Re: [BlindHandyMan] Desk Grommets & Hole Saws

2009-08-07 Thread Bill Stephan
ree of the spindle. Bill Stephan, Kansas City MO Email: wstep...@everestkc.net Phone: (816)803-2469 -original message- Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Desk Grommets & Hole Saws From: Tom Fowle Date: 08/06/2009 14:32 O.K. I have to say it, fly cutters are intended for drill presses. Ever

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Desk Grommets & Hole Saws

2009-08-06 Thread john schwery
I thought a fly cutter was used in a vertical mill. I used those in machinist school. earlier, Tom Fowle, wrote: > > >O.K. I have to say it, fly cutters are intended for drill >presses. Every professional machinist I've asked about them say they >are the most dangerous tool they know of. > >I ca

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Desk Grommets & Hole Saws

2009-08-06 Thread Spiro
it can be done, it can be done. I've done it, and as I am no longer an adrenalin junkie I won't anymore. One must go very very slowly and pay great attention to the *feel of the cutter. Two cutters are so much easier, but still require patience. I like to use it to make an inside and outside groov

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Desk Grommets & Hole Saws

2009-08-06 Thread Tom Fowle
O.K. I have to say it, fly cutters are intended for drill presses. Every professional machinist I've asked about them say they are the most dangerous tool they know of. I can't imagine holding a hand drill stable enough to get a round hole with one. A good hole saw is the tool for hand work. To

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Desk Grommets & Hole Saws

2009-08-06 Thread Spiro
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RE: [BlindHandyMan] Desk Grommets & Hole Saws

2009-08-06 Thread Spiro
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RE: [BlindHandyMan] Desk Grommets & Hole Saws

2009-08-06 Thread Darrin Porter
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RE: [BlindHandyMan] Desk Grommets & Hole Saws

2009-08-05 Thread Spiro
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Desk Grommets & Hole Saws

2009-08-05 Thread Chuck and Judy Zimmer
: [BlindHandyMan] Desk Grommets & Hole Saws Can anybody explain why the hole saws I've used (1", 2" & 3") do not cut a hole that snugly fits the (1", 2" & 3") desk grommets I purchased from Menard's? What I wound up with was a hole j

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Desk Grommets & Hole Saws

2009-08-04 Thread Darrin Porter
Behalf Of Bill Gallik Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 9:25 PM To: Blind Handy Man Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Desk Grommets & Hole Saws Can anybody explain why the hole saws I've used (1", 2" & 3") do not cut a hole that snugly fits the (1", 2" & 3") desk

[BlindHandyMan] Desk Grommets & Hole Saws

2009-08-03 Thread Bill Gallik
Can anybody explain why the hole saws I've used (1", 2" & 3") do not cut a hole that snugly fits the (1", 2" & 3") desk grommets I purchased from Menard's? What I wound up with was a hole just slightly larger than the indicated size of the corresponding grommet. Yet, if I drop down to the next sm