I agree. I'm not sure if I could use a drill press for all the drilling I need to do. Thanks for all the help on this.
Noel On 6/24/09, carl <[email protected]> wrote: > i hav the bentch top moddle and i like it it has changable speeds buy > moveing the belt drive on to other pully combonations it's no gud for > driveing but once you hav your pilot hoale the screw wil folow > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Noel Romey > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 1:16 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and rilling straight > > > > > > Jim, > > My issue is that I don't have a drill press right now. Perhaps I need > to get one at some point soon? > > Noel > > On 6/23/09, Jim Tosh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Noel, > > what I would do to deal with this problem is to get myself a small block > > of wood and drill a hole in it using the drill press. I would then place > > the block on the job where it matters and use it as my guide > > > > Cheers. > > Jim.. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Noel Romey > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 2:39 PM > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and rilling straight > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey guys, > > > > Do you all have good methods for making sure that, when you're using a > > power drill or screw driver, you're holding the drill or screw driver > > so that the screw or drill bit goes in completely straight and not on > > an angle? I've had problems lately (just started using my portable > > 12V drill extensively) that when I start screwing in a screw, it > > sometimes does not go in level. I'm assuming that there has got to be > > a better way than using an audible level or drill press. I'm working > > on putting together a set of Ikea kitchen cabinets and I'm terrified > > that I'll drill at an angle or something and screw myself up > > completely. > > > > I've tried using the screw driver bits with a sleeve screw guidd, and > > that seems to help, but what about drilling? Any other ideas? > > > > All the best. > > > > Noel > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
