Where to buy Dowel or Dowel/Tapper Drills?

[GSM-Peter]

Hi

I'm going to fill the holes after handles and locks on a couple of doors.
Thus, I need 8 pcs of 40 mm wooden dowels (side grain, not end grain).
Preferably in pine.

Does anyone know where I can get hold of dowels?
If not, where to buy a plug drill at a reasonable price?
Toolbox charges around 500:- for one and I think that's a bit too much....

Would it be possible to turn them or would it just splinter turning side grain (I suspect that with my simple lathe)?

Best regards

Peter

 

[Peter2400]

Doesn't a regular hole saw work? Or am I thinking completely wrong?

 

[GSM-Peter]

Doesn't a regular hole saw work? Or am I thinking completely wrong?

Yes, if you can get exactly a 40 mm inner diameter on the hole saw and it should be very round (about 0.5 mm)

/Peter

 

[xibeca]

Hello Peter!

Unfortunately, dowel and cylinder bits are quite expensive in the sizes you need. If you only need 8, perhaps you can ask a smaller carpentry shop if they can do it, they'll probably want a little money for it and you won't own a dowel bit afterwards... I hope you have a good pillar drill for the job as well, it's not something you do with the screwdriver

 

[Wigert]

Why not saw out a bit more and insert a square piece of wood?

 

[GSM-Peter]

Why not cut out a bit more and fit in a square piece of wood?

Hello,

Thanks for the tip. I've been considering it.

I plan to glue two doors together to make a wide sliding door.
I thought about gluing the lock case to lock case with a square piece in both lock cases and using a through 40mm dowel to lock the construction.
Unnecessary, yes, but a bit of fun.
With the price of plug drills, it's not happening.
It'll be a square hole, or I'll cut off a piece of the door and replace it with solid wood.

To keep it straight, I'll reinforce it with flat iron on the top and bottom edges.

Kind regards,

Peter