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Square Peg Round Hole

May 28, 2022 by Nigel
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Square Peg Round Hole or turning a square section part in a 3 jaw self-centering chuck. Having seen this on so many instagram and pinterest posts I thought I should have a go. The thing is I needed a way of drilling a 6mm hole through a piece of square section oak. The independent 4-jaw … Read more

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