railman44

I'm mulling over the idea of installing a 1/8" thick, 1 1/2" round bronze medalion in a box lid. Anyone have a tip or trick on sinking a round hole that size 1/8" deep?

firefighteremt153

I would use a forstner bit in a drill press

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That goes for me too.

Terry Beeson

I'll third that motion....

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Daren

Sounds like a unanimous decision, me too.

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Handyman

yup What they said.

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red

That is the way to do it. Don't forget to clamp the wood so it does not move at all! Red

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Roy Harding

I think the Forstner Bit folks have it. (And I agree)

GeorgeC

ditto

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Tony B

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johnjf0622

Yep forstner

John

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John in Tennessee

If you have one.. If not use a hole in a drill press

GeorgeC

????????????

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Handyman

After reading John in Tennessee post i went out to the shop and studied my drill press for an hour. I looked all over it, and under it, and on both sides, and couldn't find any holes in it. I thought I saw one, but I didn't I saw something, wait a minute, I saw, I saw a hole, saw hole, saw hole. Something sounded familiar about that word. Saw hole, Sawhole, HO Holesaw, yea that was it, it was a holesaw. Now I understood. He was talking about a holesaw. Yea that will work to. Silly old me.

PS: It's all in fun John

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Roy Harding

Hole saw would work - the two complications being the depth of the pilot bit (watch you don't break through the back of the piece with it), and the fact that you still need to chisel out the remaining waste wood after defining the circumference with the hole saw. Two possible solutions:

Drill the hole ALL the way through, cut a second plug of proper thickness so that the outside diameter is equal to the diameter of your hole (2" in this case) - this would involve being able to cut a hole of 2" PLUS the width of the kerf of the blade in your hole saw. Glue that plug in place (matching grain as closely as possible), then install the medallion.

Drill the hole to the proper depth, and then drill a series of smaller holes (always watching depth of saw and pilot bit), then chisel out the remaining waste - ensuring you are left with a smooth and level bottom.

But a forstner bit remains the easiest and least destructive option.

gineer67

Forstner bit is best if the medalion is perfectly round. I'd try it on scrap first. If the results aren't what you hoped for, another solution is to make a router template, using the actual medalion to trace it out. Test the fit and adjust it until it's what you want and then use a router with a template bit.

Tony B

If you are going to set a medallion in it, a Forstner bit would make the cleanest hole.

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misfire

But have you considered a Forstner bit??????

Sorry guys, I am married so I have to be a smart*** whenever I can get away with it

skymaster

Yes BUT I went and asked Bill Forstner and he wont loan out any of his tools

Bob Wingard

If it's not a perfect fit in a hole made by a Forstner bit, try an adjustable-beam type hole saw .. .. drill just a bit deeper than needed .. then use a router to clean out the field to the proper depth.