Dave,
Great idea!
I think I have some lawn mower blades under a table in the woodshop - I will
have a look.
Meantime, I went ahead and ordered some mild steel from Amazon:
Bullseye Metals 3/8 .375 Steel Plate 4" x 8" x 3/8 Flat Bar Mild Steel
Cheers!
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From: OldTools [mailto:oldtools-bounces@s...] On Behalf Of Dave
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Sent: Saturday, February 8, 2020 4:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [OldTools] Making a dowel plate
Adrian Jones wrote:
> Hi folks,
What sort of steel should I get?
It would obviously need to be drillable - I have a drill press (and a
small post drill).
> Cheers!
Adrian,
Mine is a piece of old lawn mower blade. Works just fine and has for
years. You're driving wood that's fairly closely sized through it so it
isn't under a lot of stress if the support below it is fairly close to
the edges of the hole.
HTH, Dave in Fairfax
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