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It never occurred to me to try something like this. Looks really workable.Reducing dowel size hack
Apr 29, 2023
Last reply: 3 years ago
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I've done something like that to make replacement bearings for the carriage of my Craftsman radial arm saw.
Cute, but when faced with a need for a dowel and only oversize sticks available, I've done the deed with a swiss army knife... no jig required, and only the hole in the furniture for measure. Doesn't even require a work table.
The traditional bodger trick, with a two-point spin support lathe and a rope around the work, also has miraculous ease-of-operation using only muscle power. A drill press with a rotating free-end support on the table allows lathe-like operation, freehanding with a chisel... or a file. I've done that, too.
Doesn't everyone have one of these?
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Or one of these?
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(the facebook link ibid doesn't work for me).
That dowel plate is pretty great, but $100?
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4 holes at $12.38 each vs 7 holes at $14.29 each.
The unit pricing seems backwards. ;-)
Or this? LOL
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