how to drill straight

[Andy Gorman]

Dunno, but I have seen drills with built in spirit levels. Can’t you stick a level on it somehow?

[Andrew Boyle]

Andy….I’ve got lots of wee holes to drill and the wooden fascia is traditional and angles slightly towards the ground…right angle to the sloping fascia is what I am look for… I think 😀
Cheers 😀

[David Rogers]

Yes, I saw one YEARS ago – that you could clamp a standard drill into and use as a drill press.

…or you could design something up along the line of a router base.

Spring loaded legs & a flat base.

No idea where you could find it though.

Dave

[Phill Fenton]

Stay off the beer the night before 😕

[Simon Strom]

Some here: http://www.amazon.com/Wolfcraft-3408-Dr … b_hi_sexpl

Might be what you’re looking for. ??

[Martin Pearson]

A simple bevel gauge set at the right angle would probably give you a good enough idea at what angle to hold the drill for each hole and you should be able to pick one up at any engineering agency or DIY place.

[Peter Normington]

Get your local engineering shop to drill the correct size hole through a piece of 25mm bar stock 50-80 mm in length and use it as a guide?
or even a piece of plastic or wood would do if done in a drill press.

Peter

[Graeme Harrold]

http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp? … rc=froogle

Ive used similar to drill holes prior to drilling and for drilling parallel holes in broken studs.

Simples and cheap :lol1:

[Angelique Muller]

quote Peter Normington:

Get your local engineering shop to drill the correct size hole through a piece of 25mm bar stock 50-80 mm in length and use it as a guide?
or even a piece of plastic or wood would do if done in a drill press.

Peter

That’s how I do it… I have a little block with different sizes holes in it that I use as a guide.

[Karl Williams]

I use a router. Got it from Argos. Cost about £50.

[Andrew Boyle]

thanks for all your help….Will try Graeme’s option and make my own just in case..

Cheers 😀 😀 😀

[David Rowland]

hand router, always straight and easy… but did u say walls?

[Andrew Boyle]

I’m up a ladder with 200 holes to drill close to each other and the the fascia slopes slightly downwards….maybe worrying about it too much but the wee things that stick out need to be kinda’ parallel….Cheers

[David Rowland]

stay of the drink the night before :lol1: might get a few straight