dalemcginnis
Local Chapter Leader
Tonight I drilled a couple of tulip wood blanks. I was drilling a 15mm hole with a new brad point bit. As soon as the bit started cutting into the wood I got a lot of steam and I had to use a lot of pressure to drill. I took a lot of very short bites clearing the bit often and even got a spray bottle and kept spraying the bit and wood as I drilled. Still the bit and wood got very hot. I was able to drill the wood successfully, but when I was done even the outside of the blank was very warm and the drill bit has some dark spots like it overheated.
Is this normal for this type of wood or was it because I was trying to drill such a large hole?
Is this normal for this type of wood or was it because I was trying to drill such a large hole?