2. If you don't have the right tool, enough ingenuity with the wrong tool may work.
I decided that the end mill solution for slicing the rings on a diameter would not work because there would be nothing holding the pieces in place when the last section was cut. So I needed a way to holsd the ring while passing it through a bandsaw. Always keep your fingers away from cutting tools. (Why are bandsaws used by butchers?) So I built something of wood to hold the ring in place.
"No jigsaw, so I used the bandsaw to make two parallel cuts, then used a Forstner bit to make the cut across. "
ReplyDeleteNote that, as I learned in shop class, you can easily make curved cuts with a bandsaw - just not as sharp as with a jigsaw, and you want to make relief cuts first. Make a couple of those and you can - if the project needs it, as this does not, even end up with a square, flat back surface, if there's a little room to maneuver.
I mention this only because that seems much easier and faster than cutting across with the drill press and Forstner bits, so maybe you forgot?
never learned that. thanks.
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