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I used one of these recently and had alot of fun. So I decided to make my own. I went and bought a keyless chuch and a screw to fit the reciever at home depot, but the rest of this is scrap wood (Ash and Red Oak) I had laying around the shop. The screw was epoxied into the brace no more than an hour before this post so I haven’t had a chance to test it yet, but I’ll be sure to put it through its paces tomorrow. I just guessed on the dimensions based on my hand size and the amount of scrap I had laying around.
As an addition to this post, I was able to use the tool today. I wanted to hog out most of the waste for the mortises in my workbench legs (posting soon) so I use my new brace. Well, the last picture speaks for itself. I was able to hog out most of the waste using a 7/8 inch auger bit in solid ash. It took quite a bit of muscle, but it went fairly quickly and painlessly. The epoxy held even with all of the torque I applied to the tool. I’m very pleased with the result.
Now if only I had a workbench to help me build my workbench.
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DAN
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posted 121 days ago
looks like a fun project … very neat looking too
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daltxguy
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posted 121 days ago
Neat! Just goes to show that you don’t need much to make your own tools.
...and it’s cordless too!
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spanky46
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posted 121 days ago
Very Cool!
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Innovator
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posted 121 days ago
Nothing like making the tools yourself.
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3fingerpat
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posted 121 days ago
Nice, would really like to hear how it works in use, good job.
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DaveR
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posted 121 days ago
You should have posted this a couple of weeks ago. I was looking locally for a hand drill and no one had one. Only cordless drills. I hadn’t thought of building something myself.
Thanks for posting this. I’d like to hear how it works for you.
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Occie gilliam
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posted 121 days ago
Nice post
this is the best part of wooding working
being able to make things
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jockmike2
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posted 121 days ago
Nice brace and bit. I think they call them. Pretty wood too. Looks like you torched it a little.
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a1Jim
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posted 121 days ago
Very cool making your own cordless drill
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arw01
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posted 121 days ago
You should submit this to a tool tips in the magazines, or to woodworking magazine. I have LOTS of magazines and have not seen a hand made brace like this in at least 20 years worth. Maybe one of the early Fine Woodworking.
Very cool idea, especially using that drill chuck from the BORG.
Alan
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Ben
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posted 120 days ago
thanks for all of your well wishes. I just edited the post to include pictures and a description of the brace and how it performs. I’ve also been thinking about sending something in to the magazines. It would be pretty awesome to get something put in there.
Again, thanks for all of your comments.
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mcoyfrog
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posted 119 days ago
cool project
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