Without having a drill press is there an attachment you can put onto a hand drill to control the depth of the hole?
Also what are drill bits called that can create a cyclinder hole, for a CAM? So the bottom of the hole is flat. I assume there are drill bits for a hand drill that can do this?
To question 1: There is a depth stop collar for most drill bits that locks onto a spiral drill bit shaft (seen here:
For Question 2: The closest thing I know of is a Forstner bit
-Nathan
There's the "bit of tape on the bit" bit, and stop collars are screwed onto bits to the desired depth, but this'll be a little tougher with the Forstner-type bits you should be looking into. And yes, they'll work in a hand drill. Drill slowly. Tom
I use a little block of wood on the drill bit.
Tim w
Yup - a piece of masking tape.
Forstner bits.
Forstner Bits (flat bottom holes); stop collar (depth)
Yes and then there is this.
If you are looking for a depth stop for the Forstner bits you inquired about in your second question, Woodworker's Supply has a patented stop for such a bit.
Good Luck,
Dennis Slabaugh, Hobbyist Woodworker
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