Yes, drilling wood can cause fire and smoke inside the drilling hole due to increasing friction between the drill bit and the workpiece. The friction increases due to high RPM, applying too much pressure, using a dull drill bit, chip clogging inside the drilling hole, continuous drilling, and misidentifying the type of wood. You can avoid firing during the drilling by identifying the type of wood correctly, choosing a suitable drill bit with RPM, using a sharpened drill bit, using a right drilling machine, and using a sufficient flute length. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you drill, you can see smoke rising during the drilling. That is due to hole firing, drill bit overheating, and drill overheating. You can observe this smoke using its smell. Below, I have listed out all the reasons, solutions, and identifications about the wood drilling process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n