First, I think its quiet because all the responsible pinheads are in
Ohio for PTN.

The plug is just me looking for a convenient and fairly uniform way
of taking paint samples home for study and perhaps to send to friends
for opinions.  The more typical practice is to chip out a piece with
a pocket knife or scalpel.  I'd like it to be a uniform shape and
size so that I can plug the hole easily and not leave the resource
with an open invitation to wood eating critters.  (Leaving holes
behind is also an invitation to criticisms, in fact, criticisms I
made myself in former lives, and would just as soon not be thought of
as someone who leaves a trail of holes in historic building materials
behind to let the world know he's been there.)

I think the hole cutter is promising.  It does seem that my plug-
cutter was just a bit too small and too hard to hold steady.  It is
also true that the bit was intended for a drill press, not a hand
held drill.  I'll try various sizes of hole cutters with centering
bits.  When I find one that works I'll have to find a dowel of the
same size, so I'd like to keep it as small as practical.  I don't
think a dowel larger than 1" is going to be readily available.

But, its not really a big problem.

-jc



On Oct 8, 2005, at 7:14 AM, Leland Torrence wrote:

> Howdy!  Is it past peak up there?  Nothing to do but wait til the rain
> turns to snow and ice? And John, what exactly do you need the plug
> for?
> Core samples, dutchman or bunging?
> Best,
> Leland
>
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> HEy youse guys!!!!!!!  Whazup????  Haven't heard from this list for so
> long I had all but forgotten about it.  Where's that Humor Czar
> guy, out
> waitin' for my dues in his mailbox??  Gotta get some banter goin'
> here,
> I'm fallin' asleep out here in the boonies, we don't even have the
> usual
> display of fall foliage to keep me goin'.  Ruth
>
>
>
>
> At 9:55 AM -0500 10/7/05, John Callan wrote:
> I used a plug-cutter bit on my drill, hoping to take a nice clean
> piece
> out of a log that would keep the finish layers intact.  It didn't
> work.
> The first several rotations destroyed the finishes.  Nice hole, but
> not
> what I was after.  Yes, I can and have taken samples with pocket
> knife.
> I'm sure a scalpel would work marvelously.  But, I was so hoping for
> something neat, tidy and uniform.
>
>
> So, is it the wrong tool? Wrong speed? Or lack of skill with the tool?
>
> -jc
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