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59 minutes ago, shaneymack said:

Another cool project ! Do you do this full time? Seems like you pound out a project every week.

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Thank you.  Not full time, I am just a hobbyist that farts around in my garage.   Evenings and weekends between work, family, sports practices, etc.  

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7 hours ago, Brendon_t said:

I'm interested in your dowel making.  What did you do to the steel plate to make it cut the blank round as you spin it through? 

I needed a 3/16 dowel. So I drilled a 3/16 hole in a steel plate.  But then I also drilled two 1/8" holes on each side of my first hole, slightly overlapping.  The notch from the over lap creates a cutting edge. 

I then take a square piece of wood and chuck it in my cordless drill. I taper the end of the piece of wood, then drive it through the hole.  

The result is a 3/16 dowel.  

 

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1 hour ago, wdwerker said:

I would love to see the bottom with the dowel detail !

Here is a video showing everything.  The bottom dowel really isn't anything special. 

1 hour ago, Eric. said:

Very cool man.  I love it.  You should try one with coopered lids. :D

I think it would add to its looks. 

I've never coopered anything before so it'd be fun to try! 

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