If you are working on a project and need to use a drill to create a perpendicular hole in a piece of wood or steel, there is a good chance that you need that hole to be straight. Here are a few tricks that will help you create a straight hole.

#1 Use A Guide Attachment

If you need to create multiple holes that are extremely straight and very precise, you may want to invest in a guide attachment. A guide attachment is a metal contraption that you place your drill inside of. It locks down the drill bit on your drill so that it is held in one steady, stationary position. It provides metal guide sticks to keep the upper portion of your drill straight as well. 

It is not a large piece of equipment and can be easily broken down and packed into a small toolbox. It is a great tool to use if you need to make sure that your holes are precisely straight or if you have a very unsteady hand and need something to provide you with assistance.

When you use this piece of equipment, you are going to want to keep one hand on the drill so that you can operate it and keep it steady. Your other hand should hold onto the handle at the bottom of the guide attachment. This will help keep the guide attachment in one place as you drill. 

#2 Try A Homemade Straightener

You can also easily create a homemade straighter if you just need assistance keeping the drill straight but you have steady hands.

To create a homemade straightener, you are going to want to take a few pieces of scrap wood that are a couple of inches long and nail them together so that they create a right angle. Use a measuring instrument to make sure that you are creating a true right angle.

Then, take your drill and put the drill bit in the corner of the right angle. This will allow you to create a straight hole when you bore into the surface of the object that you are working with. You will want to keep one hand on the straightening device and one hand on the drill as you use this homemade tool. 

This device is easy to create when you don't have a drill attachment on hand to use or just need a little extra assistance. 

If you have trouble drilling a straight hole, one of the two tools above should help you make perfectly straight holes whenever you use your drill. For more information, contact local professionals like Hudson Valley Drilling.

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