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drilling holes for wires

Posted on 2/1/14 at 1:08 pm
Posted by HailToTheChiz
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Posted on 2/1/14 at 1:08 pm
Summary: got a book shelf...want to drill some holes or a hole big enough to run wires through

Question: what tool is best to use for this? Is cracking or splintering the wood inevitable?
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 2/1/14 at 1:09 pm to
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..want to drill some holes
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what tool is best to use for this


a drill

Use a hole saw if you need too, nothing bigger than 5/8th's

Posted by Tino
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Posted on 2/1/14 at 1:12 pm to
sharp hole saw
might wanna put some painters tape on the wood before you drill to cut down on splintering
Posted by potent357
Prairieville
Member since Jan 2010
4039 posts
Posted on 2/1/14 at 1:35 pm to
Use a wood drill bit. Drill through from one side only until the point of the bit comes through. Then drill through the other side. Much less splintering that way.
Posted by VetteGuy
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 2/1/14 at 1:35 pm to
What kind of wood?
Posted by castorinho
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Posted on 2/1/14 at 3:49 pm to
I read

quote:

drilling holes for wives


then I star reading the Op and I'm like "what?"....look back at the title and go "oh"
Posted by Robcrzy
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Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 2/1/14 at 5:17 pm to
Drill the hole with any bit take a block of wood and hold It on the back side so when your big goes through it goes into the block will not splinter
Posted by PurpGold 14-0
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Posted on 2/1/14 at 5:19 pm to
Anyone else read drilling holes for wives?
Posted by Bullfrog
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Posted on 2/1/14 at 6:07 pm to
I'd use a forstner bit, if you have one on a high speed drill.
This post was edited on 2/1/14 at 6:08 pm
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