On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 02:18:52 GMT, Old Nick <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Most holes drilled with a drill bit are _straight_ enough. IT's
>getting them in the right place that takes the effort.
True, but there's nothing to stop pre-punching to start the bit.
That's as good for wood as it is for steel.
Bill.
[email protected] wrote:
>any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
>
>Mark
All the answers so far seem to presume that a hand-held electric drill
is the only alternative. IMHO, a brace is a much easier tool to get
desired alignment, as is a push drill for small holes. And while I
don't have an egg-beater drill or breast drill, I think those would be
very easy to use accurately, too.
Secure your work well and securely, at a position and angle that
allows the drill to be held naturally. Use guide sticks to align the
tool.
BTW, by "straight" I presume you man "perpendicular or desired angle
to the surface", since it's hard to drill a non-straight (curved) hole
with any drilling tool I am familiar with.
--
Alex
Make the obvious change in the return address to reply by email.
You might be able to use a router, depending on the size hole...
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
>
> Mark
You might be able to use a router, depending on the size of the hole...
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
>
> Mark
In article <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]> wrote:
> any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
Build a jig to support whatever tool you're drilling with.
Which is...?
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 00:21:19 -0400, "Ollie"
<[email protected]> calmly ranted:
>Mike,
>
>How did you learn to drill straight holes? I haven't learned yet after
>years of trying.
Practice. Use a pair of short engineer's squares to help
if you can't eye 90 degrees well. You'll learn.
Some drills, like my cheapo Ryobi, come with bullseye levels
on their ends. The batteries are shot after two years, but
new ones are $25. The entire kit (drill motor, circular saw,
2 battery packs, charger, and case) was only $99 at Home Despot.
Q: To the group, are there any 14.4v gel cell packs around
which I could adapt to a belt-held power supply?
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On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 13:14:26 GMT, alexy <[email protected]>
wrote:
>[email protected] wrote:
>
>>any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
>>
>>Mark
>
>All the answers so far seem to presume that a hand-held electric drill
>is the only alternative. IMHO, a brace is a much easier tool to get
>desired alignment, as is a push drill for small holes. And while I
>don't have an egg-beater drill or breast drill, I think those would be
>very easy to use accurately, too.
the breast drill takes some getting used to.
>
>Secure your work well and securely, at a position and angle that
>allows the drill to be held naturally. Use guide sticks to align the
>tool.
>
>BTW, by "straight" I presume you man "perpendicular or desired angle
>to the surface", since it's hard to drill a non-straight (curved) hole
>with any drilling tool I am familiar with.
heh. you haven't seen some of my drill bits....
<G>
Exactly , you do it by eye. If you cannot drill a reasonably straight hole
how can do a simple cutoff with a handsaw ,cut a mortice ,cut dovetails etc
,etc....mjh
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"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 00:21:19 -0400, "Ollie"
> <[email protected]> calmly ranted:
>
> >Mike,
> >
> >How did you learn to drill straight holes? I haven't learned yet after
> >years of trying.
>
> Practice. Use a pair of short engineer's squares to help
> if you can't eye 90 degrees well. You'll learn.
>
> Some drills, like my cheapo Ryobi, come with bullseye levels
> on their ends. The batteries are shot after two years, but
> new ones are $25. The entire kit (drill motor, circular saw,
> 2 battery packs, charger, and case) was only $99 at Home Despot.
>
> Q: To the group, are there any 14.4v gel cell packs around
> which I could adapt to a belt-held power supply?
>
> -
> Better Living Through Denial
> ------------
> http://diversify.com Dynamic Websites, PHP Apps, MySQL databases
>
If you can't drill a straight hole how do you get the straight hole in the
block?
MB
"Wilson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Straight bit?
> Couldn't resist.
> Drill a block and clamp it on as a guide.
>
> Wilson
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
> >
> > Mark
>
>
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"drillmate". Used one for years till I could
afford a drill press. Handy enough that I still occasionally use it...
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On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 20:04:05 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
>any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
>
>Mark
There are drill guides that attach to your hand held drill. They work
exceptionally well. Another (less precise) is to hold a square
against the material while drilling with the other hand.
"Bill Rogers" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 02:18:52 GMT, Old Nick <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >Most holes drilled with a drill bit are _straight_ enough. IT's
> >getting them in the right place that takes the effort.
>
> True, but there's nothing to stop pre-punching to start the bit.
> That's as good for wood as it is for steel.
>
> Bill.
Isn't this what brad-point bits are for?
todd
"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
>
> Some drills, like my cheapo Ryobi, come with bullseye levels
> on their ends. The batteries are shot after two years, but
> new ones are $25. The entire kit (drill motor, circular saw,
> 2 battery packs, charger, and case) was only $99 at Home Despot.
You can buy a "good" battery pack (actually, have yours rebuilt) for $40 +
shipping. Mine are nearing dead a little more very week. I'll probably get
a better drill. Already replaced the switch for $25. I do find the saw
handy at times though.
Ed
[email protected]
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome
Mark,
Already mentioned - twice - in the replies to date . . .
some type of alignment jig/tool holder that attaches to your drill. I have a
'PORTALIGN' attached to an old {ALL METAL} Rockwell {bought out by B&D,
years ago}. Basically 4 parts - a 'Base' that has provision for two heavy
steel rods, the two steel 'Rods', and a 'Holder' that attaches to the drill,
behind the chuck. Except for the part on the drill, all the parts are
separate.
I keep mine in one of my 'buckets' with an assortment of
woodworking-specific tools. When I have to do some 'aboard work' it's
amazing how it feels like I have a 'workshop in a bucket'. It's nice to be
at a dock or workyard and be able to drill a hole through a 'reverse angle'
transom and know it is perpendicular to the surface. Or attach a cleat to a
deck, or cabin side, etc.
Regards & Good Luck,
Ron Magen
Backyard Boatshop
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
>
> Mark
Straight bit?
Couldn't resist.
Drill a block and clamp it on as a guide.
Wilson
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
>
> Mark
<[email protected]> wrote in message
> any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
Something equivalent to a post level? There's smaller units that this one on
the market.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=46451&category=1,43513,43505&ccurrency=1&SID=
Drill guide?
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=42322&category=1,180,42311,42321&abspage=1&ccurrency=1&SID=
Small square to align the bit on two angles. With practice and occasional
testing with the square, most of the holes drilled with a hand held should
be straight.
On 18-Jul-2004, Larry Jaques <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote:
> Q: To the group, are there any 14.4v gel cell packs around
> which I could adapt to a belt-held power suppl
If you want a gel cell to last for lots of recharge cycles, they
can't be fully discharged. In fact, some only allow 20%-50%
discharge if you want it to last more than a couple of hundred
cycles. Hence, they aren't "efficient" in a weight and capacity
sense. If you want, say 4Ah of usable power, you need an 8Ah
battery to allow 50% discharge on each cycle.
I'd recommend NiMH. If you want lots of capacity, find a dozen
C or D size cells and put them in series (up to 6.5Ah in D last
I checked, though even AA will give you more than 2Ah nowadays).
That'll give you 14.4V and will allow you over 90% discharge.
Just make sure that you keep all 12 batteries at the same state
of charge - ie, never mix fully charged and partially charged
batteries in the same pack.
Mike
Yes, hold the drill straight (couldn't resist).
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
>
> Mark
Likely his definition of strait is pretty loose.
"Ollie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Mike,
>
> How did you learn to drill straight holes? I haven't learned yet after
> years of trying.
>
> ++ Ollie
>
> "Mike Hide" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:WclKc.117855$Oq2.85850@attbi_s52...
> > If you cannot drill a reasonably straight hole in a piece of wood then
try
> > gardening, birdwatching or the like . You certainly do not need to
> involved
> > with anything requiring any skill whatsoever,you will pose a danger to
> > yourself and waste the time of a bunch of people who do have some
skills.
> > mjh
> >
> > --
> > http://members.tripod.com/mikehide2
> > <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
> > >
> > > Mark
> >
>
>
If you cannot drill a reasonably straight hole in a piece of wood then try
gardening, birdwatching or the like . You certainly do not need to involved
with anything requiring any skill whatsoever,you will pose a danger to
yourself and waste the time of a bunch of people who do have some skills.
mjh
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<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
>
> Mark
The catch here is, you have to drill the block strait.
"Wilson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
.
> Drill a block and clamp it on as a guide.
>
>
[email protected] wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
>
> Mark
I read all these posts. A lot of BS here. The one suggestion that
works is the simplest one that was posted. Drill a straight hole in a
block of wood and use that as a guide. Simple, cheap and works every
time. Eyeballing works as long as precision is not required.
George
lutherdail responds:
>I read all these posts. A lot of BS here. The one suggestion that
>works is the simplest one that was posted. Drill a straight hole in a
>block of wood and use that as a guide. Simple, cheap and works every
>time. Eyeballing works as long as precision is not required.
Ayup. Except it's not BS. First problem is getting the straight hole in your
drill guide. After that, it's gravy. Except you don't really need the drill
guide if you can drill the hole straight through it without some other form of
checking as you go.
Charlie Self
"When you appeal to force, there's one thing you must never do - lose." Dwight
D. Eisenhower
Glen wrote:
>
> CW wrote:
>
> > Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
> >
> The chicken - God wouldn't ;ay an egg. ;-)
>
> Glen
Great ASCII art! Or just a typo?
Wolfgang
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http://www.woodworking.de/cgi-bin/forum/webbbs_config.pl
In article <[email protected]>,
CW <no adddress@spam free.com> wrote:
>Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Answer: The chicken. look in any dictionary -- 'C' comes before 'E'.
>
>"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> lutherdail responds:
>>
>> >I read all these posts. A lot of BS here. The one suggestion that
>> >works is the simplest one that was posted. Drill a straight hole in a
>> >block of wood and use that as a guide. Simple, cheap and works every
>> >time. Eyeballing works as long as precision is not required.
>>
>> Ayup. Except it's not BS. First problem is getting the straight hole in
>your
>> drill guide. After that, it's gravy. Except you don't really need the
>drill
>> guide if you can drill the hole straight through it without some other
>form of
>> checking as you go.
>>
>> Charlie Self
>> "When you appeal to force, there's one thing you must never do - lose."
>Dwight
>> D. Eisenhower
>
>
In article <[email protected]>,
CW <no adddress@spam free.com> wrote:
>Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Answer: The egg. Dinosaurs laid eggs before there were chickens.
>
>"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> lutherdail responds:
>>
>> >I read all these posts. A lot of BS here. The one suggestion that
>> >works is the simplest one that was posted. Drill a straight hole in a
>> >block of wood and use that as a guide. Simple, cheap and works every
>> >time. Eyeballing works as long as precision is not required.
>>
>> Ayup. Except it's not BS. First problem is getting the straight hole in
>your
>> drill guide. After that, it's gravy. Except you don't really need the
>drill
>> guide if you can drill the hole straight through it without some other
>form of
>> checking as you go.
>>
>> Charlie Self
>> "When you appeal to force, there's one thing you must never do - lose."
>Dwight
>> D. Eisenhower
>
>
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> lutherdail responds:
>
> >I read all these posts. A lot of BS here. The one suggestion that
> >works is the simplest one that was posted. Drill a straight hole in a
> >block of wood and use that as a guide. Simple, cheap and works every
> >time. Eyeballing works as long as precision is not required.
>
> Ayup. Except it's not BS. First problem is getting the straight hole in
your
> drill guide. After that, it's gravy. Except you don't really need the
drill
> guide if you can drill the hole straight through it without some other
form of
> checking as you go.
>
> Charlie Self
> "When you appeal to force, there's one thing you must never do - lose."
Dwight
> D. Eisenhower
[email protected] (Charlie Self) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Not really. You CAN drill a perpendicular hole with nothing but a try square
> standing next to it. You MAY then use that drilled hole as a block to make sure
> a series of holes are perpendicular, and do that job faster.
Yep, that's exactly the way I do it when I need a "perfect" hole.
It might take you a couple of tries to get a hole that's perfectly
perpendicular, but once you get one you are satisfied with, use it as
your guide.
I tend to do my drilling with braces or an eggbeater hand-drill,
and I've found that it's easier to track them for verticality than an
electric drill.
Also, if you have to do a long (deep) hole and keep it
perpendicular/vertical, it helps to mark the vertical on your piece
and use that to help you eyeball it. I tend to tilt a
drill/brace/whatever slightly past vertical away from me, so I make
sure to get the bit started vertically from the front and then I move
around the piece to check from another angle before going any further.
I was able to drill a 15" deep hole for a lamp and come out about
1/8" off perfect (front-to-back; side-to-side was as close to perfect
as the eye could see). The trick was I marked the verticals on all
four sides, I used a brace and a ship's auger (once you start one of
these straight, the lead-screw tends to pull it straight), I clamped
the piece to the floor with a handscrew and stood over it to drill,
and I stopped and checked from various angles frequently. (This was a
big slab of mesquite, and I was not about to screw it up.)
Chuck Vance
CW responds:
>Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
>
>"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> lutherdail responds:
>>
>> >I read all these posts. A lot of BS here. The one suggestion that
>> >works is the simplest one that was posted. Drill a straight hole in a
>> >block of wood and use that as a guide. Simple, cheap and works every
>> >time. Eyeballing works as long as precision is not required.
>>
>> Ayup. Except it's not BS. First problem is getting the straight hole in
>your
>> drill guide. After that, it's gravy. Except you don't really need the
>drill
>> guide if you can drill the hole straight through it without some other
>form of
>> checking as you go.
Not really. You CAN drill a perpendicular hole with nothing but a try square
standing next to it. You MAY then use that drilled hole as a block to make sure
a series of holes are perpendicular, and do that job faster. But why that's BS,
I can't figure.
Charlie Self
"The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by
evil men." Plato
Thank you for all your suggestions. I have decided to buty a 10"
Mastercraft DP at Canadian Tire for 99 bucks.
On 21 Jul 2004 05:52:05 -0700, [email protected] (Conan The Librarian)
wrote:
>[email protected] (Charlie Self) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>
>> Not really. You CAN drill a perpendicular hole with nothing but a try square
>> standing next to it. You MAY then use that drilled hole as a block to make sure
>> a series of holes are perpendicular, and do that job faster.
>
> Yep, that's exactly the way I do it when I need a "perfect" hole.
>It might take you a couple of tries to get a hole that's perfectly
>perpendicular, but once you get one you are satisfied with, use it as
>your guide.
>
> I tend to do my drilling with braces or an eggbeater hand-drill,
>and I've found that it's easier to track them for verticality than an
>electric drill.
>
> Also, if you have to do a long (deep) hole and keep it
>perpendicular/vertical, it helps to mark the vertical on your piece
>and use that to help you eyeball it. I tend to tilt a
>drill/brace/whatever slightly past vertical away from me, so I make
>sure to get the bit started vertically from the front and then I move
>around the piece to check from another angle before going any further.
>
> I was able to drill a 15" deep hole for a lamp and come out about
>1/8" off perfect (front-to-back; side-to-side was as close to perfect
>as the eye could see). The trick was I marked the verticals on all
>four sides, I used a brace and a ship's auger (once you start one of
>these straight, the lead-screw tends to pull it straight), I clamped
>the piece to the floor with a handscrew and stood over it to drill,
>and I stopped and checked from various angles frequently. (This was a
>big slab of mesquite, and I was not about to screw it up.)
>
>
> Chuck Vance
In article <[email protected]>, "CW" <no adddress@spam
free.com> says...
> Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
>
The rooster!
> "Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > lutherdail responds:
> >
> > >I read all these posts. A lot of BS here. The one suggestion that
> > >works is the simplest one that was posted. Drill a straight hole in a
> > >block of wood and use that as a guide. Simple, cheap and works every
> > >time. Eyeballing works as long as precision is not required.
> >
> > Ayup. Except it's not BS. First problem is getting the straight hole in
> your
> > drill guide. After that, it's gravy. Except you don't really need the
> drill
> > guide if you can drill the hole straight through it without some other
> form of
> > checking as you go.
> >
> > Charlie Self
> > "When you appeal to force, there's one thing you must never do - lose."
> Dwight
> > D. Eisenhower
>
>
>
Charlie Self wrote:
> lutherdail responds:
>
>> I read all these posts. A lot of BS here. The one suggestion
>> that works is the simplest one that was posted. Drill a
>> straight hole in a block of wood and use that as a guide.
>> Simple, cheap and works every time. Eyeballing works as
>> long as precision is not required.
>
> Ayup. Except it's not BS. First problem is getting the
> straight hole in your drill guide. After that, it's gravy.
> Except you don't really need the drill guide if you can drill
> the hole straight through it without some other form of
> checking as you go.
I recall using a miter box to make a small, approximately
v-shaped notch (3 cuts, center cut deepest) in each of two pieces
of 2x4. Carefully clamped the boards in the vise and screwed 'em
together. The drill bit followed the diamond-shaped hole. This
drilling guide worked passably well for all the holes in the project.
If you do something like this, remember to drill the smallest
holes first (-:
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto, Iowa USA
Mike,
How did you learn to drill straight holes? I haven't learned yet after
years of trying.
++ Ollie
"Mike Hide" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:WclKc.117855$Oq2.85850@attbi_s52...
> If you cannot drill a reasonably straight hole in a piece of wood then try
> gardening, birdwatching or the like . You certainly do not need to
involved
> with anything requiring any skill whatsoever,you will pose a danger to
> yourself and waste the time of a bunch of people who do have some skills.
> mjh
>
> --
> http://members.tripod.com/mikehide2
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
> >
> > Mark
>
The BS answer of the day.
"Mike Hide" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:WclKc.117855$Oq2.85850@attbi_s52...
> If you cannot drill a reasonably straight hole in a piece of wood then try
> gardening, birdwatching or the like . You certainly do not need to
involved
> with anything requiring any skill whatsoever,you will pose a danger to
> yourself and waste the time of a bunch of people who do have some skills.
> mjh
>
> --
> http://members.tripod.com/mikehide2
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
> >
> > Mark
>
On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 20:04:05 -0400, marksro wrote:
> any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
>
1. Jig I copied out of a book is a squared square of 1x pine with a wire
stuck in a straight hole (sorry, gotta start somewhere). You can bend the
wire to an angle (set by protractor). Set the wire&block next to your work
and eyeball the drill bit parallel to the jig. For 90 deg holes, use the
squares as another poster suggested. You'll find that a pilot hole punched
with an awl will help you avoid skittering at the start of your drilling;
one less thing to worry about as you train your drill hand.
2. Another trick I found in a book is to saw a square chunk out of a small
length of 2x4. You have an L-shaped piece left. Put your bit along the
inside edge of the L to guide it straight into your stock.
3. To drill straight across the diameter of a dowel, saw off a 3/4 to 1"
piece of the same stock. Mark the center of the disk. Clamp the disk atop
the workpiece. Drill straight through the disk into the work. This'll work
better after you've trained your drill hand.
__|__ | __|__
[_____] | [_____]
__________ _
( ( / \
( ( | |
(_________( \ /
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4. Practice. Practice is always boring, right? ;^P
5. Oh, and PLONK the a**h*le into your killfile.
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"Keep your ass behind you"
On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 13:14:26 +0000, alexy wrote:
> All the answers so far seem to presume that a hand-held electric drill
> is the only alternative. IMHO, a brace is a much easier tool to get
> desired alignment, as is a push drill for small holes. And while I
Yes, with a brace bit you can watch the spurs cutting and tweak your angle
until both cut the same amount. Then hold that angle. Eggbeater drill is a
cinch to keep straight. Push drills are trickier because your supporting
and guiding hand is also pushing down. I find it easier to drill straight
with a push drill if I drill horizontally, instead of vertically.
While we're neandering, let's ask the OP if he's drilling pilot holes;
bradawls and gimlets are just the ticket for those little jobs.
--
"Keep your ass behind you"
On 19 Jul 2004 07:49:13 -0700, [email protected] (George) wrote:
>I read all these posts. A lot of BS here. The one suggestion that
>works is the simplest one that was posted. Drill a straight hole in a
>block of wood and use that as a guide.
Still a problem for anyone who leans to the left a bit. Try this:
Cut a squared block on the table saw. On one side cut a 45 two ways
to form a slight groove. With the groove vertical, use that as a guide
for the bit. Once well-started you can switch to eyeballing, or
"feel". All of these ideas are only semi-accurate over a short
distance, but near as dammit is to swearing.
Bill.
<[email protected]> wrote in message
> any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
Short of a drill block, eyeballing with a framing square with a flange can
get you closer in a pinch ... held or clamped on the surface of the
workpiece and used as an aid/ guide to eyeball the drill relatively straight
on both axes.
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 7/10/04
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 16:29:18 GMT, Phisherman <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 20:04:05 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
>>
>>Mark
>
>
>There are drill guides that attach to your hand held drill. They work
>exceptionally well.
they get reviews from "worthless" on up. "exceptionally well" is the
most credit I've ever seen them get. I have one and use it when I have
to, but My take is "slightly better than by hand and eye alone"
> Another (less precise) is to hold a square
>against the material while drilling with the other hand.
On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 20:04:05 -0400, [email protected] vaguely
proposed a theory
......and in reply I say!:
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>any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
Yes. Ask it politely?
Most holes drilled with a drill bit are _straight_ enough. IT's
getting them in the right place that takes the effort.
alexy wrote:
> BTW, by "straight" I presume you man "perpendicular or desired angle
> to the surface", since it's hard to drill a non-straight (curved) hole
> with any drilling tool I am familiar with.
I've had long bits smaller than 1/16th inch follow the grain somewhat
instead of going straight through. With a DP I guess it's easier to force a
small bit through faster than it's cutting.
I worked at Homestake Gold Mine in the 1970's. The 5 foot borehole bits had
the same problem. Too much pressure and they would follow the softer rock.
-- Mark
Dont tell me you all belong to the same birwatching group.....mjh
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> The BS answer of the day.
>
> "Mike Hide" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > If you cannot drill a reasonably straight hole in a piece of wood then
try
> > gardening, birdwatching or the like . You certainly do not need to
> involved
> > with anything requiring any skill whatsoever,you will pose a danger to
> > yourself and waste the time of a bunch of people who do have some
skills.
> > mjh
> >
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> > > any suggestions on drilling a straight hole without a drill press
> > >
> > > Mark
> >
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