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Re: Other: Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time...
By:John Messinger
Date: 8/2/2013, 1:42 pm
In Response To: Other: Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time... (John Messinger)

I will not use Dewalt Bullit Point drills to drill holes in cedar.

I had reviewed the video on Maroske fittings made from glue-sticks on YouTube and was ready to drill the holes in the deck of my most recent build. The video author recommends using a Forstner bit but I did not want to dull one my Forstners in the fiberglass. So I reached for the Bullit point, thinking it would cut cleaner than a standard drill bit. Alas, those Bullits are extremely aggressive and it lifted the glass of the deck in about a 1/8" circle around the hole and blasted through the wood so fast it shredded the cedar underneath.

I used a somewhat dull Hanson to drill the rest of the holes and it did an excellent job.

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Other: Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time...
John Messinger -- 8/2/2013, 1:31 pm
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John Messinger -- 8/2/2013, 1:42 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 8/3/2013, 1:52 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 8/3/2013, 2:09 pm
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Don T. -- 8/4/2013, 11:23 pm
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John Messinger -- 9/6/2013, 6:26 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 9/6/2013, 11:33 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 9/7/2013, 1:45 pm
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John Messinger -- 9/7/2013, 12:04 pm