Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and drilling straight

2009-06-24 Thread Noel Romey
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

RE: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and drilling straight

2009-06-24 Thread Andrew J. LaPointe
, 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

Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and drilling straight

2009-06-24 Thread john schwery
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

RE: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and drilling straight

2009-06-24 Thread Dan Rossi
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

Re: [BlindHandyMan] screw driving and drilling straight

2009-06-23 Thread john schwery
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