Anyone ever cut a plastic bottle and slip it over the end of the drill as a depth stop. If so any pix or comment how does it work? Does it stay on the drill ok ?
george
home made depth stop
Anyone ever cut a plastic bottle and slip it over the end of the drill as a depth stop. If so any pix or comment how does it work? Does it stay on the drill ok ?
george
I just draw a line around the bit with a Sharpie at the depth I want.
I just use a wrap of electrical tape around the bit ...
2021 - 2x4 smokey lake HO raised flue, SSR. corsair arch 164 taps
2020 -n/a
2019 - 350 taps, new 18'x32' shack, SS sink & table 107 gal
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2012 - 2014 Turkey Fryer
A piece of 5/16 tubing works pretty good and stays in place.
William
950 taps
3 X 12 Thor pans on a Brian Arch
CDL 600 expandable
I bought 2 metal drill stops 15 years ago. One for the new bit and one for the backup bit. Two set screws make sure that the stop never moves. When one bit is done, just remove and put on the new back up bit. I spent about $4. apiece for the stops and never have had to worry about the tape getting ragged or the sharpie line disappearing. The most important point is that with a metal drill stop, you can never drill a hole past your desired depth.
Joe
2004- 470 taps on gravity and buckets
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3' x 10' oil fired evaporator with steamaway
Still a wood dowel, cut the length you want. Stays on great and is cheap
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