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When it comes to drilling straight holes in wood and steel I can use all the help I can get. I have tried various drill guides over time but have found them lacking.I picked up this V-DrillGuide made by bigGATOR Tools a few days ago. It's utility kind of reminds me of the small framing squares that carpenters use and carry on their belts.
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One one side is for drilling on flat surfaces, the other is for use on round surfaces. By slipping a drill bit in one of the holes and drilling through another you could get a guide for setting distance of the hole from the edge on sever holes. You can get this on Amazon.com.
I find the simplest guides work the best, like the four-banger hole guide I built for a bridge project from over-the-counter items including 1" pipe flanges, 6"x1" nipples, and 3/4" pvc.
Above is a drill guide I built for drilling straight and consistent holes through four layers of 4x wood. It is made using pipe flanges reverse mounted from the underside of three 3/4" pieces of plywood. I turned the flanges on my lathe to get more accuracy. I drove pieces of pvc into the pipe to work as a guide and bearing. It worked great on the bridge project.
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