Boreing holes

[sealover1]

Hey guys nice forum my 1st post so go easy on me lol

I was hoping I could get some advice I have been making things out of pallets and left with some of the blocks that hold the pallet all together

the size is about 4-5" square

I have been trying to bore 50- 52mm holes in these blocks but not having much luck.

things I have tried so far is Neilsen Expansive Flat Wood Boring Drill Bit Set 22mm Upto 76mm but this don't seem to work it goes down so far and wont go any farther I have tried flat spade drill bits but the largest I can seem to find is 40mm so bit stuck now.

don't have a press drill only standard or STD

I need to go down just under 4 inch does any one have any ideas how I can do this please?

 

[custard]

things I have tried so far is Neilsen Expansive Flat Wood Boring Drill Bit Set 22mm Upto 76mm but this don't seem to work it goes down so far and wont go any farther

I wonder why it won't go any farther? It'll probably need sharpening anyhow so you could give that a whirl as a first effort, it's easy to do on those expansive bits. Actually I'm surprised it went down at all! A 52mm hole with a hand held drill is a really tough challenge, the second you waver from perpendicular it'll bind up plus it's an awful lot of waste it's trying evacuate.

I doubt a router on a template would work because you won't have more than an 80mm plunge, and that's on a top end model.

Personally I'd be giving up round about now and looking for a less extreme project, but let's see if someone made from sterner stuff will be along with a suggestion.

Good luck!

 

[AndyT]

If I was trying to do this I would probably mount the blocks on a faceplate and use my lathe, but presumably you only have an electric drill and maybe a brace.
(If you are trying to use the expansive bit in a power drill, try a brace instead.)

Otherwise or if you want a power tool method I would try a hole saw. Not the loose bits of bent hacksaw but a complete cylinder with a toothed rim and a central arbor.

You might need to break off the core (as if it was a giant plug cutter) or else if you want a stopped hole, drill right through and glue a piece of thin wood on behind.

 

[sealover1]

yeah been trying a hole saw but mine will only go down to I think 2" or so can you get a longer depth hole saw can you?

 

[RogerP]

An auger bit in a hand brace would do the job - but you'd probably not like the price of a 50mm auger.

There are variations on the auger for power tools but again they're pricey.

 

[sealover1]

yes just seen the price of them lol do you think a 50mm Forstner Bit might do the job?

 

[RogerP]

yes just seen the price of them lol do you think a 50mm Forstner Bit might do the job?

Yes, providing you take it in stages and withdraw the bit to clear the waste - and if you have strong wrists!

It'll be a bit a a fight (and fright) but doable if you're brave.

You really, really need a drill press or a drill stand to hold your drill and clamp the wood down.

 

[sealover1]

got a vice and a drill lol... well got one coming got be worth a try... thanks guys

 

[Phil Pascoe]

The corner blocks of a pallet go nicely in a wood stove. It's about the only use for them.

 

[sealover1]

The corner blocks of a pallet go nicely in a wood stove. It's about the only use for them.

I'm going to make you eat them words after I'm done will show you what I'm doing with it lol.... well with a few of them then the rest will go in the wood burner

 

[custard]

The corner blocks of a pallet go nicely in a wood stove. It's about the only use for them.

I'm going to make you eat them words after I'm done will show you what I'm doing with it lol

Are tea light holders really worth all that effort?

 

[wide74]

I've just been boring holes in some green oak that we were making massive trusses out of and forstner bits have been a godsend.

Try these https://www.fine-tools.com/bohr4.html and I think Rutlands do them as well.

They are amazingly sharp and do big/long sizes....... Don't be tempted to buy cheap ones or you might as well throw the drill at it!

Good luck.

 

[sealover1]

I've just been boring holes in some green oak that we were making massive trusses out of and forstner bits have been a godsend.

Try these https://www.fine-tools.com/bohr4.html and I think Rutlands do them as well.

They are amazingly sharp and do big/long sizes....... Don't be tempted to buy cheap ones or you might as well throw the drill at it!

Good luck.

they look nice don't they lot of money though

 

[Cheshirechappie]

An old shipwright's method for forming larger holes than could be comfortably drilled is to mark out the outside diameter of the hole, then chain-drill inside the line with an easily-turned drill (say 1/2" or so), then join up the holes with a chisel to knock out the core, finally cleaning up to the line with a suitable in-cannel gouge (careful work with a smallish straight chisel might suffice if absolute perfection is not needed). That may not be a suitable answer if you need twenty or thirty, but for three or four it might get you there.

 

[sealover1]

how I done it last time was to use a hole saw and then a smaller one and when down in size. chiselled it out and done the same again to get it deeper but it is quite time consuming

 

[sealover1]

The corner blocks of a pallet go nicely in a wood stove. It's about the only use for them.

I'm going to make you eat them words after I'm done will show you what I'm doing with it lol

Are tea light holders really worth all that effort?

Nooo not T-light holder its my own little silly invention for stuff to do with pallet wood blocks but will post a photo when I'm done

nowt gets wasted in my house lol