[blindwoodworker] Re: Tough drilling
- From: "John Sherrer" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:34:14 -0400
I did not think about removing the peg by cutting it flush.
I have to install the same size peg since that is what the board requires.
Acouple of pieces have pegs that are two short and and they fall out.
John
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[mailto:blindwoodworker-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 3:08 AM
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Subject: [blindwoodworker] Re: Tough drilling
I can think of a couple ways you can do this. I would take an awl and get
as close as possible to the center of the stem. Make a good sized mark with
the awl so you can find the mark with a drill bit.
You can try boring a hole in a piece of wood a bit smaller than the base of
each chess piece so that the top of the chess piece will drop through the
hole and be stopped by the base not fitting through.
You may need to set the wood with the hole bored through on a couple of
risers so the top of the chess piece has no interference from touching the
bench or drill press table with the top. Finally you can use a drill press
or portable drill to drill the stem out.
The other option would still involve boring a hole through a piece of wood
so it can serve to hold the chess piece. With a hand saw, cut the stem off
flush with the base of the chess piece and sand or file the base so the
piece sits flat. Now you can drill a hole for a larger stem. Finding the
center won't be quite as hard going this way, just don't scribe a line so
deep you can't remove it afterwards. I would mark for center, drill the
hole and then sand away the marks before gluing up the new stem piece.
----- Original Message -----
From: John Sherrer <mailto:john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: blindwoodworker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 10:26 PM
Subject: [blindwoodworker] Tough drilling
Hi Woodworkers
I have an adaptive chess board from the blind folks in England. A couple of
the pieces have pegs that are too short. The pegs have a diameter of about
one eighth inch.
Any ideas how to drill out the the pegs?
John
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