… [at] sbcglobal.net> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 5:20:50 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] Rail removal -- Forstner Bits http://www.traditio nalwoodworker. com/default. php?cPath= 269_270&gclid=CLK_t- eXvqACFSgnawod- jSF1A This site gives a look at the bits similar to the ones I use. Do not buy a cheap one! Same as with good chisels or planes or saw blades -- the quality of the carbide steel cutting edge matters a lot when trying to save a $100 piece of teak! I have owned my bits for well over 25 years. The Admiral said they were too expensive when I bought them! You can get name brand bits from Lowes, Home Depot, or Sears, also. Don Dutton, 1986 Cal 33-2, "Quantum Evolution" "Twenty Years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the things you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ........Mark Twain

I use a variable speed electric drill, though a brace would work well also. I start out at a very low rpm to make certain the bit is cutting the surface evenly. This eliminates any potential for drift. Plus, if my centerpunch was off I can see it immediately and adjust -- rarely happens! As the bit cuts I increase pressure on the trigger and speed the bit up, but rarely above half of the operational speed of the drill. That way I can "feel" when the bit finds the screw head and immediately stop the drill. BTW I agree with your not using epoxy or glue on interior bungs. My interior is oiled as well and the teak plugs don't have any problem when oiled rather than varnished. I would always use glue or epoxy if varnishing. I prefer epoxy as the oils in teak keep wood glues from working well. However, I still prefer drilling out the bung rather than having to break it if stuck. This is bound to cause extra pressure on one side or the other of the original drilled hole causing an uneven fit of the new plug. Small detail, but perfectionism runs in my blood. Don Dutton, 1986 Cal 33-2, "Quantum Evolution" PS I inherited a 50 year old Stanley brace when clearing out my father's home last May. I plan on passing it on, along with how to use it, to my son. Something about handtools that is so satisfying. I think it has something to do with why I love a sailboat. I don't mind a motorboat -- was raised riding on my uncles' Chris Crafts -- but the press of sail and the harnessing of forces of nature and the skill required are definite motivators! "Twenty Years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the things you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ........Mark Twain From: Wayne Gillikin <wa… [at] yahoo.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 2:34:03 PM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Rail removal -- Forstner Bits (Donald) Do you use these forstner bits in an electric drill or a hand drill (Brace)?

On Mar 17, 2010, at 9:00 AM, Donald Dutton wrote: > snipped > PS I inherited a 50 year old Stanley brace when clearing out my > father's home last May. I plan on passing it on, along with how to > use it, to my son. Something about handtools that is so > satisfying. I think it has something to do with why I love a > sailboat. I don't mind a motorboat -- was raised riding on my > uncles' Chris Crafts -- but the press of sail and the harnessing of > forces of nature and the skill required are definite motivators! I have a hand drill that my grandfather repaired by replacing a wooden handle with a piece of pipe and a cap. He soldered the pipe to the metal frame and it is still good 65 years later. I had a rip saw that my great grandfather had owned with the sawyer mark on the blade still readable but I made the mistake of mentioning it to a contractor working on my house and it was gone the next day. I still have the crosscut saw but the sawyer mark isn't readable anymore. I carved my initials in the wood handle when I was six, which would be 66 years ago. Both saws date to about 1865. Mike Kennedy Conquest Cal 40 # 96 > > "Twenty Years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things > you didn't do than by the things you did do. So throw off the > bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in > your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ........Mark Twain > > > From: Wayne Gillikin <wa… [at] yahoo.com> > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 2:34:03 PM > Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Rail removal -- Forstner Bits (Donald) > > > > Do you use these forstner bits in an electric drill or a hand drill > (Brace)? > > >