Tip and Jig #2 - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

JohnB · 03-12-2009, 09:48 AM

G'day all,
Another idea that you may find useful.
I often find myself having to drill a hole into the end of a dowel.
I knocked this jig up, quick and dirty, about 12 months ago and like most things I do, if it does the job that the way it stays.

I had to drill a 1/4" hole into the top of a 1/2" dowel to use as stacks for some trucks.
I drilled 1/2" holes in a bit of 30mm thick timber and then split the timber on the band saw down as far as the hole furthest from the end.

Place the dowels in the holes, making sure that they are flush with the bottom of the jig.

Whack on a clamp to apply pressure and grip the dowels.

Drill into the ends.

My original thought was to put a couple of 3/8 bolts through the edge of the timber with wing nuts so as to enable it to be a self contained jig, but this works. LOL

ncsealeveler · 03-12-2009, 10:38 AM

Another good tip.I thought everyone just used a glove with the dowel spinning

with the bit like I do.Tony

Okie_Arkie_Wood_Cutter · 03-12-2009, 02:07 PM

Hey John, down and dirty is the country/hill country way, when you start to make it pretty, you are just throwing away at that point. LOL

Our slang words may be a tad different, but I think we are saying the same thing. LOL

KtownScroller · 03-12-2009, 02:22 PM

That's a good idea John. Sometimes I have the need to do just the same thing. I'll keep your idea in mind.

sawdustus · 03-12-2009, 02:59 PM

That is one of your best ones John. I will definitly make it.
Thanks.

george

wood-n-things · 03-12-2009, 04:51 PM

You definitely keep thinking outside the box. Good on ya!

Wood Dog · 03-13-2009, 03:25 AM

Love it, love it, love it...............love shop jigs. Have a good nights sleep, and think of more. Thanks for the pictures.

Janette · 03-13-2009, 05:07 PM

You're just SOOOOO clever !!!

Rolf · 03-13-2009, 06:01 PM

How do you make sure the hole is centered on the dowel? A compulsive person asks (me)

JohnB · 03-13-2009, 07:00 PM

G'day Rolf,
Now this is one of those, where you're going to say "damn, I knew that!!!!"

I eyeball them with this jig.

Occasionally, I'll get one so far off, it's noticeable and have to chuck it, but you get two bites at the cherry, cause I can always end for end the dowel and have another shot.

Now if it is imperative that the hole be centred, this is what I do.

Clamp a sacrificial table on the drill press, drill a 1/2" hole part way through into this.
Put one dowel at a time in the jig and have it protrude about 1/8" out the bottom.
Now after it's clamped in place just locate the protruding 1/8" into the table and after changing drill bits away you go.
According to Hoyle, you should be spot on.

Tony. I burnt a few fingers, then wrecked a few pieces(using Pliers) before the penny dropped mate

Thanks all, and I'm very happy that it was of some use.

03-12-2009, 02:07 PM	#3
Okie_Arkie_Wood_Cutter Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: SouthWest Arkansas Posts: 402	Hey John, down and dirty is the country/hill country way, when you start to make it pretty, you are just throwing away at that point. LOL Our slang words may be a tad different, but I think we are saying the same thing. LOL __________________ You can take the boy out of the hill country, but you can not take the hill country out of the boy. Okie's Cuttings and Patterns http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb24/okiearkie/ darrell, the okiearkie

03-12-2009, 02:22 PM	#4
KtownScroller So much better :) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: PA Posts: 2,665	That's a good idea John. Sometimes I have the need to do just the same thing. I'll keep your idea in mind. __________________ - Rick

03-12-2009, 02:59 PM	#5
sawdustus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,975	That is one of your best ones John. I will definitly make it. Thanks. george __________________ A day without sawdust is a day without sunshine. George delta 650, hawk G426

03-12-2009, 04:51 PM	#6
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,478 Blog Entries: 1	You definitely keep thinking outside the box. Good on ya! __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

03-13-2009, 03:25 AM	#7
Wood Dog Senior member--Absolutely Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA Posts: 3,451	Love it, love it, love it...............love shop jigs. Have a good nights sleep, and think of more. Thanks for the pictures. __________________ WD

03-12-2009, 10:38 AM	#2
ncsealeveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sea Level NC Posts: 266	Another good tip.I thought everyone just used a glove with the dowel spinning with the bit like I do.Tony

03-13-2009, 05:07 PM	#8
Janette Intarsia Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 2,110 Blog Entries: 4	You're just SOOOOO clever !!! __________________ Janette www.square-designs.com

03-13-2009, 06:01 PM	#9
Rolf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bellport, LI New York Posts: 2,809	How do you make sure the hole is centered on the dowel? A compulsive person asks (me) __________________ Rolf RBI G4 Hawk, Delta SS350 Philosophy "I don't know that I can't, therefore I can"

03-13-2009, 07:00 PM	#10
JohnB 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 4,859	G'day Rolf, Now this is one of those, where you're going to say "damn, I knew that!!!!" I eyeball them with this jig. Occasionally, I'll get one so far off, it's noticeable and have to chuck it, but you get two bites at the cherry, cause I can always end for end the dowel and have another shot. Now if it is imperative that the hole be centred, this is what I do. Clamp a sacrificial table on the drill press, drill a 1/2" hole part way through into this. Put one dowel at a time in the jig and have it protrude about 1/8" out the bottom. Now after it's clamped in place just locate the protruding 1/8" into the table and after changing drill bits away you go. According to Hoyle, you should be spot on. Tony. I burnt a few fingers, then wrecked a few pieces(using Pliers) before the penny dropped mate Thanks all, and I'm very happy that it was of some use. __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" I got holes in both of my shoes Well I'm a walking case of the blues Saw a dollar yesterday But the wind blew it away Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers

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