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AccuDrill Drill Guide

By J.R. Bluett

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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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7 Responses to “AccuDrill Drill Guide”

  1. Gene Says:

    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.

  2. Blore40 Says:

    Agree with Gene.

    I bought this one at Woodcraft. It is wobbly and gets top heavy with my corded hammer drill.

  3. fred Says:

    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.

  4. blurdo Says:

    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

  5. eschoendorff Says:

    I saw one of those by General. Glad I passed it up…

  6. J.R. Bluett Says:

    Awesome! Thanks for the Wolcraft link.

  7. Teacher Says:

    That wolfcraft looks just like the one from Sears.

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