modify legs for new casters

[Mark McQuade]

I like Jim's plugging method.  Or you could cut a 2 1/4" hole in a piece of plywood as a template and then use a 5/8" guide bushing in your router with a 1/2" dado bit which should leave to a nice neat uniformly deep 2 1/8" hole to mount the caster.  The guide bushing I have protrudes a little more than a half inch below the router base so it would have to be at least a 5/8" piece of plywood for the template.  

Or maybe you could just use a thicker piece of plywood than the 1/8" you tried to locate the center and it might not split then.

Mark Mc
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: JIMRPT at aol.com 
  To: nelsong at intune88.com ; pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 11:50 AM
  Subject: Re: modify legs for new casters



  In a message dated 8/15/08 11:21:42 AM, nelsong at intune88.com writes:



    Hello list,
    I have been trying to modify three legs for new casters. It required that I cut the legs short by 1.2 inch to maintain hight(done). In addition it requires that I enlarge the existing  .86 inch hole to 2 1/8 inch at .25 inch deep.
    In addition the existing .86 hole needs to be deeper by 1.5+ inch but it is oversize by about .085 inch.
    I have tried using my drill press and a forstner bit for the large shallow hole but could find no way to secure the leg enought to get it started.




  Gene;
  Try plugging the hole flush with the old surface....then you will be able to hand drill appropiate sized holes without bit wandering....worked for me.
  Jim Bryant (FL)


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