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Antique Planes and Drill Accessories: Drilling Accessories From "DIY Tools & Techniques" episode DIT-241

Host David Thiel covers some accessories available for your drill and drill press.

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C

• A plug cutter (figure A) cuts plugs for hiding screws that were countersunk. Just put the plug cutter on the drill press, then make the cut and pop the plug out using a screwdriver. Next, place the plug into the hole (figure B), then tap it in with a mallet. Match the orientation of the wood grain if possible. Sand the plug down.

• Stop collars can be used either with a drill or drill press (figure C). Use a stop collar when you don't want to drill all the way into the material. Stop collars come in varying sizes for different-sized bits. A stop collar has an Allen screw in the top that you screw in to contact the flat part of the bit.

• A spade bit can also be used with either a drill or drill press. Spade bits are used to drill large holes. Some spade bits have screw-like heads and are called self-feeding bits. They make it easier to drill through material by pulling the material in and transferring the work to the tool.

RESOURCES :

Craftsman Tools
Website: www.sears.com/craftsman

Irwin Quick-Clamps
Phone: 800-GO-IRWIN (800-464-7946)