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Sound Hole Tear-out

Started by Cool Ridge Clucker, January 29, 2020, 10:03:09 AM

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Cool Ridge Clucker

I have a question for the pot turning fellows.  Do you prefer to drill your sound holes before you turn the pot or afterwards?  My concern with drilling them before turning is that I would risk getting some tear-out along the hole edges when I am turning and shaping the bottom of the call even after I have used a Forstner bit to drill the sound holes.

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Jrkimbrough

I drill mine before turning the I.D. of the pot.  I've had problems with tear out when drilling AFTER turning the ID of the pot.

M,Yingling

I drill before turning with forstner bit  i go slow and kind  heat the hole a bit ,,, light cuts sharp tools ,,, i also keep these cones on hand in case i do get bit tear out and they come in handy just clean holes up  they can be shaped your size hole  https://www.harborfreight.com/cartridge-and-spiral-abrasive-10-pc-62395.html 
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LabsRUsII

Drill mine before to correct depth, use carbide lathe tools to cut inside of pot.

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Gunzy

Drill before, than make sure you're using a sharp tool to turn the pot. I use a HSS skew to finish turn the bottom of my pots and that greatly reduces the tear out for me.

Cool Ridge Clucker

Thanks for the input guys.  I appreciate it.