for those of you who made your own bed wood

[spookylynx]

So, I made my own bed wood, used some Colorado beetle kill pine. I used all the measurements from GMC Paul and everything fits nicely. I'm at the last stage of drilling the bed bolt mounting holes, and here is where I need to hear what some of you did.

I've been following all of Mar-Ks instructions for drilling the holes and have everything lined up, They say to use 1-9/16 Forstner bit to drill for the offset washers.

I cannot find one that size anywhere. I would have to special order it and with shipping would end up being pretty pricey for one bit. The washer is 1-1/2, I imagine the extra 1/16" in the hole is for the wood to expand and contract.

What did you do? just use a 1.5" Forstner and call it good? or I thought of using the 1.2" bit and then widening the hole a bit with a dremel.

Any insight from experiences is appreciated before I drill my boards.

[aerotruk63]

Hole saw for the perimeter the router to depth the rest. Key here is what you got or can borrow.

[spookylynx]

Originally Posted by aerotruk63

Hole saw for the perimeter the router to depth the rest. Key here is what you got or can borrow.

That's the way I'm leanin' just looking for that magic bit of inspiration.

[71swb4x4]

Do you have a dremel? Use the 1.5" and take a dremel with a sanding wheel to take just a little extra off the edge. You can drop the washers in the indentation and enlarge the hole until you are happy with it.
Keep in mind most people put finish on the wood after they drill it, and that's likely the reason for most of that extra 1/16". When you put finish on the wood it will fill that 1.5" hole in a little.

[padresag]

Originally Posted by 71swb4x4

Do you have a dremel? Use the 1.5" and take a dremel with a sanding wheel to take just a little extra off the edge. You can drop the washers in the indentation and enlarge the hole until you are happy with it.
Keep in mind most people put finish on the wood after they drill it, and that's likely the reason for most of that extra 1/16". When you put finish on the wood it will fill that 1.5" hole in a little.

it is to allow for expansion and contraction of the wood.
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[jtrichard]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-9-16-Forst...item3a958c9a7a

[scuderia]

Originally Posted by jtrichard

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-9-16-Forst...item3a958c9a7a

+1 I bought this one as well. Cheap and worked perfect on my recycled bed.

[jayoldschool]

I took one of the washers to the store and bought the drill bit that was one size bigger.
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[spookylynx]

I think I'm just going to do the dremel shave. The next size bigger bit is 1-5/8" and I don't want that big of a hole if I can avoid it,

Yes, ordering one online is easy, I'm just sick of ordering every last little thing I need and having to wait and pay double what it costs to ship it.

Thanks for the input, I figured it was an easy solution, I just wanted to make sure there wasn't something I was missing, or not thinking about.