I am working on an old wooden boat and need to fabricate repair pieces for
the windshield. I need to be able to drill pilot holes at different angles
to put it together. Big box stores have a jug and fixture, but they are
not adjustable for various angles. Any guidance would be of help and
appreciated.
Paul

"Paul Fisher" wrote in message
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I am working on an old wooden boat and need to fabricate repair pieces for
the windshield. I need to be able to drill pilot holes at different angles
to put it together. Big box stores have a jug and fixture, but they are
not adjustable for various angles. Any guidance would be of help and
appreciated.
Paul

It is difficult to visualize what you need, but I've made pilot hole guides
out of a block of wood to address a particular need. If you have a drill
press, it is an easy task. I could see drilling a hole through a block of
wood and then trimming the bottom of the block to an angle to achieve the
angle I wanted.

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"Paul Fisher" wrote in message
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I am working on an old wooden boat and need to fabricate repair pieces for
the windshield. I need to be able to drill pilot holes at different
angles to put it together. Big box stores have a jug and fixture, but
they are not adjustable for various angles. Any guidance would be of help
and appreciated.
Paul

It is difficult to visualize what you need, but I've made pilot hole
guides out of a block of wood to address a particular need. If you have a
drill press, it is an easy task. I could see drilling a hole through a
block of wood and then trimming the bottom of the block to an angle to
achieve the angle I wanted.


Would something like this help ??

http://www.woodcraft.com/Family.aspx...FQdggQodVzF12Q

"Paul Fisher" wrote in message
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I am working on an old wooden boat and need to fabricate repair pieces for
the windshield. I need to be able to drill pilot holes at different angles
to put it together. Big box stores have a jug and fixture, but they are
not adjustable for various angles. Any guidance would be of help and
appreciated.
Paul

One trick I have seen done is to take a jig that works well and mount it to
different bases. If you have a flat surface that is available close to
where you need to drill, use that as your reference. I have seen this done
with wing nuts to make changeing the bases fast and easy.

I don't think much of the device shown. I've used one and found it more
trouble than it was worth. Unless real exact precision is requied, I would
suggest simply using a protractor or piece of wood cut to the desired angle,
putting your hand drill in that position, and staying parallel to the
desired line. I find that works well enough for 99% of purposes.

When that isn't good enough, I use a piece of scrap maple, drill a hole with
the bit through the maple at the desired angle, and use that. I like
hardwood for the jig because it can be use accurately more times, IMHO.

- soby1


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"Paul Fisher" wrote in message
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I am working on an old wooden boat and need to fabricate repair pieces for
the windshield. I need to be able to drill pilot holes at different
angles to put it together. Big box stores have a jug and fixture, but
they are not adjustable for various angles. Any guidance would be of help
and appreciated.
Paul

One trick I have seen done is to take a jig that works well and mount it
to different bases. If you have a flat surface that is available close to
where you need to drill, use that as your reference. I have seen this
done with wing nuts to make changeing the bases fast and easy.

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"Paul Fisher" wrote:

I am working on an old wooden boat and need to fabricate repair pieces for
the windshield. I need to be able to drill pilot holes at different angles
to put it together. Big box stores have a jug and fixture, but they are
not adjustable for various angles. Any guidance would be of help and
appreciated.
Paul

I understand how difficult it can be to solve all the problems
associated with working on an old boat. But in spite of how it might
seem, you'll really be better off if you can somehow avoid relying too
much on the jug.

PDX David :-)

Paul Fisher wrote:

I am working on an old wooden boat and need to fabricate repair pieces for
the windshield. I need to be able to drill pilot holes at different
angles
to put it together. Big box stores have a jug and fixture, but they are
not adjustable for various angles. Any guidance would be of help and
appreciated.
Paul

In the past when I've had to do that, I cut a sacrificial block at an
appropriate angle so that the piece to be drilled was parallel to the drill
press table. For instance, if I had a wedge at a 30 degree angle, I'd cut
a block at a 60 degree angle and stack them. When I drilled, the bit would
go straight in so it didn't wander. Because the target and the scrap
were 'mated' together, the bit acted as if it was a solid piece of wood and
cut smoothly into the target piece.

Use a Forstner bit if you can (pilot holes may be too small for a that).

HTH...

....Kevin