curiousgeorge said:
Does anyone know of a way to make a simple jig for drilling these holes the same width and centered every time on different size facings. The pulls I am working with are on 3-inch centers.
Thanks in advance.
Golly, I don't know if I'm misunderstanding this or not... But, what I do is:
1. Grab 2 scrap pieces of wood maybe 1x2's... something that can clamp easily to the drill press table.
2. Clamp one piece to control Horiz. (which is aimed front/back, moved left/right) position from the end of the pull so the drill will hit your mark horizointally.
3. Clamp the other piece to control the Vertical point (aimed left/right, moved front/back) to allow the drill to hit your mark vertically.
When done, all you have to do is slide your pieces into the corner of the clamped scraps and drill the holes... flip them around & drill the other hole.
If you think you will ever make more of them, get another piece of scrap, slide it into the same corner, drill the hole, and label it for your Pull. To use it again, place it on the drill press table, lower the drill into the hole. With the drill still in the hole, clamp the other pieces around the guide piece.
Bingo...
Now, will this work for you?
Am I missing something?
Is it the drawer faces that you want to drill?
OOoops... yes, the Faces... I'd take the same approach as above except using some hardboard or plywood to hold the scrap pieces... clamp it to drill press table & drill'em.
I don't think I'd spend any money on such a jig... just slap one together.
That's just me... Maybe I missed the boat... again... (???)