Recent content by 68joe

Tried the pillar drill & corner jig, but the thinness of the 1.5mm extra long dtill bit follows the grain & runs off line.

Nice idea Nev, but i need a hole to go all the way through 125mm

Thanks but i am struggling to mount the balsa, & drill a hole centrally all the way through the dowel. Its a particular type of float without an eye at the end. It has a 200mm x 1.5mm carbon stem that glues in one end

Hi guys, i want to turn some 16mm Balsa Dowel. I only have a mini lathe, and want to mount the dowel between the chucks on 2mm rod. The dowel is 125mm long. I can find the centre at each end, but when i drill from both ends, the drill follows the grain, so i cant push the rod through the centre...