I think I mentioned the 1 2 3 thing for drilling straight holes. Firstly, I have a set of measuring blocks. These are two inches long, half an inch wide and various thicknesses from 1/16th to 3 quarters. There is also a block that is one inch thick, two inches wide, and three inches long.
I take that 1 2 3 block and stand it up so it is two inches tall, and then line the drill bit up along a corner. This makes the bit perpendicular to the surface the block is sitting on. With the block sitting right next to the drill bit though, the chuck of the drill would hit the block as you sink the bit into the wood. However, once the drill gets going, I just slide the block out of the way. For tighter areas, you can use the three quarters block standing on it's end, but it isn't as stable. It works pretty well for me. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [email protected] Tel: (412) 268-9081
