Re: HELP!! Need to drill 1/8" hole in a 1/4" dowel -- Woodworkers Club of Houston

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Date Posted: 22:15:50 11/01/08 Sat
Author: Gary, the Webmaster Guy
Subject: Re: HELP!! Need to drill 1/8" hole in a 1/4" dowel
In reply to: Denis Muras 's message, "Re: HELP!! Need to drill 1/8" hole in a 1/4" dowel" on 19:44:29 11/01/08 Sat

IF you don't have a small lathe could you mount the dowel in a drill press and clamp the drill bit perpendicular to the drill press table?

>Doc,
>
>The only way that I have drilled a hole like that in a
>dowel is with a small lathe. I would spin the dowel
>and mount the drill in the tailstock. But then again
>not everyone has a small lathe.
>
>I have a Unimat SL lathe. It is/was a miniature
>machinist lathe, 6" between centers and convertible to
>other machines. Kind of like a miniature ShopSmith.
>
>Denis
>
>>Anyone have a method to drill a 1/8" hole centered in
>>a 1/4" dowel rod?? the piece of dowel is 1 1/2" long

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