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I have too many computer cables and some get lost or misplaced, so I decided to make some wooden labels for them. I will make them is such a way so I can lock them. I will take the cables I use most and lock them on my desk or anywhere I need too.
To start I cut some 17 inch long oak into strips using my ripping jig.
They are cut at 4.17 mm.
On my miter sled I will cut them to length... 2 1/2 inch blanks.
A 1/2 inch Forstner bit is used to make the hole for the lock cable.
I use my horizontal drill for the holes for the cables. Two blanks are stacked and clamped ready for drilling. An 11/64 inch drill bit is used and the cable slides free in the hole.
They are now glued and clamped and set aside. Later I light sand, chamfer the hole and round the corners on a small belt sander all the while watching not to touch the cable.
If ever I need to take them apart they can be placed in the vice and tapped carefully with a screw driver and pried apart. I tried one and there was no problem, although the glue was quite strong.
See also:
Make a Mini Lathe Table saw jig for edge banding and ripping

On your video about how to make a mini lathe, on the 2:31 (leveling the drill), you used ¿what tool? to verify the distance to surface?
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great videos! even more! whet you make a thing, it seems to be an simple, easy thing to do...
To make sure the drill was positioned properly I inserted a long rod into the chuck of the drill and used a telescoping gauge for accuracy to align the drill.
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