Drillmate product review, DrillMate Portable Multi-Angle Drill Guide with 3/8 in. Chuck
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I can't afford a drill press at the moment so I bought the, DrillMate Portable Multi-Angle Drill Guide with 3/8 in. Chuck, to help me drill straight. I like this item and consider it a buy.
Part Number 1318
ASIN B014A1Z92I
Item Weight 3.9 pounds
Product Dimensions 16.6 x 7.1 x 2 inches
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I purchased the Drillmate to drill 2 perfectly straight 1/2" diameter holes into the back of a 1" thick floating shelf for the supporting rods; and while it is supposed to be able to locate and hold the center of a drilling surface, I found after testing on some 1" thick scrap that it was a little unstable, would move off center and didn't produce a perfectly centered straight hole. The way I fixed this was to remove 2 of the grommets and screw on 2 blocks cut from a 2x4 (diagonally on 2 corners). This gave me the centering and stability I required, as well as the added benefit of being able to clamp the drill mate to the shelf at these 2 points. I took a picture of it and tried to upload it but was unable to.
I bought one, it is ok. I took the spring off as it cants the chuck/drill bit towards the shaft with the spring as there is a bit of slop in the sleeves that ride up and down the shafts. I removed the two hard plastic sleaves from the chuck carrier and replaced them with a piece of ultra slippery Teflon PTFE 1/16" thick sheet (McMaster Carr part# 8545K13) that I rolled into a cylinder. To cut the strip uses the full height of the hard plastic insert to measure for the width of the strip and marked a line with a sharpie. Cut the strip off with sharp scissors. Then roll the end of the strip around one of the steel shafts(PTFE is soft) and mark the approximate length needed to make a complete cylinder, you will have to trim off tiny amounts of the length to get it to fit perfectly into the holes in the drill chuck carriage(it should be a tight fit), push the piece of PTFE all the way to the bottom, I needed to use the edge of a 3/8" dowel to to get the PTFE piece to bottom out. There is no need to reinstall the two screw they are not necessary as the Teflon fit it tight. All the slop is gone. Reassemble the drill guide and put a thin film of gun oil, 3 in 1 oil, synthetic motor oil, or the like on the steel shafts, it will be silky smooth and it will be an excellent tool.
I would recommend mounting it to a 8" or 10" square base for stability. This is a light duty, hobbyist tool, do not expect to be drilling holes for pegging mortice and tenon joints in huge timbers.
I have one of these in my art studio - it's great. Works well nicely made. Nice video - I learn how to easily drill close to the side of material (it was a simple solution, yet I hadn't thought of it 😂🙈) - thanks for the tip 😊🌺💗
This makes it so much easier to install things such as floating shelves because if it's off by like 1° you end up with a bunch of skewed screws and it'll never be a nice fit. With this thing all you have to do is place it at the right spot and drill without thinking twice. And it's not even expensive, I thought it would be like at least 100 USD.
Clamping on edges might be a good added feature so if feet went out a bit farther.
i knew there was something like this out there. cant wait for it to show up so i can drill straight holes without a drill press. dont need the other angles other than 90 degree. drilling in a couple floors on trailers. cool review
I've been shopping for a drill press for quite a while...you have to spend upwards of 1k to get one with more than 3" of quill travel. Stuck between powermatic and Jet... This thing definitely has some advantages and can prove to be a very useful tool if you use it appropriately.
FYI Powermatic and Jet are the same company. They say Powermatic is better quality. Jet is friendlier on the pocket. Just some food for thought.
What’s quill travel?
I just received my drillmate in the mail today nobody seems to mention the weight has some good healthy weight to it which I like,
great point
Ok Im getting this one!
Use a C clamp when drilling pipe
Will it work to drill in a guitar neck to install Floyd Rose tremolo string Nut?
Based on your video, I purchased one and tried it yesterday. Being a super amateur, it worked great on my project.
I could see a pro having ideas for improvement but for a product under $40, it was well worth it IMO.
Thanks again for the inspiring tutorial and keep up the great work
I just order mine today 😀
Needs attachment points for clamps to hold down the pipe.
is it possible to set a custom angle? or can you only set 90,75,60,45?
there are mixed reviews on amazon for this and other competitor products with compareable price range . many complains about instabilty of bearings and run out which leads to inaccurate results.
Kanzawa drill guide receives postive reviews generally speaking but the 120 bucks price tag makes it an unreasonable choice for DIYers like me
any helpful comment on this?
Check out the Wen drill press. Great for the money.
I used this thing once. Worked pretty well. But now I can’t remove the drill from the device. It’s stuck. Any thoughts?
Sorry to hear. That hasn't happened to me. I would just grip it hard and twist. Best of luck.
I run a print shop and needed to drill holes in hundreds of election posters mounted on Coroplast boards. This made the job a breeze. Paid for it right away. I am going to make a base for it so I can clamp it to a table so it is stable.
On top of a car... gotta give that a shot later
An ask here if you don't mind.
I got myself this thing. She could be a skookum choocher because the construction and materials are relatively robust. However, the bit on the top what is intended to be put in the drill chuck seems to be bent at the root, as witnessed by my drill with a nicely centered chuck causing the whole rack thing to weeble-wobble and shake around with each turn.
I'd like to straighten that thing out. How should I approach the problem?
Sorry I don't know what to do in that situation.
Would that work with a cobalt drill ? I need one to work on my forge
Yes. I would like to build a forge one day. Are you following another tubers video to make yours?
QUESTION:
Where is this drill guide made? Thanks.
not sure I went to look but I couldn't find out for the tool and the box is gone. Guessing it is not made in USA
I just bought one, and it says "Made in China" on the user guide came with it.
Have you tried using this guide for drilling, say, 5/16" dowel holes on the EDGE of 3/4" boards? Think it could handle that with reasonable accuracy?
U can put a thing on the bottom and temporarily clamp another thing to the thing on the bottom and that lets you keep a repeatable distance from an edge
So after some time, how has it been? How long before it broke?
still works!
Can it be used on the wall
i also bought this tool $45
Would this work for a wall?
yes
Are you comments working?
Yes my comments are working.
I used one of these to drill a hole with a 1 &3/8 bit through a 4x4, but it didn’t come out straight. I am a beginner at this.
I did not use a clamp to hold the wood in place.Is that where I went wrong?
Hard to say without having eyes on the situation. Like you said the guide might have wandered causing the hole to move, or maybe the guide was not set right, lastly it could be a defective guide.
I am a junior also, but I guess you made stop when you received to bottom. so do not stop, until make the whole and return up!
Mine didn’t spin nearly as freely out of the box, is additional lubrication needed?
Which part is not spinning freely?
@@natelarge There is literally only one spinning part on the guide...
@@tdawgular15everything on this spins
BTDUBS!!!
Did you see his drill wibble wobble? No thanks.
Do you know of a better product for me to test?
@@natelarge have you tried the new Rockler ones? One has a vise ($250), one ($150) doesn't. I'm interested in the one that doesn't have a vise. Any thoughts?
I haven't seen that one. I will need to check it out.
No.
@@natelarge woodpeckers is another expensive option
terrible presentation on a good product