Adapting Shaker pedestal table designs for music stands. Main column about 33″ long, currently making 3/4″ x 16″ center hole from one end (to allow height adjustment) by splitting stock, running over round nose router bit and re-gluing. Depending upon the design, finished column diameter can be as small as 1.25″ so steady rest needed to minimize whipping on lathe. Interested in boring 5/16″ or 3/8″ center hole through tailstock spindle after turning, and then expanding to 3/4″ with spoon bit or similar if it would stay well centered. Anyone have any experience with spindle boring? Thanks in advance.
Don
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I don't like the spoon bit idea as they tend to cut on the nose not the side also the Clico ones seem a bit hard and brittle .Could you grind a tip like a shell auger on an auger bit ?I think that the high rotational forces make for a rather dangerous procedure. The method that you are using is safe and if you are using the hole as a centre to turn the outside the wall thickness will be consistent
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