Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and drilling straight
I suppose you could say the same thing about drilling a hole in a block. Perhaps the bracket method would take up the least amount of space then? Noel On 6/23/09, john schwery jschw...@embarqmail.com wrote: Noel, I had a drill guide for awhile but gave it away. They are ok if you have open space to use it. But if you are drilling near an edge in a tight spot, they are useless. earlier, Noel Romey, wrote: The only reason I can think there's a greater sign is because of quoting. As per my question, has anyone used a drill guide tool? Seems like the guide would be a useful thing too. Noel On 6/23/09, Tom Hodges mailto:tomhodges%40fuse.nettomhod...@fuse.net wrote: I cut a Vee into a piece of three quarter inch wood and hold my screw or Drill bit into the Vee to hold it straight. From: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandy...@yahoogroups.co m [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:44 AM To: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and rilling straight Noel, What I do when I am drilling, is I take a block that I know is nice and square, actually, I use a 1 2 3 setup block. I stand that up next to the spot where I want to drill, then just line up the drill bit with the edge of the block. Once you get the drill going, you can slide the block out of the way. Does a great job for me. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edud...@andrew.cmu.edu mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and drilling straight
Hi, I am interested with your method Can you explain the 1 2 3 thing? I spend tons of time drilling or screwing and still get things crocked... Andy -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]on Behalf Of Noel Romey Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 8:25 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and drilling straight I suppose you could say the same thing about drilling a hole in a block. Perhaps the bracket method would take up the least amount of space then? Noel On 6/23/09, john schwery jschw...@embarqmail.com wrote: Noel, I had a drill guide for awhile but gave it away. They are ok if you have open space to use it. But if you are drilling near an edge in a tight spot, they are useless. earlier, Noel Romey, wrote: The only reason I can think there's a greater sign is because of quoting. As per my question, has anyone used a drill guide tool? Seems like the guide would be a useful thing too. Noel On 6/23/09, Tom Hodges mailto:tomhodges%40fuse.nettomhod...@fuse.net wrote: I cut a Vee into a piece of three quarter inch wood and hold my screw or Drill bit into the Vee to hold it straight. From: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandy...@yahoogroups.co m [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:44 AM To: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and rilling straight Noel, What I do when I am drilling, is I take a block that I know is nice and square, actually, I use a 1 2 3 setup block. I stand that up next to the spot where I want to drill, then just line up the drill bit with the edge of the block. Once you get the drill going, you can slide the block out of the way. Does a great job for me. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edud...@andrew.cmu.edu mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemasterPAGE_user_op=view_p agePAGE_id=33MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.12.89/2197 - Release Date: 06/23/09 05:54:00
Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and drilling straight
Noel, I think, where possible, use a drill press. Otherwise, an angle bracket would probably take less space than a block. I didn't have a press, either, but it surely has some wonderful advantages over a hand drill. earlier, Noel Romey, wrote: I suppose you could say the same thing about drilling a hole in a block. Perhaps the bracket method would take up the least amount of space then? Noel On 6/23/09, john schwery mailto:jschwery%40embarqmail.comjschw...@embarqmail.com wrote: Noel, I had a drill guide for awhile but gave it away. They are ok if you have open space to use it. But if you are drilling near an edge in a tight spot, they are useless. earlier, Noel Romey, wrote: The only reason I can think there's a greater sign is because of quoting. As per my question, has anyone used a drill guide tool? Seems like the guide would be a useful thing too. Noel On 6/23/09, Tom Hodges mailto:tomhodges%40fuse.nettomhod...@fuse.net wrote: I cut a Vee into a piece of three quarter inch wood and hold my screw or Drill bit into the Vee to hold it straight. From: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandy...@yahoogroups.co m [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:44 AM To: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.commailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and rilling straight Noel, What I do when I am drilling, is I take a block that I know is nice and square, actually, I use a 1 2 3 setup block. I stand that up next to the spot where I want to drill, then just line up the drill bit with the edge of the block. Once you get the drill going, you can slide the block out of the way. Does a great job for me. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edumailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edud...@andrew.cmu.edu mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and drilling straight
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: d...@andrew.cmu.edu Tel:(412) 268-9081
Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and drilling straight
Noel, I had a drill guide for awhile but gave it away. They are ok if you have open space to use it. But if you are drilling near an edge in a tight spot, they are useless. earlier, Noel Romey, wrote: The only reason I can think there's a greater sign is because of quoting. As per my question, has anyone used a drill guide tool? Seems like the guide would be a useful thing too. Noel On 6/23/09, Tom Hodges mailto:tomhodges%40fuse.nettomhod...@fuse.net wrote: I cut a Vee into a piece of three quarter inch wood and hold my screw or Drill bit into the Vee to hold it straight. From: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandy...@yahoogroups.co m [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:44 AM To: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and rilling straight Noel, What I do when I am drilling, is I take a block that I know is nice and square, actually, I use a 1 2 3 setup block. I stand that up next to the spot where I want to drill, then just line up the drill bit with the edge of the block. Once you get the drill going, you can slide the block out of the way. Does a great job for me. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edud...@andrew.cmu.edu mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
