The small pieces of wood have gotten to be way too space consuming. I've got to get rid of most of them. However, I'm not going to just toss them. I'm going to use a holesaw to cut different sizes of circles from them first. I can use the circles for various projects. And, they'll take up less space, and be easier to store. Some are going to be bases for chess pieces.
The really good holesaw I had got munched awhile back. I've another that's not quite as good, but OK. And, two more I recently got at HF, one goes up to about 5".
I've found the fastest way is to cut halfway thru the wood, flip the wood, and go the rest of the way thru. But, then I have to shut off the drillpress, pull the circle out of the holesaw, and repeat. Even with 1/2" stock, this leaves enough material sticking out so I can just use my fingers and pull it out. This leaves a little ridge around the circle, which is no biggie, a little sanding takes care of that problem.
By the way, glue and stack about 4 smaller circles, and they make neat turn signal, or shift lever, knobs. Did that for my truck. But, if I do it again, I think next time I might glue them, then put them in the lathe, and sand them smooth while turning.
And, yeah, I know it'd be faster, more cost efficient, and so on, to just buy a bunch of wheels. But, it ain't happening. Yeah, I've looked, and not found an answer. My questions: Is there a faster way of cutting circles, then what I've outlined above? And, if there is, what?
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