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drilling a wood stock for pillars.
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 993395" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>+1</p><p></p><p>The first few pillars that I installed I did the same thing, (Ground down a bit to make a pilot the size </p><p>of the original hole) and it worked ok. then I ground the cutting edge flat like a wood bit and that worked even better.</p><p></p><p>As long as I started the bit from both sides, it worked ok and didn't chip out the wood around the hole.</p><p></p><p>The reason I went with a piloted bit was that the existing holes were never the same from rifle to rifle. so with the piloted bit, I simply change the pilot to the proper size and it cuts true.</p><p></p><p>Over the years I have come to realize that if I use the proper tool for the job, the outcome is always better. I make a lot of my own tools, but sometimes I go ahead and buy them if I am going to need</p><p>it more than once.</p><p></p><p>PS: I also bought a larger piloted bit so that after I bedded the pillar, I could cut the pillar to the exact length and position the action and the floor metal exactly where I wanted them in the stock.</p><p></p><p>Just a few helpful hints/tricks for the guys that like to do there own pillar bedding.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 993395, member: 2736"] +1 The first few pillars that I installed I did the same thing, (Ground down a bit to make a pilot the size of the original hole) and it worked ok. then I ground the cutting edge flat like a wood bit and that worked even better. As long as I started the bit from both sides, it worked ok and didn't chip out the wood around the hole. The reason I went with a piloted bit was that the existing holes were never the same from rifle to rifle. so with the piloted bit, I simply change the pilot to the proper size and it cuts true. Over the years I have come to realize that if I use the proper tool for the job, the outcome is always better. I make a lot of my own tools, but sometimes I go ahead and buy them if I am going to need it more than once. PS: I also bought a larger piloted bit so that after I bedded the pillar, I could cut the pillar to the exact length and position the action and the floor metal exactly where I wanted them in the stock. Just a few helpful hints/tricks for the guys that like to do there own pillar bedding. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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