watch_art
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Okay - I have some acacia I ordered from ebay from a guy in Australia - really pretty stuff and finally getting around to working with it today.
I have a blank in my 4 jaw chuck - squared the end with my woodchuck tool, no problem - and then onto starting a hole with my centering bit.
WHOA!
That thing just danced all over the end of the blank before grabbing and making a hole so off center I pulled back and squared the end of the blank again! What the heck?
I did this 4 more times until throwing the whole blank in the trash. My first try I did try to drill it out just to see how it would go and it was horrible. The drill bit was going around in circles - not spinning - and looked as if it was about to break
Am I completely stupid? What the hell am I doing wrong???
It's like drilling into rocks!
I have a blank in my 4 jaw chuck - squared the end with my woodchuck tool, no problem - and then onto starting a hole with my centering bit.
WHOA!
That thing just danced all over the end of the blank before grabbing and making a hole so off center I pulled back and squared the end of the blank again! What the heck?
I did this 4 more times until throwing the whole blank in the trash. My first try I did try to drill it out just to see how it would go and it was horrible. The drill bit was going around in circles - not spinning - and looked as if it was about to break
Am I completely stupid? What the hell am I doing wrong???
It's like drilling into rocks!
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