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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I can only imagine the answers to this ! :D :D

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Well Drillers???...
Ice Fisherman???...

:D :D :confused:

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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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maybe a mill?

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yes I am after the wood look and also it is better protection than pvc I also plan to run some 2 inch rope between the as a decorative touch

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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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I agree, box 'em and find a fire fighter to get you a full length of 4" or 6" hose. The stations can only use them for so long then have to toss 'em to avoid in-service failure. It's the BEST thing to line a dock with, cheap (free if he'll hook you up), rubber inside and soft woven cover. That stuff lasts a long time and takes a beating!! :cool:

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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 .

Rick G.

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Yep, box 'em. Maybe even make a nice jig so you can cut all your pieces to make them a hexagon or octagon box.

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I lieu of drilling a hole in one, can you 'V' notch the sides of three and wrap each steel pipe? Then you can wrap the whole thing on the rope. Kinda like this - I did on my sons bed.

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And most poles are not straight . I would think they would split also.. Do the PVC and paint some stuff on them . Make em into fake palm trees?

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Find a buddy with serious wood working tools and a desire to try something unusual. He'll need a band saw with 12" resawing ability minimum, and the infeed and outfeed tables to support a log the size you are wanting.

Rip the log 2.5 inches from centerline on each side, leaving you a 5" wide slab from the middle. Now rip up 36" from the bottom on the flat side of the slab, again 2.5 inches from the centerline. Bore holes large enough at the ends of those rips to insert a sawzall blade in. Use sawzall to crosscut between the holes. This will remove a 5" x 5" x 36" section from the middle slab. Now re-glue the log together (leaving out the 5x5x36 section)using polyurethane glue, or another waterproof glue that bonds well to green wood. Epoxy may work here too, I'm not sure with the green wood though.

Finally, make sure the tops of the log is not flat, or water will wick in and rot it out. Best to actually cover it with a cone, or at least cut it on a slant.

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If you really want too, look into log home or timber companies they may already have the drill bits to do the job, or you could buy the bits and have any machine shop with a boring mill do it for you, these pictures are of a 6" dia wood boring bit.

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get a woodworkign shop with a large lathe they shodu eb able to do it. I thin it will split though.