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DRILL ACCESSORIES & JIGS sa DEPTH STOP xx DRILL Guide block prevents Forstner bits from "wandering" when used with a portable drill. Use a small wooden propeller on your drill bit to blow away wood chips. Jig for drilling holes perpendicular to the work piece when using a portable electric drill. Improve the accuracy of a "Portalign" drill guide by using outriggers or "skis" when drilling narrow stock. Jig for drilling a hole in the exact center of a turned spindle. Useful when repairing chair spindles with broken or damaged tenons. Shop test of three quick-change drill-and-drive systems. (1) Chuck-adaptor system, (2) drill-flip-drive system and (3) the removable-sleeve system evaluated. A jig to guide and support a drill bit so it cannot flex or wander when drilling holes 12" deep or longer. Simple jig for drilling a perfectly straight (perpendicular) hole using a portable drill. Tip: Tape a spirit level to the side of a drill to help you see when the drill is level. Small, stick-on bubble-type level on top of a drill helps you drill straight. Attachments for your 1/4" electric drill. A look at the accessories that can extend the functions of a portable electric drill. Tips on what you need to use the drill for grinding, shaping, wood turning, mixing, pumping, screw driving, polishing, sanding, buffing, and scraping. Electric drill accessories. Part 1. A summary of accessories available including power bits, hole saw, masonry bits, drill stands, right angle attachment, disk rasp, sanding and polishing discs, tapered hole cutter and knife sharpener. Electric drill accessories. Part 2. A look at paint mixers, drill bit sharpeners, power screwdriver and bits, rotary files and rasps, wire brushes and cleaners, cushioned sanding and polishing, power cables and snakes, socket sets, pilot hole bits and mower blade sharpener. Electric drill accessories. Part 3. Covers edge cutters, router rasps, planer attachments, mortising, tongue, groove and beveling attachments. Tip: How to make a cradle that will exert enough pressure on a drill handle so you can drill hard steel. The one-drill workshop. A look at the many accessories available for the portable electric drill. Tip shows how to make a wall-mounted holder for a portable power drill from a piece of PVC pipe. Jig for a portable drill will keep your drill bits at 90-degrees to the board you're drilling. Tips show how to keep a drill bit perfectly horizontal when drilling into a vertical surface or vertical when drilling into a horizontal surface. Tip shows how a notched 2x4 can be used as a guide for drilling a hole that slants at two different angles. Tip on improving the angled drilling block lets you see to set the drill point exactly on the mark before starting to drill. Jig for drilling long, accurate holes from edge to edge across the width of a board. How to bore angled holes like those required when making spindle back chairs. Drilling and driving. A buyer's guide to combination quick-change drill, counterbore/countersink, and driver systems. Tip on using bronze bushings as drill guides. Get more from your drill. A guide to accessories and jigs for your portable drill. Includes instructions for making a sanding station, centering drill guide, edge drilling guide, and radial hole guide. Using a drill guide to increase the hole-boring accuracy of a portable electric drill. Build a simple cradle to hold a portable electric drill when using it for grinding, polishing, and wire brushing small objects. Tip shows how to make a guide for drilling angled holes. A look at power tools that rasp, file, brush and strip. Emphasis is on drill accessories and brushes for a bench grinder. Tip: Drill caddy, permanently attached to a stepladder, holds an electric drill when not in use. A different angle. Build a simple plywood jig and bring the hassles of angle drilling to an end. Facilitates drilling holes at an angle on an edge or an end of a part. Shop test of the System Zenses, a series of jigs and rotary cutters powered by an electric drill. Does dowelling, rabbets, dovetails and other cabinet joints. How to turn a hand-held portable electric drill into a miniature drill press by using one of the commercially available drill stands. Attachment for portable electric drills reviewed. They include grinders, sanders, saws, etc. Cutters and planers for your drill. A look at the drill cutters known as System Zenses. Homemade jig, made from two pieces of pipe, clamps into the tool rest hole of a lathe. It serves to hold the correct angle when drilling several holes at an angle into wood. The drill bit is passed through the hole in one pipe, then into the wood. Tip: Simple jig for drilling holes to a specific depth in wood. Get more from your power hand drill. A product test of several accessories. Solid-state speed control circuit for an electric drill. Portable drill and stand make a good router. How to shape your own moldings with a portable drill and bench using rotary wood rasps. Roll-away workshop holds both router and drill stands. Router table retracts into cabinet for storage. Drill press attachement for small drill is mounted on top of cabinet. There is room for other small tool storage. A look at many of the special drill bits and accessories which make your portable drill one of your most valuable tools. Includes several tips on using the drill. You can do almost anything with a drill and the right accessories. A look at available accessories and drills. Drilling guide you can build from scrap. Helps drill holes at an angle into flat pieces of wood. Jig is adjustable for various angles and various drill bit sizes. Tips on using drum sanders and flap sanders on an electric drill. Includes tip on making your own small-diameter sanding drum from a dowel. Great woodworking jigs for your shop. Part 1. (1) Portable drill angle guide. (2) Drill press angle guide. Power tool jigs for portable drills that give drill-press precision. (1) Horizontal boring jig. (2) Spacing guide for holes that must be a uniform distance from an edge. (3) Self-centering jig automatically centers holes regardless of stock size. Table converts electric hand drill to drill press. A 1/4" drill carrier that features drill bit storage and a built-in extension cord. Fasten your drill to workbench for wire brushing, grinding, etc. with pipe nipple and flange. A look at many of the accessories for your hand held electric drill. Put your portable drill on a drill stand to increase its usefulness. A review of commercial units, plus wooden jigs you can make to increase their usefulness. A second base for your portable drill press stand accessory has a built-in V-clamp. Use it when drilling pipe. Also allows the entire drill press to be clamped onto a water pipe or other pipe into which you wish to drill. Vertical holder for portable drill lets you make accurate holes in material too wide for the throat of a drill press. Tip: A bubble level mounted on top of a drill will aid in drilling accurate 90-degree holes. Tip on making a 90-degree drilling guide from a corner bracket and brass tubing. Wooden rack (holster) attaches to pegboard and holds a portable electric drill and cord. Jig for drilling accurate holes through aircraft wing spars so that they enter and exit at the exact location required. Jig for drilling holes through a wooden wing spar so that they exactly match up with the holes in the metal fitting being attached. Drilling uses only a portable electric drill. Drilling long holes accurately. Modify a C-clamp to guide a drill bit between starter holes on each side of a 4" thick spar using a portable drill. Simple jig serves as a perpendicular drilling guide for a portable drill. Make a drill-bit guide from a mason's trowel. Especially useful when trying to drill into metal using a portable electric drill. Tip on using a handscrew clamp and piece of 2x4 stock to provide sufficient support when using a drill guide to bore holes in the edge of narrow stock. Guide block for boring holes in the ends of long workpieces using a portable drill. Technique for temporarily attaching a bull's-eye level to a portable drill so that you can drill holes exactly vertical. Tip: Make a simple wooden jig to assist you in drilling holes in the end of a narrow piece of wood (as required when butt joining using dowel pins.) Angle drilling. Three jigs for drilling holes at an angle. Two are designed to work with a drill press and one with a portable drill. One of them is designed to hold dowels or turned legs securely while drilling. Tip: Drill guide for the row of holes needed with L-shaped shelf supports. Tip: Use a portable drill equipped with a "Portalign Drill Guide" for drum sanding curves on large work pieces. How to bore holes symmetrically (equally spaced) around the edge of a circular piece. Involves using your lathe, a homemade dividing plate (index plate) and a homemade drilling guide which fits into the tool holder. Two methods to drill turned stool legs at exact right angles. How to modify the Wolfcraft heavy-duty drill stand to improve adjustability. Tip: How to adapt a heavy-duty drill stand for use as a light press for gluing small items. Dead eye drilling. An ingenious aid to accurate drilling at a specific angle with a portable electric drill. Ideal for drilling angled holes in the bottom of a stool for the splayed legs. Drilling jigs. (1) Adjustable wedge (10-25 degrees) for use with a drill press. (2) Adjustable wedge for use with a portable drill when drilling end-on for dowels. Base for a small drill stand which allows it to be clamped onto a "Workmate" bench for use. Tip: Use this wooden guide to drill a hole square to the work piece when using a hand-held drill. Making a drill guideblock for splayed legs. Jig idea for drilling a hole in the exact center of the end of a dowel, walking stick, etc. Photographs illustrate the variety of accessories available for electric drills. Replacement base for portable-drill stands. This unit allows the column to be tilted. It holds the work being drilled securely by means of built-in clamps. Can also be used without the drill as a clamp, arbor press or general work holder. Simple jig made from wood is used to drill a series of holes (in a straight line) along a piece of lumber. Tip: Empty plastic detergent bottle serves as a "holster" for electric drill. Convert your portable electric drill into a tabletop drill press or horizontal boring machine with this drill stand made from lumber, plywood and pipe. Simple three-piece jig aids in drilling holes at a specific angle. Tip describes how to make drilling guides from wooden paint stirring sticks. | |||||||||
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