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   user-148830 | Oct 10, 2007 05:13pm | #1

   Anna,
   If you pre-drill the holes, the excess glue just squeezes out through the holes. It's a mess. Glue up, square the drawer, drill and pin after. It's simpler and easier. Have fun. Gary

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   act7713 | Oct 10, 2007 05:36pm | #2

   Gary -

    

   Thanks for your message.  On the small drawers that method seems to be good.  However, with the larger drawers, while my drill press has the ability to lower the table, the piece seems to move around a lot while I drill.  I have it clamped pretty firmly on the bottom but I still get some vibration.  any thoughts to stabilize the piece to make the holes more accurate?

    Anna

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   user-148830 | Oct 12, 2007 05:33am | #3

   Anna,
   Your drill press table should be able to rotate around the column. Clamp on a piece of plywood or double stick tape a piece of plywood onto your drill press table but bigger than the table. Then slip your drawer box over this piece of plywood, rotate the table around so the joint is under the drill bit and drill away. It shouldn't flex too much if at all. If it does, put something underneath the drawer box to support it. The up in the air method you were using before is, as you say, too flexible, too much vibration. Get the drawer down onto the table somehow and then do your drilling.

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   act7713 | Oct 12, 2007 01:59pm | #4

   Thanks.  That should solve it.  It worked on the small drawers and I will tackle the larger ones today.

    

   Anna