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The Mame'ing of the Shrew (A novella)
Nailz:
Yep, I used a spade bit on mine as well, although I wasn't smart enough to drill from both sides, just started on top and bore through. The underside looks like complete ^%#$^%, but hey, who cares, no one can see it anyways. Next time I will do it like Mahuti says though....
NoOne=NBA=:
The trick to the "wagon wheel" syndrome is drilling BOTH ways, as mentioned above.
Start your hole by drilling a small pilot hole all the way through the board, and use that to guide your holesaw just over halfway through the board.
By that time, the arbor bit (center drill part) should have come out the back side of the board.
Flip the board over, and finish drilling from the other side.
When the "wagon wheel" pops out, it should be sticking out of the hole saw.
It may be really hot depending on how sharp your hole saw is, and how dense the wood is, so remove it with tools or gloves.
This method keeps you from having to pry it out of the bottom of the tool, and also results in a better looking hole because you aren't breaking out of the board on the last turns.
Another thing that may help is to slightly rock the hole saw as you drill.
That will make the wagon wheel part a little smaller than the inside diameter of the hole saw.
Nightmare03:
Just a question, what is a spade bit ? Does it have a big point to it ? If so i used that and it worked cool 8)
Spaced Invader:
Yep...big pointy thing...
Brad Lee:
^^^ NBA knows the drill (pun intended) :)
Drill through one side until the center/pilot bit is poking through, go ahead and do all your holes this way. Then flip it over and youll have a clean board with many 1/4" holes(thats the size of mine anyway) Line up the hole saw and it should be just a quick plunge to liberate the wagon wheel, which'll only be about 1/4 of the way into the hole saw- easy pickins
If you do go gung-ho and drill all the way thru and get it stuck, try loosening up the center bit or removing it completely. Then you can use a smaller bit or a screwdriver up through that hole and poke out the wheel