Putting a hole through Balsa Dowel or cork
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- When I firs started doing these floats, I wasted more material through holes being of centre or bursting it altogether.
I spoke to a few guys and this is the wee tool I ended up with on their advice.
I will show you how to mark and cut the hole in this wee short film today.
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Great idea. Ended up buying 1/4"OD tubing to try out for myself; it is important that you file down around one end of the tubing in order
to make a razor sharp edge. It then easily goes through the cork.
Thanks for the films I've learned a fair bit about finishing them nicely. In return I'd like to share how I cut central holes in balsa. To make the guide, on your lathe base/rail put two hardwood side supports either side of the rail, then a hardwood block of exactly the same width and as the rail and about 1" thick. When screwed together the two sides and the block should be a tight fit on the rail. The side supports don't have to touch the floor/table but they do have to be perfectly square to the sides of the central block. Put this block in position on the lathe rail as close to the drill end as the drill bit will allow then just cut a hole in it the same diameter as the balsa dowels that you intend to use. Thats the tool finished. Now just take your section of balsa and thread it into the hole in the support/tool that you made. Place this on the lathe rail and using whatever size drill you need simply drill half way through. Turn the tool/support around on the rail and drill the other end of the balsa...perfectly central holes every single time. You will need different supports/tools for differing sized balsa dowels.
Would liked to have seen you do a cork too. Thank you for sharing.
What a great idea
So ive been making some floats with carbon tubes and i guess i need to make myself a brass tool, been using a sharpened carbon tube of the same diameter but the carbon isnt super rigid so they dont end up particularly straight. Thanks for the idea!
It occurs to me to put the sharp pipe in my drill press and not turn it on, just use the heavy machine to press down for a perfectly perpendicular hole.
Nice 1
Like you, been trying to drill cork for years. Nearly always a crumbly mess or splits. Thanks for the tube idea.
What is it called on eBay? It looks so much easier than a drill.
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Thank you tremendously 🤠🤙
So is that tool hollow? I can’t quite understand but aim thinking it is? I want to put a hole (for hanging) in a cork slab I have and everything I’ve used just breaks the cork.
Hi, sorry for the delay in answering. Yeah, it is a thin walled brass tube I use,,, I think they are primarily for hobby steam engines!
Who'd a thunk?
So I need to ask for 2mm or 4mm copper tube from my local store? What would it normally be used for. Ive just received some cork, so wanting to give it a try.
Thanks Again.
What is the tool, called ?
I’m hard of hearing
Not really got a name for it Phillip,,, ite really just a wee thin walled brass tube of appropriate diameters to suit the stem materials,,, fitted into a handle.
Would it work with cork? Would cork not be too hard to push through? Great idea by the way.
Richard Barrett
It does work with cork too Richard...the tool I use has somehow got a wee "chip" on the cutting edge and when using ot to do cork, I twist it and this cuts the cork no problem.
Richard Barrett
Best to search ebay for "thin walled brass tubing".
how the fek do you get your balsa out the tube when its shorter than tube and pushes up it??
@@TheGapinkerton hi! do you know where could I find the other tool you where using? or what's it called? thank you!
@@lazycarper7925 I use a drill that is a smaller diameter than the inside of the tube and basically just bore it out.
Where can you buy these awls or hole cutters for this item?
Hi Bonnie. All my tools are custom made. These are made from thin walled brass tubing and hand turned handles.
@@TheGapinkerton lucky you. I live in Canada and I am a crafter. This would help so much. Do you sell these tubes? It looks like an awl somewhat except your tube is hollow.
I don't sell them Bonnie, I get the tube from ebay, search for "thin walled brass tube".
@@TheGapinkerton okay. Thanks for the info.
The transcript for this video is a mix of English with some random words, which I guess is from the AI not understanding your accent. 😆
Yeah,,, I've seen it happening with most accents, hahahaha
Sorry but I couldn't undestand anything (except for about 10%). I am not a native speaker but I can speak english mostly flawless and completely accent free. Nevertheless for the first 5 seconds or so I was confused why a video in which "russian" (meant metaphorically) is spoken would have an english title and later I was even more confused about the fact that someone would upload a video with such heavy dialect and I was sure that everyone in the comments would complain about this exact thing but apperently natives can understand english even if 90% of it is something else. No hate to the uploader of this video. I just wanted to share my existential crisis about the fact that natives can not only understand english a little bit better then me but WAY better and that it is common knowledge that you can talk like this and everyone will understand you. After thousands of hours of RUclips and Netflix in english I still wouldnt know that.
To begin with, I'd love to hear what an "accent free" English speaker sounds like as it is impossible to speak without some sort of accent, regardless of where you come from.
If a man with a very clear Scottish accent speaking in a video upsets you I suggest you turn it off and move on with your life.
If you believe that people with "heavy" accents shouldn't upload videos online then I also suggest you come to Scotland and tell people that to their face as it is downright racist and I am appalled at your attitude.
Furthermore, if a man's accent is causing you to have an "existential crisis" I genuinely pity you, maybe your poor understanding of English has sparked this crisis and not so much this man's accent.
Maybe in future, leave your computer at home, go outside and speak to English/Scottish/Irish/Welsh/American/Australian people and get a better grasp on different dialects instead of leaving a downright petty comment on a small account who has set out to educate others and doesn't need to take this negativity from entitled people like yourself.
Jan, can I suggest that if you're struggling to understand these videos you go and see your Doctor. He may prescribe physiotherapy on your ears. Maybe your ear muscles have gone lazy? I'm sure with the right type of therapy it isn't too late to get your hearing back again to how it should be. In the meantime, you may want to work on that "Flawless" English you seem so proud of. One of the first things that Most decent Englishmen would tell you is that first of all you have to realise that you should "NOT" be so rude. That would be the first thing any person works on if they want to speak true English "Manners maketh a man". say that phrase to yourself for 24hrs and you'll be on your way. No need to thank me!!
I am sorry if that came out wrong. I was just shocked at how bad I was in english and how huge the step between me and a native speaker still is after thinking that it was big, but not on a COMPLETELY different level. Existential Crisis was not meant negatively but just as an expression of surprise. With saying that I can speak english completely accent free I only meant that I dont really have a german accent, of course there still are subtle differences between all 50 US States etc. It was just very surprising to me how the comments suggested that everybody could understand it perfectly fine, while meanwhile I would stand no chance understanding a german accent thats so far from my own, personal upper Austrian accent. I watch tv series, movies, and many things on RUclips in english and I have no difficulties with that. I think its understandable that its a bit shocking to me how RUclipsrs, Movie Characters etc. which I understand perfectly well can understand something perfectly well that sounds LITTERALY like another language to me (NOT as an expression of someone speaking this way doing something wrong because I personally dont understand it).
Still no excuse for not giving more effort to not seem rude in my surprise. I was just typing and not thinking. I'm aware that I must seem very defensive for repeating myself this often.
@@asorbli I know Graeme (Mr Float Hut) and have fished with him in the past. He's aware he has a broad Scottish accent and if I know Graeme like I think I do is probably smiling to himself right now. I once went to Scotland with my friend for a week and ended up having to translate to my friend what his cousins were trying to tell him. If my friend couldn't understand his cousins (when he is half Scottish) then I can clearly see why somebody from Germany can't either but you have to understand that it can be hurtful at times when you're trying to help others and all you seem to get is negative comments/feedback. We won't let this muddy the waters though. Good luck with your float making my friend and thankyou for taking the time to reply.
@@matthewtanner9823 Now I feel uncomftable...