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Default angle cut pilot holes

Paul Fisher wrote:

I am working on an old wooden boat and need to fabricate repair pieces for
the windshield. I need to be able to drill pilot holes at different
angles
to put it together. Big box stores have a jug and fixture, but they are
not adjustable for various angles. Any guidance would be of help and
appreciated.
Paul


In the past when I've had to do that, I cut a sacrificial block at an
appropriate angle so that the piece to be drilled was parallel to the drill
press table. For instance, if I had a wedge at a 30 degree angle, I'd cut
a block at a 60 degree angle and stack them. When I drilled, the bit would
go straight in so it didn't wander. Because the target and the scrap
were 'mated' together, the bit acted as if it was a solid piece of wood and
cut smoothly into the target piece.

Use a Forstner bit if you can (pilot holes may be too small for a that).

HTH...

....Kevin