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11th January 2020, 06:24 PM #1
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Wanted to buy or hire plug cutter 28 mm?
So, I’ve bored a few holes in the legs of my workbench, and counterbored the face with a 28 mm forstner bit, and now realise I don’t have a plug cutter to suit this size. Any ideas where I might either buy one or borrow one locally or make one on the lathe? Or could I find maybe a 1” one and bore it out a bit? I’m thinking that might be difficult because of the boring bar banging against the longitudinal cuts in the tool? Ideas please gurus, thanks.
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11th January 2020, 06:58 PM #2
Can you not just make plugs on the lathe with a slight taper.
An fit these in place ?
Cheers Matt.
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11th January 2020, 09:20 PM #3
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28mm hole saw?
Just use the pilot drill to start the groove then remove it so it's a solid block?
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12th January 2020, 01:44 PM #4
If you don’t have a lathe or 28mm holesaw and there’s only a few of them just Bandsaw them out and sand them on the disc sander.
I scored some bargain door hardware recently and had to make plugs for 4 doors and this was the quickest way.
H.Jimcracks for the rich and/or wealthy. (aka GKB '88)
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12th January 2020, 05:55 PM #5regards from Alberta, Canada
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14th January 2020, 04:00 PM #6
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[QUOTE=Simplicity;2169387]Can you not just make plugs on the lathe with a slight taper.
An fit these in place ?
Yes but they would be end grain which wouldn’t look right
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14th January 2020, 05:12 PM #7
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14th January 2020, 11:09 PM #8
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yep, just cut some square blanks this evening, once I figure out how to get the three jaw chuck off and put the 4 jaw on (it's an old lathe I was given)
I reckon I'll be off and running.
Or would a face plate be better?
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15th January 2020, 02:55 AM #9