Drilling Angled Holes For Balusters

Stair baluster hole jig make a pitch block drill a hole through it and notch it so you can clamp it to the handrail move it along the rail and drill each hole.

Drilling angled holes for balusters. Follow up by drilling a 78 inch diameter hole about 12 inch deep through the top of the upper 2x4 and the bottom of the lower 2x4. After the holes are drilled feed the rod through the 2x4 the drilled out connector the baluster and the other connector and rail section. Got the jig with a certain project in mind. Super easy way to drill angled holes.

Just decide if you are working on an existing corner joint or making a new joint. In this video i will explain how i made a. Finally the project idea gained maturity and i started using the jig. Precise baluster drilling or boring is an important part of stair installation.

Installing and tightening nuts and washers clamps together the rail. Posted in tools for home building on june 7 2004 0642am im trying to find a commercially produced jig for accurately drilling round baluster holes in stair railings at various angles years ago there were 1 or 2 different ones available but i am having trouble locating them or a source for them can anyone point me in the right direction. 18 holes later i think it is time to write down some notes. Drill press angle jig drilling holes on an angle duration.

Dont forget to draw a centerline on the pitchblock so you can line it up with your layout. Very simple to use. The lj 3060 bore buster is a great tool for drilling balusters. I did some trigonomerty to determine that i needed to drill some 20 degree holes into my base.

I needed to drill some angled holes for my wooden dummy. Why buy new vs used bore busters for sale. Ive been thinking workshop. The slider in the front needs to be set up accordingly.