Egg holder

[Bill Schulz]

Can anyone give me a clue how I might cut the holes for an "egg holder" shown in the attached photo? It looks to be maybe a type of router bit?

Thanks in advance for any help.

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[Ralph Boumenot]

I don't think those are drilled but they are carved.

[roger wiegand]

~1-1/2" core box bit in a plunge router? Amana sells them. Not sure I'd want to hand hold it! Perhaps in a mill or drill press.

[Bill Schulz]

Would you mean hand carved? I don't think I could manage that. Thanks.

[Bill Schulz]

The core box bit sounds possible though not inexpensive. CMT also sells that size and I'm thinking the drill press would be the way to go. I just like the looks of that egg holder; maybe justify the cost by making Christmas presents. Thank you for your input.

[Brian Henderson]

Woodline has one for $25.30. They're out of stock at the moment but probably will be available again soon. Part# WL1378-1

http://www.woodline.com/p-1373-roundnose-core-box-bits.aspx

[Martin Wasner]

Use something like a rosette cutter in a drill press?

[Bryan Cramer]

A CNC is your best bet, so maybe find some one who can cut those.

[Bill Schulz]

Thank you for the link. I have other Woodline bits and they serve the purpose. I'm on the list to be notified when stock is replentished.

[Frank Drackman]

I would use a core box bit and a homemade template to index the location. I would also leave the material oversize then cut to final size after using the core box. This give move material to clamp.


Can anyone give me a clue how I might cut the holes for an "egg holder" shown in the attached photo? It looks to be maybe a type of router bit?

Thanks in advance for any help.

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[Gerry Grzadzinski]

If using a core box bit, you might want to remove as much material as possible with a forstner bit (or two) first.

[Bill Space]

I have had good luck with MLCS. They have carbide core box bits up to 2" diameter, for less than $30 for the largest. Free shipping too, or at least it used to be, for any size order.

http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/bt_core.html

Bill

[Bill Schulz]

Thanks, good idea. Maybe 3 fairly shallow cuts; 1 3/4", 1 5/8", 1 1/2" forstner bit using the drill press. Then finsh "shaping" it with the core box bit. I did a size test by simply boring a 1 3/4" hole and a 1 5/8" hole in a board then randoming picking a couple of eggs from the fridge. One dropped thru the larger hole so this thing needs a bottom for sure. I measured a plastic egg tray and the "cups" are 1 3/4" dia x 1 1/8" deep.

[Bill Schulz]

Thanks for the reminder and the link. I just ordered a 1 3/4" for $27 / free shipping. I've ordered from there in the past too.

[Bradley Gray]

I would use the forstners as much as possible followed by a spade bit reground into a scraper.

I would use a plywood carrier for the blank with a center hole beneath each compartment.

A dowel pin mounted below the drill chuck registers all the drill bits.

[Bill Schulz]

I'm always learning something new. I never thought of the dowel pin for registration. Thanks. I ordered the core box bit to clean out the ridges left by the forstners. I considered regrinding a spade bit but couldn't find a 1 3/4". I'm undecided yet on the blank but it could be walnut. I mill some of my own material and happen to have a number of 2" slabs.

[Bill Schulz]

Well, using 4 progressively smaller forstener bits and the 1 3/4" core box bit from MLCS I accomplished what I set out to do. The egg tray turned out pretty nice for my first try. I used a 1 1/4" piece of scrape cherry for the tray and my drill press for all the milling. It's finished with mineral oil/bees wax. The big core box bit chucked in the drill press and spinning about 2800 rpm was scary and that's with 4 clamps being used each time I reamed out the next cup. I think the rpm should be higher but I'm not the man to do that. I may try making another one . . . later. Thanks to all for the helpful suggestions.

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[Jerry Miner]

Great job, Bill! Thanks for sharing.