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| I don't have a tailstock drilling system on my lathe. And drilling by hand or in a drill press doesn't always find me the center when it comes out the other end. Any other methods anyone can recommend to get an accurate hole down the center of the stock? Thanks. |
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Location: Richland Center, WI. | I kinda cheat when I make a globe style bait. I take the wood and using a table saw I saw it in half lengthwise. I then move the blade down into the table with about 1/16" of the blade above the table. I then cut a 1/16" groove lengthwise down the center of the wood. Using Gorilla glue or another good wood glue I then match up the grooves I just cut and glue the two pieces of wood together, clamping them tightly. Use plenty of glue so you don't have any dry spots in the wood joints. After the glue dries I scrape the excess off the outside of the wood. Use a 1/8" drill bit with a long shank to clean out the hole created by the grooves that you cut. Now you can use the hole you just cleaned out with the bit as centers to chuck the wood in a lathe to begin turning. I know this is a lot of work but it guarantees a hole down the middle of the wood. If you use enough glue the wood will not separate. Hope this helps. You can also check out tackleunderground.com which deals with tips on lure making. Have Fun!!!! |
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| Muskyhunter63, great idea. Thank you!!! |
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Location: Stevens Point, Wi. | Drill hole 1st, then chuck in lathe and do your cutting. |
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Location: Richland Center, WI. | Partycrasher,
Not really my idea. I tried the drilling thing and could not get the hole centered. I think I got the idea from the tackleunderground site. Like ghoti said, get the hole cleaned/drilled out and use that as the centers for chucking it in the lathe. Have fun and post some pictures of your lures.
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Location: nationwide | I drill all my lures by hand on a drill press after they are turned. Start from one end and go about 3/4 of the way, then turn the lure body around and start from the other end. Most times the holes align with an 1/8 inch bit. If not I increase the size of the bit and re-try.
Corey Meyer
Edited by muskymeyer 10/9/2007 2:54 PM
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Location: Hastings, mn, 55033 | I drill after turning, on a drill press as well. I start with a shorter (2 1/2" or so) 1/8" brad point bit. I drill in from each end using this bit. Then I switch out to a 6" long 1/8" bit and use either the drill press or a dremel rotary tool. Seems like the high speed of the dremel helps somewhat if your having wandering issues due to hard grain. For lures to long to get through with this set up I have a 12" long 1/8" brad point bit, but it can be a pain to work with. Have to start with it already in the hole.
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