Ultimate Drill Upgrade! Turn Any Drill Into a Drill Press

No Drill Press? No Problem! This Milescraft Drill Guide can take any drill and turn it into a drill press!

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[jtec]

For anyone watching in the UK (like me) Rutlands do one of these and setting up of the angle drill is way smoother than the one shown here.

[NathanTalbertWoodworking]

Milescraft is another one of those non big name brand companies that I have grown to love. I've never had any major issues with milescraft or wen. I've had this in my cart for a while now, but still haven't picked it up. I can definitely see this being easier than adjusting my drill press sometimes to fit awkward pieces.

keep up the great work with your videos.

[johnmclain]

I bought this before my drill press. Does a great job and gets in places my drill press can't

[aball]

I have one and I have to admit that it is pretty high in quality. I never owned one until I got into YouTube. Most woodworking channels were telling me to get this so I did. I've only used it once. I hated the tiny chuck key because I have arthritis in my hands and it's small. My drill has a bubble level on the end of it and I just never use it.
I do have several Milescraft products and they make pretty good items.
Just don't run out and buy everything that you see on YouTube. 731 himself has even said that.

[AncoraImparoPiper]

I have the same one and it's great for those small jobs that I as a DYIer have to get done. In relation to storing that tiny little chuck key, I plug it into one of the four holes in the base. These holes have rubber grommets and hold it in perfectly when not in use.

[FixItFrench]

The way you can angle this thing is brilliant. I need this ASAP

[LYTOMIZE_Woodshop]

I have one in my shop but haven't used it much since getting a drill press. You've shown me ways to use it I've never thought of before. Awesome!

[thenext]

I have one. I use it for something stupid, which is an up cut router bit. I have a 1/4” shank and 1/2” routers, but sometimes I just use the drill and press to do it.

I know, I know “what the heck why” is what they would say. But here we are.

[chrisdaniel]

I bought one, it is ok. I took the spring off as it cants the chuck/drill bit towards the shaft with the spring as there is a bit of slop in the sleeves that ride up and down the shafts. I removed the two hard plastic sleaves from the chuck carrier and replaced them with a piece of ultra slippery Teflon PTFE 1/16" thick sheet (McMaster Carr part# 8545K13) that I rolled into a cylinder. To cut the strip uses the full height of the hard plastic insert to measure for the width of the strip and marked a line with a sharpie. Cut the strip off with sharp scissors. Then roll the end of the strip around one of the steel shafts(PTFE is soft) and mark the approximate length needed to make a complete cylinder, you will have to trim off tiny amounts of the length to get it to fit perfectly into the holes in the drill chuck carriage(it should be a tight fit), push the piece of PTFE all the way to the bottom, I needed to use the edge of a 3/8" dowel to to get the PTFE piece to bottom out. There is no need to reinstall the two screw they are not necessary as the Teflon fit it tight. All the slop is gone. Reassemble the drill guide and put a thin film of gun oil, 3 in 1 oil, synthetic motor oil, or the like on the steel shafts, it will be silky smooth and it will be an excellent tool.
I would recommend mounting it to a 8" or 10" square base for stability. This is a light duty, hobbyist tool, do not expect to be drilling holes for pegging mortice and tenon joints in huge timbers.

[glong]

This would be great for dog holes on a work bench. WIsh I would have seen this before I ordered one from a competitor because it is much cheaper. Thanks for sharing Sir.

[paulmannix]

Fitted mine with the MDF base like yours, I left out one of the screws securing the base & drilled out the hole, that’s where I store the chuck key, supplied grommet keeps it in place. Good idea for the fence.

[paulellis]

Thank you for the video, Matt. I appreciate the time you take to show a product, what you like/don't like, how to use, etc

[chadfallon]

I have this and I found it so unstable but usable. Now that I saw you attache it to a base, I am going to do that and it will instantly become more useful. I also stick the chuck key in the the rubber that comes through the hole that comes from the feet. Thanks Matt!

[kentdavison]

I have been using this drill press guide for a few years. It works great for me. I mainly use it to drill for threaded inserts on table tops. It is accurate and the depth stop works great for perfect holes for threaded inserts.

[greghogan]

I have this drill guide already. I agree it is a very good product. I used it to drill holes in piece of plywood for a plinko board. It worked great and a traditional drill press would not have worked for the project.

[solavisa]

I want one of these! I don’t have room (or justification) for a full-on drill press but this drill guide looks like something I could really use! Thanks for the demo. Might be asking Santa….

[hackfabrication]

Milescraft tools are seriously under rated. I have a couple of their router circle cutting jigs. Good stuff, decent pricing.

[MattPerrin]

Perfect timing! We're about to replace our bannister and this in a jig should help with the stairs and railing

[Bekim]

Thx Matt, I have this tool and it works great! Way cheaper than the rockler version.