Drill Guide Attachment?


Chad Groenhout

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I had one that I bought for a project too big for my drill press.  It got me about 75% of the way thru the job.  In its defense, I was using a rather large bit and pushing it pretty hard.  They do ok but, are not going to put up with any kind of production work.

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They work OK but are not near as good.

For accurate work in the aircraft factory where I work, away from big shop tools, we use a drill block and interchangeable bushings. The block gets c clamped to the project, the proper size bushings are installed in the block and the bushing guides the drill to keep it normal to the project. Holes are drilled in steps for 1/4 and less two steps and bigger there are 3 or more steps.

The attachment will help a lot more than drilling by eye though.

 

Shop around, craigslist etc, used drillpresses can often be bought pretty inexpensively.

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