Has anyone done a lot of this? I'm having issues with my Dymondwood cracking during the drilling process and I'm trying to find out if I have some stuff from an extra brittle batch.
Does anyone have quite a bit of experiance in drilling into the end grain of Dymondwood. Have you had any of it "pop" during the drilling?
I have found out that there is a less dense Dymondwood called LDX which is produced by the same company (Rutland Plywood). I'm wondering if anyone is familiar with the LDX and if it wouldn't be a better choice. Chad
You should use a brad point carbide bit and cool with water while drilling. Let the bit clean out often.The heat build up is what is craking the wood. Just dont get in a hurry and you should be ok.
Do they make brad points in the 3/4" size? I haven't been able to find them. I thought the Forstner bit was what people were using for this application. Chad
Chad,
I use a carbide tipped forstner bit. You can find the 3/4" bit on this page.
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=2406
I've done quite a few in 5/8" size, with no trouble.
Gregg