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Re: ??? while turning first hollow vessel

John Lucas

>Keith

I use my bowl gouge to "drill" out the center. If you just push it straight in with the flute about 10 or 11 oclock it will drill. I usually push it in about an inch and then pull it out and hollow to the left with the gouge. Rotate the flute a little further toward 9 oclock and cut with the bottom lip. I enlarge the hole to about an inch or bigger and then push the gouge in further.

If you have a long 3/8" or 1/2" drill bit you can grip it with pliers and push it in. This is how many people do it. Some people make a handle to hold the drill bit. Set your tool rest so the drill bit tip will be on center and then just push it in. Pull it back out frequently so it will clear the chips or it will grab on you.

Re: ??? while turning first hollow vessel

theeviltwinn

>I use the drill bits made by Milwaukee that plumbers and electricians use. I can't think of the name of them right now. But anyway, they have extensions for the bits so you can drill to almost any depth. Just be sure to grind the self feed threads off the center point. You don't want the drill to self feed through the bottom of you piece.

Mike