Random Orbital Bob
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I've been asked to build a boot rack for the reception year kids at our local school (60 pegs) which will be mounted on an outside wall under the eaves to offer some protection from the rain. I'm assuming I'll mount the boots on a simple peg system (I'm guessing 1" dowel rod). My plan is to either buy strips of inch thick outside grade tanalised softwood or maybe scaffold boards if I can get them and then forstener a 30 degree up raked bore for the dowels to be glued into at 4" centres.
My question is am I missing something on an easy way of drilling the angled holes for the pegs? My drill press isn't sufficiently sophisticated to drill angled holes so I'll almost certainly have to build a raked angle jig. Is there maybe a better/easier way? Obviously critical to the success of the job is that the pegs all line up at the ends. I spose I could drill a block of 4x2 with the appropriate rake and then offer that to the back board and drill "through" it to achieve an accurate angle.
I just was thinking that someone out there with a brain considerably larger than mine might have done this and have a better approach
My question is am I missing something on an easy way of drilling the angled holes for the pegs? My drill press isn't sufficiently sophisticated to drill angled holes so I'll almost certainly have to build a raked angle jig. Is there maybe a better/easier way? Obviously critical to the success of the job is that the pegs all line up at the ends. I spose I could drill a block of 4x2 with the appropriate rake and then offer that to the back board and drill "through" it to achieve an accurate angle.
I just was thinking that someone out there with a brain considerably larger than mine might have done this and have a better approach