Description
You can’t take a drill press with you everywhere you go, but you can take a Milescraft® DrillMate™. This portable drill guide makes it quick and easy to drill precise holes at multiple angles. The DrillMate™ saves time and eliminates frustration when drilling multiple holes in all types and shapes of stock.
DrillMate™ Metal Head
- Ball bearings for spindle support
Innovative Metal Base with Angle Readout
- Self-centering drill guide base
- Angle readout for setting drilling angles to 45°, 60°, 75°, and 90°
- V-groove for drilling on round stock
- Non-slip TPE feet prevent slipping and marring on the work surface
- Mounting holes for mounting with screws when needed
Metal Angle Adjusters
- Allows you to easily lock your selected drilling angle into place
Adjustable Stop Collar
- For repetitive drilling
3/8” Keyed Chuck
- Compatible with most 3/8” drill accessories
Auxiliary Handle
- Can be mounted in a fixed position on the base for maximum support no matter what drilling motion you are doing
*Not intended for use with impact drivers or hammer drills.
Specs:
- Material: Metal and plastic
- Chuck: 3/8″ Keyed
- Drill Bit Clearance: Always: Maximum 7.50″
- Drill Head Clearance without Spring and Depth Stop: Max Travel: 8.23″ ; Minimum Drill Bit Clearance: 0.72″
- Base Opening: 3-1/2″ in diameter
- Compatible with: 3/8” and 1/2” power drills
- Spindle Shaft Diameter: .47″ (12mm)
- 3/8″ Chuck Thread: 3/8″ x 24 thread
- Spindle Shaft Length: 3.66″ (93mm)
- Drill Head Clearance with Spring and Depth Stop: Max Travel: 6.30″ ; Minimum Drill Bit Length: 1.20″
- Base Dimension: 5.5″ (140mm) x 4.25″ (108mm)
- Guide Bar Diameter: .55″ (14mm)
- Inside Distance Between Guide Bars: 3.98″ (101.2mm)
Uses:
- Drilling precise angled holes
- Creating dowel joints
- Boring deep, straight holes for joinery
- Installing cabinet hardware
- Making pilot holes for screws
- Drilling holes for shelf pins
- Creating mortises for mortise and tenon joints
- Drilling holes in round stock
- Counterboring holes for flush screw finishes
- Reaming holes to enlarge or smooth them out
