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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Joseph7195" data-source="post: 7732009" data-attributes="member: 633259">Okay, I apologize.  The force needed to hold the wood sphere in place while drilling is more than the egg carton could sustain.  I like the idea cause it would help keep it upright (like a drill press vise) but the wood the sphere is made out of is very very hard.  I couldn't make the one large diameter bit work, so I tried a smaller bit with multiple passes to do the same thing as a larger bit, but the wood is so stiff, the smaller bit caused the outer edges to chip off.I did find a Forstner bit at harbor freight for $30, but I am trying to find an alternative for everyone that wouldn't require the buying of an expensive tool bit that would only get used once.And again, I apologize.  Thanks for the input, keep the ideas coming!</blockquote>

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