Woodchipper
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A big Thank You to mmayo for his two part tutorial on drilling synthetics to use a collective term. I read them again this morning prior to getting some blanks ready for gluing. I'm not the brightest candle on the cake but I did discover something useful. It was mentioned at drilling at about 250 rpm. I realized that I have been drilling waaay too fast. I had a blank fuse to the bit on my drill press. I changed belts on my Rikon lathe which runs 300-750 rpm at the low belt setting. First, I drilled an extra piece of wood. Came out great. Next was an odd piece of acrylic/synthetic (never can remember what it is) and drilled. I drilled some, withdrew the bit, cleaned it off and wiped with a damp cloth to cool it. Worked like a charm. Will work on the pens later today to give my knees a rest. BTW, learning to turn from a stool that I got from HF.