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I've been rattling my brain around a project I am taking on for about 3 months. Clamping 5 1/2" boards together and getting a perfect hole though all in the same exact spot. This looks like a dream device. I'l be buying one soon ! Thanks !
Nice video. I have a set of these and I used them all the time. When I first got one, I made my drill hole through the material, then inserted the drill bit in the hole and put my small square that I use to square up my tools before using, and it was dead on. I was sold. It is a really great underrated product.
@@DIYApprentice Damn, I thought you werent going to reply! That's cool! If you don't mind, I have another question. Is there any significant friction when drilling with this? Or the drill bit becoming dull because of it?
Before I listened to your video, I had an idea of how such a guide ought to work. Your video confirmed it does not work as I would design it. I'll explain: I can see by the tight spacing that each hole couldn't possibly be a precisely formed ROTATING sleeve/bearing captured in the bar. But imagine if the holes were indeed so. If the bit were snug (as you show a properly sized bit normally is), any angling of the bit (due to lack of operator talent) would tend to cause the sleeve to spin, thus driving toward zero the relative speed of the sleeve surface to the bit's cutting edge. This would almost guarantee no scraping action, and thus no enlargement of the holes over time. But since the product is what it is, I'd like to know how your more frequently used are holding up. Considering the hole diameters you more frequently drill with it, are brand-new bits sized for that hole as snug in their holes as when the product was new? After all, if you're using the tool to drill in metal when a drill press approach is not possible, you by definition are using a very sharp bit. I can't help but think that a high-quality HSS bit would destroy its hole. After all, how can a human achieve near-square alignment to avoid such, hole after hole?
Yes, I personally would not use an HSS bit with this tool. I've only used it a handful of times on wood when I could not easily use my drill press, and it has shown no signs of wear so far. I had similar concerns about the holes enlarging over time, and the sleeve idea is an interesting one.
@@andre1987eph No, my electrical engineering degrees are from the City College of New York and Arizona State U and as an EE I can't claim to be some kind of expert on this sort of product. I sure hope my post didn't sound elitist or egotistical. DIY Apprentice says he had similar concerns, so I feel my question was not unreasonable.
A rotating sleeve for every hole size would cause it to be very large, I think. It'd also be harder to get the angle exactly correct, causing even more expense. I'm also wondering what kind of bearing would even make sense. Ball bearings would be prohibitively expensive. Brass bushings maybe? I'm also not sure that it's such an issue in the first place. Drill bits are not designed to be capable of sideways cutting. Gator Tools seems pretty confident in the longevity, given the lifetime warranty.
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IMHO, this is a very underrated tool.
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I've been rattling my brain around a project I am taking on for about 3 months. Clamping 5 1/2" boards together and getting a perfect hole though all in the same exact spot. This looks like a dream device. I'l be buying one soon ! Thanks !
So far, it has worked great in limited use. Thanks for watching the video.
Nice video. I have a set of these and I used them all the time. When I first got one, I made my drill hole through the material, then inserted the drill bit in the hole and put my small square that I use to square up my tools before using, and it was dead on. I was sold. It is a really great underrated product.
Thanks. Yes, it worked beautifully for me on my trim installation.
Great review. Have used this tool for years and have bought as gifts. Worth the $$ in aggravation saved.
Thanks. Yes, I agree - great tool.
Awesome review. Your way of explaining and doing actual tests on various materials was exemplary. Thank You!
Thanks. Appreciate the feedback.
Very nice and informative video. Well done.
Thanks.
Thanks for the review. I just ordered one.
Thanks for watching. I hope the tool works for you.
@@DIYApprentice Me too ;)
I recently bought one of this on amazon, but I was wondering if I have to use it with some kind of lubricant like WD40 or not.
No, I've used it as-is. Thanks for checking out the video!
@@DIYApprentice Damn, I thought you werent going to reply! That's cool! If you don't mind, I have another question. Is there any significant friction when drilling with this? Or the drill bit becoming dull because of it?
@@KJTEJ In my limited use, I didn't notice any frictional issues. Big Gator Tools seems to have done a great job of precisely machining the tool.
Se podrá trabajar en metal
No veo porque no.
Before I listened to your video, I had an idea of how such a guide ought to work. Your video confirmed it does not work as I would design it. I'll explain:
I can see by the tight spacing that each hole couldn't possibly be a precisely formed ROTATING sleeve/bearing captured in the bar. But imagine if the holes were indeed so. If the bit were snug (as you show a properly sized bit normally is), any angling of the bit (due to lack of operator talent) would tend to cause the sleeve to spin, thus driving toward zero the relative speed of the sleeve surface to the bit's cutting edge. This would almost guarantee no scraping action, and thus no enlargement of the holes over time.
But since the product is what it is, I'd like to know how your more frequently used are holding up. Considering the hole diameters you more frequently drill with it, are brand-new bits sized for that hole as snug in their holes as when the product was new? After all, if you're using the tool to drill in metal when a drill press approach is not possible, you by definition are using a very sharp bit. I can't help but think that a high-quality HSS bit would destroy its hole. After all, how can a human achieve near-square alignment to avoid such, hole after hole?
Yes, I personally would not use an HSS bit with this tool. I've only used it a handful of times on wood when I could not easily use my drill press, and it has shown no signs of wear so far. I had similar concerns about the holes enlarging over time, and the sleeve idea is an interesting one.
bruh, did you graduate from MIT or something?
@@andre1987eph No, my electrical engineering degrees are from the City College of New York and Arizona State U and as an EE I can't claim to be some kind of expert on this sort of product. I sure hope my post didn't sound elitist or egotistical. DIY Apprentice says he had similar concerns, so I feel my question was not unreasonable.
A rotating sleeve for every hole size would cause it to be very large, I think. It'd also be harder to get the angle exactly correct, causing even more expense.
I'm also wondering what kind of bearing would even make sense. Ball bearings would be prohibitively expensive. Brass bushings maybe?
I'm also not sure that it's such an issue in the first place. Drill bits are not designed to be capable of sideways cutting. Gator Tools seems pretty confident in the longevity, given the lifetime warranty.