Where there's a will, there's a way. You could drill the little bit through a bit of dowel cut off, so that it's mostly drill bit sticking out, then tape up toward the dowel to hold securely enough to get the job done. I bet you'll figure out a way to get it done. I think the folks who built the pyramids used duct tape to get the job done. That and hose clamps. ----- Original Message ----- From: Lenny McHugh To: Blind Handyman Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 2:16 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] drill very small hole
I need to drill a very small hole in part of a Christmas decoration. Karen had this snowman that I accidentally broke off an arm. The way that they were attached was with very small eye hooks. I have some fine wire about the same thickness 22 or 24 gauge. I figured that I could clamp the broken part in my drill press vise and drill a thin hole. then twist the wire to the body and epoxy it into the arm. Sounded like a workable plan until I can not put the bit into my drill press. It has a 5/8 chuck and will not close tight enough to hold the fine bit. I have an old 1/4" drill. I was thinking about removing the chuck and placing the bit in that chuck then chucking up the 1/4" in the drill press. Any other suggestions?. Oh! while writing this I wonder if I put a lot of tape around the bit if it would hold in the drill press? Lenny, Please visit my home page http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ It's motivating, humorous and has a lot of resources. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
