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Elephant-Shaped Piggy Bank

Step 5Making the coin slot

Making the coin slot

I made the thickness of the coin slot approximately two quarters thick, or 1/8". Using a 1/8" bit, I drilled two holes as shown, about 1-1/2" apart. Between the two holes, I drilled more holes along the slot line in order to make a gap into which I could fit a saw blade. Once the gap was big enough, I sawed out the rest of the slot with my jig saw.

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guyzo35 (The Moustache Diaries)

I started a wood shop in my basement during the Summer of 2009, and have been teaching myself techniques and skills through the project's I've built, both for myself and for others. As a mechanical e...