I have a similar guide but mine has steel bushings with really aggressive knurling. Works great.
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Why is aggressive knurling important?
Yes. But a big block of aluminum costs more than the whole thing cost!
And it doesn't really work that well either. Most drill bits are not long enough. I'd make one half that size (or maybe 1/3), but I have at least 42 gizmo projects on my list that are higher priority.
If I do make one, I'd like to make it with three legs - one of which is adjustable. That way, it can be used on slightly sloped surfaces.
Btw, every time I mention 42, I think of you! The first time I saw it used was in one of your posts. I thought it strange that so many of your projects were 42 but thought absolutely nothing about you having so many projects! It was quite a while before I finally understood where it came from. I use it all the time now and always think of you when I do. I hope that makes the idea theft ok.
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It's the knurl factor......
As in cool factor! It's a colour choice on Ali..... LOL!
Also, the metric ones have bigger knurls so you can tell it's metric in the dark.
Lastly, @David_R8 is very competitive..... LOL!
Note - it's raining here today, so no farming for a while. My twisted sense of humour is on a rampage.
I'm trying to catch up to @140mower and @DPittman........ So, it's only gunna get worse......
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Yeah, those jigs can sometimes come in handy, if you can find which drawer you put it in, and if you have enough room to use them....which sometimes is never.
The pictures below is the down and dirty way to do free-hand drilling and tapping.
The one with the bent wire: if you're angled upwards, the wire moves forward. If angled downwards, the wire moves towards the chuck. Put the wire, straightened paper clip on the unfluted section.
The pictures below is the down and dirty way to do free-hand drilling and tapping.
The one with the bent wire: if you're angled upwards, the wire moves forward. If angled downwards, the wire moves towards the chuck. Put the wire, straightened paper clip on the unfluted section.
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......easy there big fella, sounds like you are side stepping the clutch and pulling out of the pit lane..... hope you are running your rain tyres.....
It’s not as far as I know. I only noted it because of how sharp they are.
I get that too try a level teaspoon of arm and hammer and around a inch or so of water and it’s gone just like that.
Are you talking heart burn or acid reflux? Nexium clobbered my heart burn. I almost never have that anymore. But I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night with a mouthful or a lung full of vomit - also called acid reflux.
These are both very cool tricks I've never seen before. I especially like the paper clip one!
I get both and it works fine.
OK, I'll try it.