Need a good cheap hand-held drill guide (mostly for 90° drilling)

Posted by Jay Pique on October 23, 2007, 9:21 am

> I've used this one for years, and I like it. Good, fast, and cheap.
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32318&cat=1,180,42311,4...

I use that one too, and like it. And if you use twist bits, you can
enlarge a smaller diameter hole with a bigger bit, and it'll still be
perpendicular to the surface.

JP

Posted by Tanus on October 22, 2007, 8:53 pm

Thomas G. Marshall wrote:

> I mostly need something to guide my handheld drill when I need to make holes
> perfectly perpendicular to the wood surface.
>
> I found this guy:
>
>

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00967173000P?vName=Tools&cName=Power+Tool+Accessories&sName=Drill+Doctor+%26+Drill+Attachments

>
> Which does angles, though it's unclear how rigid it is. My needs are for
> 90° but angles could be of use someday.
>
>
>

That sure looks better than the thing I
have from Sears. It's a hoseclamp thing
that uses an extension bar to find the
right angle. And a royal pain in the ass
to use. What you've found may be a
reasonably cheap alternative to a drill
press. Which I should likely just bite
the bullet and buy.

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Posted by Thomas G. Marshall on October 23, 2007, 5:56 pm

Tanus said something like:

> Thomas G. Marshall wrote:

>> I mostly need something to guide my handheld drill when I need to make
>> holes
>> perfectly perpendicular to the wood surface.
>> I found this guy:
>>

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00967173000P?vName=Tools&cName=Power+Tool+Accessories&sName=Drill+Doctor+%26+Drill+Attachments

>> Which does angles, though it's unclear how rigid it is. My needs are for
>> 90° but angles could be of use someday.

> That sure looks better than the thing I
> have from Sears. It's a hoseclamp thing
> that uses an extension bar to find the
> right angle. And a royal pain in the ass
> to use. What you've found may be a
> reasonably cheap alternative to a drill
> press. Which I should likely just bite
> the bullet and buy.

Hmmm.....

Since I posted this, it's gone from "in stock" to "out of stock" at
sears......perhaps I need to keep such things to myself... :)

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stop
throwing hissy fits over crossposting.

Posted by Nova on October 23, 2007, 6:15 pm

Thomas G. Marshall wrote:

> Tanus said something like:
>

>>Thomas G. Marshall wrote:

>>>I mostly need something to guide my handheld drill when I need to make
>>>holes
>>>perfectly perpendicular to the wood surface.
>>>I found this guy:
>>>http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00967173000P?vName=Tools&cName=Power+Tool+Accessories&sName=Drill+Doctor+%26+Drill+Attachments
>>>Which does angles, though it's unclear how rigid it is. My needs are for
>>>90° but angles could be of use someday.

>>That sure looks better than the thing I
>>have from Sears. It's a hoseclamp thing
>>that uses an extension bar to find the
>>right angle. And a royal pain in the ass
>>to use. What you've found may be a
>>reasonably cheap alternative to a drill
>>press. Which I should likely just bite
>>the bullet and buy.

>
>
> Hmmm.....
>
> Since I posted this, it's gone from "in stock" to "out of stock" at
> sears......perhaps I need to keep such things to myself... :)
>
>
>

It's a few dollars more than the Sears unit but...

http://www.rockler.com/findit.cfm?page=2405

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
novasys@verizon.net

Posted by Thomas G. Marshall on October 23, 2007, 8:35 pm

Nova said something like:

> Thomas G. Marshall wrote:

>> Tanus said something like:

>>> Thomas G. Marshall wrote:

...[rip]...

>> Since I posted this, it's gone from "in stock" to "out of stock" at
>> sears......perhaps I need to keep such things to myself... :)

> It's a few dollars more than the Sears unit but...
> http://www.rockler.com/findit.cfm?page=2405

Is that the same manufacturer I wonder?

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"reel'-tee", *not* "reel'-a-tor" and "reel'-i-tee" !!!!
If you pronounce them with the extra syllable, you will
sound like a complete idiot.

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