Cut off the corners.
Make own dowels. Size it as close as possible to the finished dowel diameter. Drill a hole through the edge of your work table using. How to make your own dowels. The plate can be almost any size as long as it is at least 1 4 thick.
The size of the stock is nominal and the only important dimension is the thickness it should be at least 1 4 thick for dowels this size. The length is 8 which will allow me to make one cutter 1 2 and 3 8 on each end. Make your own dowels step 1. I start with a piece of cold rolled steel 1 4 thick and 3 4 wide.
The plate is hardened to 52 hrc. Thankfully it s easy to make your own dowels at home. Start by ripping a strip of the dowel stock on the tablesaw. Quick and easy to use.
Drill a hole in the center of the plate using the drill bit sized for.