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   maddog3 | Feb 25, 2006 05:44pm | #1

   a brake?

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   jimscustomwoodworks | Feb 25, 2006 05:56pm | #2

   a brake like on a cordless drill, stops the chuck immediatly

    

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   maddog3 | Feb 25, 2006 06:04pm | #3

   huh....and all this time I thought it was the gearing,but why do you need a brake? I recall seeing tappers on drill presses that ran backwards until the tapper had pressure on it....

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   Danusan11 | Feb 25, 2006 08:39pm | #4

   Why not use a stop collar or the cheap way wrap a piece of tape around bit at proper depth and leave a little tail of tape. When the tail starts slinging dust time to stop.

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   mrfixitusa | Feb 25, 2006 08:46pm | #5

   they used to make a collar that attached to a drill bit. It had a set screw on the side. Move it up and down on the bit to control depth of hole drilled..++++++++++++++++
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   IdahoDon | Feb 25, 2006 08:53pm | #6

   That would also be handy for pocket hole jigs!  I'd also buy a corded drill with brake since a cordless that spins fast enough is usually a bit on the heavy side.

   It's not a depth adjustment that he's looking for, it's a quick stopping bit to make moving the drill guide and reinserting the bit quicker.

   Since I've never seen one the thought did cross my mind to simply rig a power cord to a cordless drill and run it off a DC power supply or even simply a remote battery.

   
   

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   Edited 2/25/2006 12:55 pm ET by IdahoDon

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   MarkH | Feb 25, 2006 11:02pm | #7

   I have an old B&D drill that was called a scrudrill.  It only turns when there is pressure on the chuck.  Still works great.

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   Sphere | Feb 25, 2006 11:38pm | #8

   A vix type bit is what he really needs, the bit is ensconced in the guide, and the guide don't spin..just leave the drill on like a sheetrock driver and plug away.

   Or use a plunge router in the same fashion.

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