4 1/2 diameter hole 36" deep for my dock
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4 1/2 diameter hole 36" deep for my dock
I have a steel post pier and want to cover the steel posts with wood pilings. I can get telephone poles and cut them to 26" length but who can bore a 4 1/2 inch hole through a 36" long telohone pole I need about 16 of them.
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Re: 4 1/2 diameter hole 36" deep for my dock
This doesnt answer your question, but what about sliding PVC over them?? I'm guessing you want the wood look though, and not just protection for your boat from hitting it.
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Re: 4 1/2 diameter hole 36" deep for my dock
maybe a mill?
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Re: 4 1/2 diameter hole 36" deep for my dock
Originally Posted by dkwestern
This doesnt answer your question, but what about sliding PVC over them?? I'm guessing you want the wood look though, and not just protection for your boat from hitting it.
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Originally Posted by klaw
I have a steel post pier and want to cover the steel posts with wood pilings. I can get telephone poles and cut them to 26" length but who can bore a 4 1/2 inch hole through a 36" long telohone pole I need about 16 of them.
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Re: 4 1/2 diameter hole 36" deep for my dock
Originally Posted by Pantera1
For starters you dont want a boat rubbin agains a phone pole ..The creosote leaves marks .. Id wrap em with rope.. Or box them out with 2x6 's
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Re: 4 1/2 diameter hole 36" deep for my dock
Not to burst your bubble, although I think your idea is great, I do believe that if you bore a log that way it will split open over a short period of time .
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Re: 4 1/2 diameter hole 36" deep for my dock
Yep, box 'em. Maybe even make a nice jig so you can cut all your pieces to make them a hexagon or octagon box.