AccuDrill Drill Guide
By J.R. Bluett
If you need to drill perfectly perpendicular holes you can buy a bench-top drill press for about $50, but they’re tough to carry around. If you need portability as well as perpendicularity, you can try these tiny drill guides for a 90-degree only solution — but sometimes you need something portable and full-featured. For about $35, this drill guide will allow you to drill holes at precise angles, without having to lug a really big tool. Plus, it’ll even work for drilling through steel, so you don’t have to shell out for a magnetic drill.
AccuDrill Drill Guide [General Tools]
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June 10th, 2008 at 10:53 am
The AccuDrill guide didn’t get very good ratings on Amazon. Someone suggested the all(or mostly all) metal one from Sears that is $8 cheaper:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00967173000P
The Sears one does not come with drill bits, but it looks a bit sturdier.
June 10th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Agree with Gene.
I bought this one at Woodcraft. It is wobbly and gets top heavy with my corded hammer drill.
June 10th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
The old Sears Portalign (made in San Diego - by a company now long out of business) - was an all metal (diecast base and slide - plus steel rods) that could only drill at 90 degrees. You also had to supply your own chuck - or it was set up to accept a drill motor sans-chuck as the driver on top and the chuck remounted on the bottom.
June 10th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
The PortAlign was a great tool. My Dad still has one permanently mounted on a drill in his shop.
The best version of this these days is the Wolfcraft. It’s all metal, sturdy and has a stop. I use mine all the time.
http://www.wolfcraft.com/product_detail.cfm?id=80
June 11th, 2008 at 7:56 am
I saw one of those by General. Glad I passed it up…
June 11th, 2008 at 8:09 am
Awesome! Thanks for the Wolcraft link.
June 11th, 2008 at 11:17 am
That wolfcraft looks just like the one from Sears.