THANK YOU! I'm probably in a little trouble though, I stole on of my grand kids Lincoln logs to make it. Works Great!

Iv been having a lot of problems with those little metal rings with screws coming undone you my friend have just solved my problem thank you

Not a wood worker as such. However, Your safety in the wood working shop methods and ideas are very good. Nice of U to show and share. ATB aRM

thank you! i lost my pocket jig bit and this vid saves me time and money! great job!

This is a awesome idea. Beats the heck out of the tape method I been useing!

Clamp a 2x4 to your drill press table and using a forstner bit drill a hole the size of the dowel. When you flip the dowel it will be centered.

Great video! I too, have had problems with metal drill stops coming loose, and this looks like an ideal solution. Cheers! Pat Lawless

Just imagine how many of these you would need!

Heavy vinyl tubing works well. It comes in many sizes and it's easy to cut. Buy it at any hardware store very cheap

This is a very effective solution to limiting drill penetration. I just cut 1” dowel stock into sections. I chucked the sections into my lathe, used a center drill to start the hole, and then drilled through with the desired drill it.

Just made one today for my Kreg jig. It's awesome. works perfect.

@hffcom

6 жыл бұрын

add a washer (metric size fits tighter) onto the end for more wear resistance against the jig bushing

Sneakiest dowel salesman in the world!!! Haha kidding. Nice video thank you

when you make a wood stop for a given bit size, are you drilling the hole with a bit that is a little larger? or do you use the same size bit to drill the hole into the wood stop?

I'm not a woodworker and don't have the tools like you do. Would you be able to make two pieces for me? I can give you the specs.

You can use wire insulation as well. They come in lots of different sizes.

Wood stops are really the only way to go. Bought some of the "better" metal stops and they didn't work without modification, and still are more prone to marking the wood than these would be.

@hffcom

9 жыл бұрын

Robin Dobbie Yes and the metal stops are more likely to damage the drill bit flutes

Good tip.

My man.

Great ideas! Thanks!

I cut some short dowels and place them on a drill first followed by a longer one to make different lengths with out making a million lengths I can intermix them for different lengths.

@hffcom

9 жыл бұрын

Mike McClelland You can use metal washers as well to adjust the spacing

@mikemcclelland1168

9 жыл бұрын

hffcom I was thinking more like 1/4 -1/2 -3/4 - 1 inch but yes metal washers are good for fine adjustments. By the way A good job and a great time saver. Keep them coming.

thx

I need to put magnetic cabinet door closures on my kitchen cabinets and don't want to drill right thru the doors. Since it's a tiny drill bit, I'm going to try cutting a plastic straw to the appropriate length and putting it over the drill bit so I'll know when the depth is right. What do you think?

@hffcom

8 жыл бұрын

I always go with a drill press for doing that. plastic straw is not very rigid

@deana898

8 жыл бұрын

Lol. I'm not taking the doors off to put the magnets on and I don't have a drill press. What I really need is the metal drill stops but Home Depot doesn't carry them in the store near me!

I have a normal hand held drill, how can I make sure that the hole goes straight through the dowel in a straight line? Thanks.

@steven.woodward

5 жыл бұрын

I make wooden drill stops with a hand drill, then place the drilled dowel on the lathe and trim dowel down so the holes are automatically centered.

Could just save the plastic and use a hand saw. As long as you can cut square. Or set up a block as a fence for a pull saw.

@hffcom

9 жыл бұрын

SMD I use plastic and chop saw to conserve energy (my energy). It might seem wasteful to use plastic to make one cut but I gain the accuracy and speed of the chop saw without any added danger. Hand tools are always a possibility but the time savings pays for the plastic many times over in this case

Na just slightly roll the dowel forward while pushing forward like normal, putting a backspin on the dowel is where it becomes dangerous. Just my experience I enjoy your vids

haven't finished watching it all yet, but couldn't you just drill a hole through a long piece first then cut to length? Good tips and ideas!

@hffcom

9 жыл бұрын

Matthew Cyhanick a drill press is required to make straight perpendicular holes, unless you've got a horizontal boring machine all set up. if your hole isn't plumb then the stop collar will chew up the work surface.

@JDeWittDIY

9 жыл бұрын

Matthew Cyhanick Also the hole needs to be a different size to fit the bit correctly, depending on the hole you need to make.

you could just drill it all the way through the dowel and then just chop them off at the desired length .... or hand hack saw it...or change the order of manufacturing operations

Couldn't they be made of 3/4" square pieces? Maybe round out the sharp corners that come in contact with the work piece. Doesn't have to be round, I would think.

@hffcom

6 жыл бұрын

that works as well. easier to hold for drill pressing. I always have extra dowel scrap so i use it

One would think cutting the dowels to length with a bandsaw would be easier

@hffcom

9 жыл бұрын

David McGowan You will still need a jig or a clamp. its hairy to cut round dowel on the bandsaw - it tends to spin and kick around - not exactly safe.

Constructive Criticism: ALL TOOLS FAIL AT THE DAMNEST TIMES, PLACES, ETC... DEMONSTRATING UNDER THE CHOPSAW BLADE WITH PLASTIC PROTECTOR - NOT GOOD. I'm an old fart who was taught all machines FAIL and there have been a lot of people on the record for INJURIES working with motorized and non-motorized tools, as I said: "TOOLS FAIL AT THE DAMNEST TIMES, PLACES, ETC..." I don't know, but say the saw started, the blade came loose, and doctor time, loss of a limb for a period of time - or - EVER!!! I can't think of how much blood I have lost over the years - and I was being safe - but always NOT SAFE ENOUGH. I never broke anything but had a number of sprains, never hit myself with a hammer but was close enough to feel pain, and last but not least, I have always used GLOVES - even though early on, using 'glove safety'. Like I said - Constructive Criticism.