This 3D printed drill add-on will give you repeatable, straight holes
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Sometimes the product you want just doesn’t exist, so you have to design and create it yourself. In this case, I was looking for a device to attach to a cordless drill that would convert it into a portable drill press. That means alignment to keep bores straight, and a depth stop for repeatable countersinking. In this video, I take you through the design process and show you how to build your own.
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0:00 Introduction
0:43 The product need and my design idea
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2:38 The plan
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3:42 Version 1
4:39 Version 2
5:38 Final version
6:54 Print settings
7:37 Assembly
9:53 Usage and evaluation
10:39 Conclusion
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Thanks for the nice reception of my design (and moustache). Some people don't seem to understand it's for charity. If you can help: movember.com/m/15237865
Also 'drill guide' seems to be the search term to find a similar product. Quite a different approach with the inbuilt chuck. I'm still happy to have released my take and people can use whatever version they like.
@@TeachingTech the Milescraft DrillMate featured by Stumpy Nubs a day earlier has a lot of features that can be easily added to your design. :)
@@emmettturner9452 It _does_ have a built-in chuck. I know, because I have one.
One advantage of your design which is ultimately a cost consideration for commercial products, is the 2 extra linear rods. I have the Milescraft drill guide, and I find it still has some play only having 2 linear rods. The inbuilt chuck is nice, but this seem sturdier
Really appreciate how straightforward and non-clickbaity the title and thumbnail on this video and your others are. Cool print, definitely adding it to my 'to do' list!
the goats are a bonus. id be chillin with them in the shop all the time
I literally LOLed at your flat delivery of "and yes, they're as deadly as they sound."
Right?
I've never seen a video and 3D print I needed to bad that I started printing before the video was over. THANK YOU
Nice, stumpynubs was just showing off his favorite drill guide. It had some V cuts underneath to sit on pipes and a lockable rotation axis at the foot if you want an angled hole. A great tip was to screw a sheet of plywood onto the bottom when extra stability is required.
I was toying with various TPU foot addons. A V cut out would be really nice.
Another option is to design the foot with an integrated or snap-in "drill dust collector"
Dude, you gotta warn us. You can't just start the video with a mustache shot.
best 3d printing channel if you ask me. no bs, no clickbait, smart ideas, love it. keep up the great work. greetings from Poland!
Bloody hell - unreal. Every one of your videos is so well put together. Every step is explained in straightforward terms across a whole range of disciplines. Kudos, Michael!
If the nut and knob trap were on the opposite side of the assembly - away from the hinge point - they would be able to apply a lot more pressure. As the inspiration was a pipe clamp, the design choice was necessary to be able to attach the clamp to a pipe from the side. But since here the "pipe" (drill) can slide in, it doesn't need the side opening.
This idea was in my mind for quite a while and couldn't find a proper solution online. I just bought a 3d printer to do this, and saw your video. Thank you so much for your research, time and sharing it. You just earned a solid subscriber. Keep it up man!
Nice one. It doesn't matter how many times I look down each axis of the drill, I literally never get a straight hole drilling by hand. I ended up buying the Milescraft drill guide, but this design looks like it offers some advantages over it right off the bat, not to mention that you shared the .step (tyvm for that!)
I get the best freehand results by placing a square on the workpiece near the hole, and frequently checking both my normal eyeline and an off-axis eyeline to compare the drill's centerline to the square's edge
Another Ryobi user. Great video. Plan to make one soon. Much easier to take on and off than my old Craftsman drill guide.
Brilliant idea and design! I will be making this for my drill!
Fantastic video as always, Michael. I would like to add though that for those of us who don't want to get into another project, there are commercial products like this you can get online. My brother has one that he left with me when he moved to a smaller apartment, but I've never had the chance to see how it performs.
I mustache you a question...
Ozzy Mercury.
But I'll shave it for later.
Question is WHY??????
Movember IS the answer @@5e60
Nice porn stash.
Nice design. I bought a commercial one of these about 25 years ago, but having two might be good, as I have multiple drills. (being able to switch tools, rather than bits, is quite a bit faster when on a decent sized job)
Brilliant design my friend. What a useful gadget to have on hand for quick jobs. I rebuilt my deck early in the Fall and this sure would have come in handy. This is definitely going on my to print list and downloading the files now. Thanks for sharing.
that cam rode clamp is just what i needed, thank you so mutch ;c)
Thank you for sharing your design
Hell yeah, I'm going to save this one in my watch later to watch with my girl on date night because we both love your channel and I think we also both need this! Thanks for sharing this wonderful design Michael, and have a great weekend :)
1 more thought for the height adjustment. Use a long bolt like in your initial design and place it between the linear rods. You can leave a lot of clearance on the hole so that it doesn’t bind, and use 2 nuts & a washer as the stop. You can 3D print the stop as well, so that it acts more like a lock-nut and is a single piece. You can do it on both sides if there is a leveling concern.
This is fantastic! Thank you for this great design!
I vote for more videos with the goats
I vote for 3d printed goat attachments
Someone one upped GreatScott!
I made it to yesterday before my wife caught on and the razor came out.
Oh yeah, cool press attachment.
Nice idea, I have an old school one of these, though it was designed for hammer drills that have the circular clamp mount for a detachable handle; and this nicely solves the inability to attach it to modern cordless drills due to the tapered drill mode adjustment ring present in its place. Thanks :)
Awesome, thank for sharing the process, instructions and the files
Something about your flat level delivery of your dialogue that just elevates your humour when it peeks through, ala nut trap 🤣
Added to my long list. Thx!
I see you also have the Full Boar drill press. A man of taste!
What a beast!
Yes I'm absolutely gonna do this that's an absolute genius idea and I have had a need this for a long time for jobs around the house thks
Really nice looking invention. Interesting to see how the carbon fibre tubes work out. I'm getting a second drill for Christmas so this would really useful.
Going to Printables to capture design and save to my Projects folder! Thank you!
Freddy Mercury teaches tech!
That's not something you can unsee!
X3D logo on the filament spool.. Amazing! I love it really. And I think that diy add on for vertical drilling is valuable. Thanks for sharing.
I’m definitely gonna print one out and see how it works. Solid build, thank you
Lowkey more interested in that handheld belt sander you used to clean up the cut rods. Wondering if it's a commercial tool or some other built one.
As for the the add-on itself, while it does have a big area it still doesn't seem enough to actually hold it square, especially when you have to hold the drill at somewhat uncomfortable positions
PS: also nice 'stache
Search for a 1/2" x 18" belt sander, they're available in corded, cordless, and air-powered variations.
Sometimes they are called a 'power file'. Very useful tool. Less aggressive than an angle grinder and more portable than a linisher. I have both a cordless and corded version, the cordless is noticeably less powerful. www.ryobi.com.au/products/belt-sanders/18v-one-power-file-tool-only
Man this is a great idea. Guess I’m going to have to order some of that filament.
Amazing. Thank you for your work.
I already made a copy of the CAD document to edit for the hardware I happen to have at hand.
An allignment jig would be easy to make and great for ensuring the instilation is perfectly parralel. put a length of rod into the chuck of the drill and model and print an x with a slotted hole in the center and a C at each foot for the rods. have this extrusion be thich enough to keep them all in allignment, and hopfully there can be enough clearenct for it to come off after assembly.
Thank you!
Both for the video and the open source design!
Thanks for that design. I'll definetly try it out.
Very nice and greatly appreciated.
Ooh, this is awesome. and elegant. and essential. Gonna print it in Phrozen Tough ABS-like resin on our new Sonic Mega 8K v2!
Love it! Going to give this a go now. 😊😊
Very nice. I bought one years ago for about $30 (too much) and it works fine. It has its own chuck, so you can affix any drill to one side and a bit to the other. Your v3 resembles my otc product, but mine has only two thicker rods
I’ve been wanting one of these for a while, but haven’t wanted to spend the money on a poorly reviewed version available here in the US. Thanks for the design!
I’ll start with your version and make my own. Great work. Love it.
Hello Fredie, great video. :)
Very cool project. Can't wait to print and put it on my drill!
Absolutely brilliant and just what I need thank you 🙏
Great, now I need a shop goat.
Generally they are harmless in there. They have a cardboard box they like to eat in instalments every time they visit. However, one time Bret jumped up on the workbench. Since then I always wind the table saw blade beneath the surface just in case.
I think this is better than Greatscott digital spirit level. Lol
I am only learning about this from some comments here, I will check it out thanks.
Brilliant! This looks worth buying the parts. Thank you for your time and effort
Awesome design, im definitely printing one of these!
Nice design!
Wow, great design!
I can drill straight holes as I have spirit bubbles on my battery drill, however my battery drill doesn't have a depth stop and so this would be quite useful.
Im not fan of the tash though!
Only a week and a bit until I can banish it!
Fantastic video and great design, thank you for sharing.
Thats a sweet cookie duster you got there, sir.
thanks for this useful tool i Will definitly build one
This is fantastic
FYI: Stumpy Nubs shows a drill attachment like this in his latest video from a day before this one. It actually pivots for drilling consistent angles too. Edit: He says it’s called the Milescraft DrillMate “mini drill press” and he got it for the exact same reason: drilling perfectly perpendicular holes where he can’t fit/use a drill press.
True. I've seen these in several places. Heck, I'm 50 and I remember that my Dad had one when I was growing up (not having a place for a drill press at that point). They're not really a new thing.
That said, I appreciate showing the design/creative process--though I have to wonder if the algorithm wasn't biased against his finding these.
Yup, I bought one of these something like 25 years ago. In the US, hardware stores seem to call them "drill guide". The one I have, and the one available at Home Depot, both have its own chuck, so rather than trying to secure the drill itself to the guide, you just chuck the guide into the drill, and then a bit into the guide.
So, definitely something you can buy retail. But the beauty of the 3D printing approach is customization, and of course DIY. There's something gratifying about just making the thing yourself. Maybe not worth the time to design it from scratch, but Michael gets paid by TH-cam to do that, and then the rest of us just have to pay for the components and filament costs, which is far less than the US$40 or so it'd cost to buy at the store.
In any of their iterations, my experience and I can see in the video as well, these just will never be as repeatable/reliable as a full-on drill press. There's always going to be a bit of wobble. But for many jobs, it's plenty good enough.
The manufactured one featured in Stumpy Nubs’ video had some really good features that this 3D printed design could easily adopt, like the twist to center feature and the V-groove for pipes.
thanks for sharing, great design!
Magnum pi has a youtube channel! Like the stache man.
I always wanted a thing like that. Thanks!!!🤙
A really cheap thing I do is to take a piece of scrap wood that is perfectly square on at least one side to the drill press and drill a hole of the required dimension. Then I use the hole in the scrap wood to guide my hand drill. The hole will wear out after a while, but it keeps up surprisingly well. Another trick is to glue two pieces of scrap wood together in a perpendicular way and rest their square surface on what you want to drill your hole in. If you then place the drill bit in the v of the two pieces you will be square as well.
Oh, thank goodness, a brand-new host! :)
Always the gentleman, I wish I had half of your CAD skills. I can't wait to see the back of November😊
Great design. Thanks for sharing!
Fantastic, Michael! I'm definitely going to make one.
I am definitely going to do this one
Nut Trap is my favorite Sega CD game.
Can't wait to make this upgrade to my drill!
Holy shit. 3d printing tips from Rod Farva
Absolutely brilliant.
Wow! Very nice. Thank you for sharing
Definitely on my list to be printed!
This is great for us low skill drillers
wow, great. I defenetly will try it out. The portability is main reason
Definitely want to try this. Thank you!!
OMG, I wish this video had been released a week earlier! I scratch designed a 3-jaw chuck to hold cylindrical shaped LED lights in place inside an integrating sphere. The chuck is quite wide, about 120mm wide, with a 70mm wide center opening. It works okay, but it's a little sketchy, and I had to make the pieces quite thick. Your round, screw clamp would have worked so much better!
Plop plop, I’m shitting to this
Movenber is going well.
Great design !
Yep, 10 seconds in , the tash 👍
Thanks Micheal. I need to print one of these for myself.
Fabulous, man! Thank you, thank you, thank you :)
Nice underground workshop, I’d paint the walls and ceiling to improve the lighting. Have you thought about having a hatch in the room above to access the workshop?
There is an unused toilet off the room above it, but it doesn't quite line up and I don't think potential future owners would prefer it over a toilet.
This is a great design but have you considered a design based upon the "Axial Glide" method as used in the Bosch GCM 12 GDL Sliding Compound Mitre Saw? This could be all 3D printed using only hinges and hence no sliding rods!
Funny enough, I actually just finished the first prototype of something like this for my Ryobi last week. Right now my mount is constrained using the 2 front shell screws. I'm using CF-ASA for extra strength/rigidity and to avoid the creep that tends to develop for me with PETG.
The jig only extends from one side with the foot wrapping around just ~70% of the drill. This allows easy access to both the chuck and torque limiter on my clutch but your clamp idea is interesting. For the rods I'm experimenting with cheap, telescoping aluminum tubes I had a pack of which makes it all very light.
The main shafts to the foot is ~8mm OD and slides around the shorter, smaller tube constrained in the mount with a compression spring around it. A printed ring added to the main rods press against the spring.
The mount has arms extending out as support for the main rods which slide through it and the ring also acts as the rest stop. I haven't played with adjustable travel yet but the ring could be modified for that.
I was concerned about the tubes but they're holding up better than expected so far and the slide action allows only two mount points to stay pretty secure. I lightly sanded and oiled the thinner tubes and since it's shorter, binding hasn't been a big issue. There arm for the main rods required a small amount of play and I'll probably use a bearing solution like yours or a short, wider tube pressed into it.
Your universal design is very cool and probably as strong as a tank. I'll post mine as well once it's finalized. Thanks for sharing.
Great mustache bro
I have to say it looks good on him xD
0:35 Surely that’s Freddie Mercury, right?
Definitely not Ozzy Mercury.
Bloody Ingenious and sound design process. Loved the functional adaptations. Looks simple a simple design process but actually isn't. Good work there.
I made an adapter to reuse the base of a dead router to do the same job. Of course, most people don't have one lying around. 😊
My adapter is very crude compared to yours and bolts into the drill body.
You've designed a great solution. Oh, and once Movember is over, the mo has got to go! Dodgy as! 🤣 (I'm just jealous as mine is grey) Cheers!
It's already been mentioned, but if you put the clamping bolt on the opposite side of the drill bit from the pivot point, you'll get way more clamping force to hold it in place on the drill.
For flat stock drilled vertical, glue round bubble level on drill and place one on piece to be drilled. Then you just have to make sure bubble positions are the same on both as you drill.
Thank you so much! Bought a $200 drill press last month that I still haven't fully unboxed (full basement...). Want one of these anyway! :)
simple and free