November 23, 20196 yr Guess if it happened to me it wouldn't be funny. I have a paint stirrer, but my drill is set on low and the trigger is pressed slowly. Variable speed. The blades never reach the surface while stirring.
November 23, 20196 yr Popular Post 7 minutes ago, Al B said: I have a paint stirrer, but my drill is set on low and the trigger is pressed slowly. I have 12 volt power supply. So I took a car power window motor and use that as my paint mixer. It goes very slow, no bubbles. I like it because you can set it and walk away and it will slowly stir at a steady pace. The paddle is for demo purposes. Have never taken a picture of the stainless steel one I made up for it.
November 23, 20196 yr Artie, fixing the mistake and landing on your feet is part of the process. Your method of using a guide to redrill the hole larger is what I would have done. The guide has to be clamped very tightly to the piece you are drilling. A brad point bit would work, but you got to start it slow so that it cuts the larger with the spurs. A forstner bit would also work. I wouldn't use a normal metal bit for this except as a last resort.
November 23, 20196 yr Author I handheld the guide I did use a brad point bit, but where the center mass was missing for the point to center itself, I was wondering if a regular bit mighta centered itself better, instead of grabbing. I don’t think I have a Forster that small, but now I will go check that.
November 23, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Artie said: I handheld the guide I did use a brad point bit, but where the center mass was missing for the point to center itself, I was wondering if a regular bit mighta centered itself better, instead of grabbing. I don’t think I have a Forster that small, but now I will go check that. I have this problem frequently. Probably light pressure and slow starting would solve the problem, but I tend get impatient. The idea of the forstner bit sounds good. I have an 8 piece Irwin set that I got on Ama*** that has a 1/4" bit. Jim
November 23, 20196 yr Popular Post 13 hours ago, Woodbutcherbynight said: Seems her husband bought a small drill press and thought it could be used to stir some paint. Yeah, he had it at max speed and a full gallon of paint. Paint is EVERYWHERE!!! ...I guess that's one way to paint a DP! 13 hours ago, Woodbutcherbynight said: No picture, I will spare the guy the humiliation. But we won't know how good of a job he did without a picture!
November 24, 20196 yr Artie once your nephew starts hanging medals on this you won't even notice the pegs. Looks great.
November 24, 20196 yr Popular Post 2 minutes ago, DuckSoup said: Artie once your nephew starts hanging medals on this you won't even notice the pegs. Very true, we are of course our own worst critics.. Unless you have an ex wife, that brings critic to a whole new level.
November 29, 20196 yr Author Al I had to sign and date the back, because they saw you did that on the bandsaw box you gave Lisa.
November 29, 20196 yr That is very nice Artie, and I hope you got a lot of satisfaction from the project. Please take another pic when it is up, in use for its intended purpose and the recipient. Overall great job, now you can take what you learned about wood and paint and tackle the next project!
November 30, 20196 yr Popular Post On 11/28/2019 at 10:49 PM, Artie said: Al I had to sign and date the back, because they saw you did that on the bandsaw box you gave Lisa. When you get old like me you'll be able to say, I made that 30 years ago !
November 30, 20196 yr Artie and all others with a Shopsmith, you can set up in drill press mode or horizontal drill mode. Set your table 12-13 degrees from center of the drill path. Use your first bit to drill for the screw shank. Change bits to the larger and center over the drilled hole. But, this bit should be big as the screw head. Drill just past the outer edge and then you have a Kregg bored hole. And, yes, I use only Bradpoint bits. I will demonstrate sometime this winter.
November 30, 20196 yr Author Popular Post On 11/29/2019 at 7:36 AM, Cal said: That is very nice Artie, and I hope you got a lot of satisfaction from the project. Please take another pic when it is up, in use for its intended purpose and the recipient. Overall great job, now you can take what you learned about wood and paint and tackle the next project! YES, I told my S-I-L that my fee for the project is a photo of it in Nino’s room. I had fun making it, and I am learning.
December 1, 20196 yr Popular Post Artie you actually have room for more screws. You must have got a terrible deal on those special screws somewhere.... But otherwise the finished product looks great....
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