Nothing to report.
I will leave this little trick I just learned and tried out from The Family Handyman magazine.
When drilling large holes for seacocks and such:
Start the hole to outline the cut. Then drill a few small holes along the perimeter. Then go back and cut the primarly hole.
The smaller holes give a place for the chips to exit which frees up the cutting teeth and reduces the heat buildup. Doing a hole this way takes less than half the time for simply boring the large hole. One could say 'but drilling the extra holes takes even longer' -which is true- but it drastically reduces the heat and keeps your hole saw teeth sharp for much longer. You don't have to buy a new hole saw every three or four cuts which seems to be my practice when drilling into thick fiberglass hulls.
Note: I only tried this on wood, not fiberglass but I am assuming it works the same.
In any case, its a free advice and you get what you paid for it.
Plus, nothing you read on the Internet is actually true...
The cherry paneling is still in my basement. I have been ordering a few small bits of tools and supplies as my budget allows. I shovel, sniffle and wait for an opportunity to spend some quality time on the boat.
And that's it for now.
2 comments:
Do the extra holes make it any easier to remove the plug from the hole saw when the cut is complete?
Thanks, I never would have thought of that. Those stuck plugs that Tim mentions is one reason I've replaced my hole cutting bits- it takes longer to remove them than a dull bit is worth.
David
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