Furniture jig for drilling holes, drawing a kind of template that allows you to accurately install the assembly elements and greatly simplifies and speeds up the assembly.

With this device, you can make holes for:

Dowels
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pinch bolt
fixing holes for the mounting plate of the furniture hinge
fixing holes for the furniture hinge cup
center for furniture hinge flange
eccentric brace center

The design consists of two parts:

Marking knot
retainer

MARKING KNOT

It is a "L" shaped plate made of corrosion-resistant steel plate, in which through holes with a diameter of 8 and 3 (mm) are drilled horizontally and vertically. To make the processing tool fit better into the holes, chamfers of 0.25x45˚ are made on its edges. The plate is hardened and ground.

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RETAINER

Made from a steel circle that allows you to install furniture conductor for drilling holes at the required distance from the edge of the processed chipboard. The movement step is ten millimeters.

Drawing

Let's say we want to install a furniture hinge:

1. We lay the template on the facade.
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3. We drill a hole with a diameter of three millimeters for the fixing screws of the cup to the desired depth.
4. We drill a hole with a diameter of three millimeters to the desired depth for further processing. The prepared hole will be the guide center for milling the hole for the flange of the furniture hinge with a diameter of thirty-five millimeters.
5. We lay the template on the body.
6. We drill a hole with a diameter of three millimeters to the desired depth for the fixing screws of the striker.

Let's say we want to install an eccentric coupler:

1. We lay the template on the horizontal surface of the chipboard part.
2. Install the latch in the hole.
3. We drill a hole with a diameter of three millimeters to the desired depth for further processing. The prepared hole will be the guide center for milling the eccentric hole furniture screed fifteen millimeters in diameter.
4. From the end of the chipboard, along one center line, we drill through hole eight millimeters in diameter to the required depth

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AT different colors shows the center on the furniture conductor for various technological operations.

In the process of assembling or repairing furniture, it is often necessary to perform work on precise drilling holes for confirmation, for dowels, dowels and other furniture fasteners. In the case of wood and chipboard, it is difficult to make such holes using only an electric drill: the entrance part of the hole is broken, and it itself may not turn out at right angles to the mating surfaces. Thus, a jig is required for drilling holes.

Purpose and classification of furniture conductors

The purpose of the jig for drilling holes is to accurately direct the drill to the required point, and ensure the straightness of the tool throughout the entire depth of the hole being made. In metalworking, such devices have been known for a long time, and are often supplied with the machine. Due to the increased number of closed connections in modern furniture products, the need for such conductors for woodworking specialists is very relevant.

There are the following types of furniture conductors:

1. Overlays that do not require fixing before use. They are simple, mobile, but they force you to use only one hand when drilling (if the drill or grinder is not installed in a special frame). Making such a conductor with your own hands is easy and simple. They are mainly used when making holes in MDF or chipboard.
2. Swivel, which are equipped with folding brackets, and allow you to perform drilling on two planes adjacent to each other with one go.
3. Conductors for drilling holes at an angle. A highly specialized version of the conductor, which is designed to make holes at various angles. Often combined with the overhead design of the equipment in question.
4. Sliding, with which you can make several holes without changing the settings (including in several rows). More necessary for professionals who often have to perform such work. Requires skill to use correctly.

With sufficient rigidity of the conductor, it can also be used for drilling holes in products that do not have a flat plane, for example, in pipes. Then the conductor is fixed with a clamp (this option is not suitable for furniture, because of the danger of surface deformation).

Jig for drilling holes with your own hands

Basically, such equipment consists of the following parts:

1. An angular body element applied to the surfaces of products, which will subsequently be connected to each other with dowels, dowels or confirmations.
2. Guide bushings, which includes a drill.
3. Clamping / fixing devices, which are located at the end parts of the conductor.

For a conductor who is supposed to be made by hand, it is important to design a fixture for the most common fastening options for a home craftsman. If you need a universal conductor (for furniture makers), then it is better to spend money on industrial version equipment, which is characterized by increased accuracy of fixing parts, and has a better performance. Moreover, manufacturers often offer templates, stops and other useful little things. The price of a furniture conductor for industrial production ranges from 500 to 1200 rubles, which is determined by its functionality - the length and number of guide holes.

Let's start designing a furniture jig for drilling holes by choosing a corner. More opportunities for the product, where the corner will be unequal, and with the maximum possible thickness of the shelf. According to the GOST 8510 range “Steel unequal angles”, the minimum allowable dimensions are the L63 × 40 × 8 angle: with a shelf thickness of 8 mm, a guide bush with an outer diameter of up to 6 mm can be placed there. The inner hole for the drill, therefore, can be no more than 3.5 ... 4 mm, but this is quite enough for most options for the holes to be obtained. In extreme cases, they can be drilled out without using the fixture, especially if the hole is deep enough.

The next step is the design of the guide bushing. It can be selected from any stainless pipe GOST 9941 (seamless) or GOST 9940 (all-welded). It is recommended that you first select the pipe according to the diameter of the inner hole. A 6×1 pipe will make it possible to obtain an internal hole for a drill with a diameter of up to 3.6 ... 3.7 mm, and a 6×1.5 pipe - for a drill up to 2.7 mm (double-sided clearance is taken taking into account the thermal expansion of the material). The length of the sleeve must be no less than twice the height of the hole made in the corner. The landing of each bushing in the hole must be carried out with an interference fit or transition. The most appropriate is the landing on the shaft system, when the already known outside diameter bushings, and a hole is drilled under it in the corner. It is better to use a slight interference fit, such as h9/P10.

It happens that the conductor must be calculated for drilling a deep hole. In such cases, the sleeve must be stepped (with a shoulder). Bushings for machine tools according to GOST 12214 have the necessary accuracy and dimensions, the inner hole in which has a constant diameter value along the entire height of the bushing.

The number of holes, and especially the distance between them, is chosen according to the specific needs of the user.

When choosing a mounting method for the conductor, choose one of the following options:

• Spring stop, which will press the surface of the conductor to the part due to the elastic forces of the material. Any flat spring with the required clamping force is suitable as such an emphasis;
• Fixing with self-tapping screws, which are screwed into the material of the part, and keep the jig from being displaced by friction forces. This option is convenient in that the resulting outlines can be further used as additional elements centering the future hole. In the case of chipboard, this option should be used with caution;
• External clamps, under which it is worth placing corrugated rubber gaskets. In this case, the weight of the conductor will increase, and the compliance of the rubber may violate the perpendicularity of the axis of the conductor bushings. Therefore, using this method of fastening, the drill is first inserted into the sleeve, the hole is marked, and only after that the clamp is used.

Drilling jig for dowels and dowels

The sequence and design of the simplest devices for accurately obtaining holes is considered in the following two examples:

1. Multi-position conductor with clamp fastening (see Fig. 1). A thick-walled aluminum corner is adopted here as the initial body part. Due to the considerable length of the device, it is provided intermediate fastening in the middle. When turning the jig at an angle of 90º, the increased thickness of the wall of the corner, which is superimposed on the surface of the part, is successfully used. The distance between the guide bushings is selected according to the most common distances for dowels or for confirmation.

Figure 1 - Multi-position jig for drilling holes with clamp fastening

1. Two-slider furniture jig, with which you can make holes in two mutually mating parts. The design of the device is clear from the attached drawing (see Fig. 2). It consists of two guide lines, which are connected by fasteners to the connecting plate. The presence of several holes on it allows you to install the bar on parts of various widths. Interchangeable housings with a set of guide bushings with different distances between them move along the rulers. The conductor is fixed using a connecting strip, and with opposite side- travel limiter, which is tightened with a wing screw.

Figure 2 - Multi-slider furniture jig: 1 - Guide ruler; 2 - Adjusting screw; 3 - Housing; 4 - Thrust bar; 5- Movement limiter.

Description and features of the device

The conductor is a bar with several holes and sleeves. Such a device is fixed to the necessary part, and then a drill is carefully inserted into the sleeve and a hole is made. To fix two parts, you need one jig, so that the fixation is reliable.

• drilling accuracy;
• ease and speed of creating holes.

It is worth noting that conductors are sometimes used in mechanical engineering, and not only in construction. Moreover, with this tool, you can make holes in cylindrical blanks and pipes. Also, the jig allows you to make perpendicular holes.

Main types of equipment

All conductors used in various industries, divided into several groups .

Methods and scope of the conductor

There are many ways to use such equipment. Naturally, the main area is considered building sector .

furniture industry

When assembling furniture, it may turn out that some holes are missing. It is for this reason that you will have to drill various parts with your own hands. To perform the work did not cause difficulties, it is necessary to use a conductor. This will make furniture assembly accurate and fast. The use of such equipment is really relevant if you do not have a drilling machine.

Although today there is big choice fittings and fasteners, dowels are still often used in the furniture assembly process. They must be installed very precisely, otherwise the parts will be displaced. To avoid such an unpleasant consequence, you should use the conductor.

Pipe drilling

If it is necessary to prepare holes in pipes and various blanks cylindrical shape using a drill will not best idea, since it often slips off, which means that the holes will not have the desired shape. To facilitate the work, you should use a universal conductor.

It should be noted that there is special equipment that allows you to perform perpendicular holes. and this is very important when processing rounded elements and edges of workpieces.

Purchased or homemade conductor?

As mentioned earlier, such a product is indispensable in the process of assembling furniture. Some people make these devices with their own hands, while others prefer to buy.

Conductors are sold in almost any hardware store, but finished products may not be suitable for specific purposes. It is also important to remember that the cost of the device depends on the purpose, size and manufacturer. Most simple options are inexpensive. what can't be said about professional equipment With large quantity additional features.

Many consumers prefer to make a jig with their own hands. For this purpose, you will need a metal sheet or wooden plank. Holes are prepared here, which will act as guides. In general, everyone will cope with such work.

Creating a conductor with your own hands

As already mentioned, you can make a similar product for drilling yourself. For this you need to prepare welding machine, grinder, drill and several locksmith tools. You will also need fittings. dimensions 10x10 mm .

• The workpiece is cleaned sandpaper and perform markup. According to accepted standards, the distance between centers should be about 32 mm.
• Next, the template holes are drilled.
• The next step is to create an emphasis. It can be a metal plate 1 mm thick. It is carefully bent and a place for carving is prepared.
• Then both parts are carefully connected.

So that the process of drilling holes does not cause any difficulties, it is worth using a jig. Such equipment is indeed indispensable in the process of assembling furniture. You can buy it, but it's better to do it yourself, because homemade device exactly tailored to your specific needs.

Device for drilling holes at right angles.

When you make any kind of furniture for the home, there is always the task of drilling a hole in the piece at a right angle. And no matter how hard you try, the result is not very good. If a drilled hole too “gone”, then when connecting the two parts, some skew is possible.

It is very difficult to catch a right angle without using any special devices. Available for sale various devices to help the home master. But with the help of some devices, holes can only be drilled with a drill having seat for an additional handle, i.e. for cordless drills this fitting will not work. Another type of right angle drill found on the market was more versatile and could have been purchased, but. Price. The price of such devices is exorbitant. For those people who more or less constantly make something out of furniture, the purchase of such a nozzle may be advisable. But for ordinary person which makes household items quite rare, the price is a bit high. The device that the author of the article encountered in 2011 cost more than 800 rubles.
Therefore, when in again there was an opportunity to make another product from chipboard, it was decided to try to make an assistant from improvised materials. We took old chipboard trimmings.

And first they made a device for drilling holes in the end of the chipboard panel. Figured it should look like this

This thing will have holes with which it will be possible to more accurately position the drill, and it will be put on the end of the panel.

Before assembling the device, we made markings on it for three holes for Euro screws of different diameters.

We took three euroscrews with a diameter of 5mm, 6.3mm and 7mm. And under them holes were drilled 3.5mm, 4mm and 4.5mm, respectively.

Collected the final piece. Drilled holes for one holder and attached it.

And then drilled holes for the second holder. When drilling, a piece of chipboard was placed between the holders in order to more accurately drill holes for the second holder. Since a home-made device should “sit” on the end of the panel very tightly and not play.

Assembled device.

This fixture is only for drilling holes at a right angle in the end of the panel. And in order to position the drill and more or less clearly drill a hole on the plane of the panel from a small piece of chipboard, they made another device. Just in a piece of chipboard, they also drilled 3 holes 3.5mm, 4mm and 4.5mm.

And now about how it is thought to drill holes at right angles with the help of newly made "helpers".
We make the markup on the panel. We pass the drill through the device and outline the hole.

After marking, we lower the device completely onto the panel, with its help we position the drill at a right angle and start drilling.

By the same principle, holes are drilled in the end. We passed the drill through the end assistant, marked the hole, pressed the device tightly against the end, and began to drill.

Other materials of the section:

Drilling at a right angle

According to statistics, the electric drill is the most common power tool in the world. household. However, carefully drilling a hole is not so easy. It is even more difficult to make holes at a right angle or at an angle. It is no coincidence that people invented drilling machines. But buying such a bulky device for the vast majority of home craftsmen does not make sense. In addition, it is not convenient to drill holes in every detail on a drilling machine. For example, attach a long board, or a furniture panel under drilling machine not always convenient. And I want to drill for sure, so as not to spoil appearance future product. Many people, I think, have come across a situation where you mark holes on one side of the board, drill it, everything seems to be smooth, but as soon as you turn the board over, you are horrified, all the holes are awry.

To drill under right angle and used various fixtures, which allow you to accurately guide the drill. Not all such devices are equally convenient, but with their help it is possible to achieve an incomparably better result than without them. I believe that if there is a drill at home, then at least one of these devices should also be available. Everything without him beneficial features and the capabilities of the drill cannot be fully utilized. Unfortunately, such necessary devices are rarely found on sale.

The most painful places of such devices are that they have backlashes and with their help it is not always possible to smoothly guide the tool. Accuracy also suffers from this. In addition, when holding a drill in one hand, the sole of the device must be pressed against working surface details with the other hand. If the combination of a drill and a device is perceived in the hands as a whole, then it is pleasant to work. When there is no such feeling of solidity, then discomfort arises, and more effort has to be made in the course of work.

Taking into account practical experience, I want to offer, in my opinion, a fairly successful and simple design of such a mobile drilling device. Instead of a handle, the device itself is attached to the drill. Its base plate has a rubber outsole for better traction. The rotary die, parallel to which the drill moves, can change the angle of inclination from 90 to 45 degrees. Fixing the selected angle is very rigid. It is secured with two screws. If you want to drill at a smaller angle, then you need to unscrew and remove the handle so that it does not interfere. With the handle removed, the device folds up so that it takes up little space and is convenient for storage. Moving the drill along the die is provided by moving a wide and fairly long plate in the grooves. The length and width of the plate significantly reduce the likelihood of jamming and ensure smooth movement. The grooves can even be slightly lubricated with silicone grease to improve glide. The top spring is much stronger than the bottom one. This provides a smoother "click" of the drill. The lower spring performs the function of stretching, so that the structure dangles less. In a word, everything can be seen from the above diagrams.

This holder is designed for drilling holes in edge boards, see.

Furniture jig for drilling holes: types, DIY

It is possible to accurately and accurately make holes in products made from natural wood, chipboard, MDF, metal and other materials. convenient fixture like a conductor. Such a device, in particular, is actively used by specialists involved in the production of furniture. At the same time, the conductor can be either purchased in serial execution or made by hand.

Universal slide-type jig for drilling holes for euro screws and dowels

Design features and types

The jig, in fact, is a template for drilling holes, allowing them to be made as accurately as possible. It is also used to create holes, the axis of which is perpendicular to the surface of the part, and for drilling at an angle.

Due to their versatility and simplicity, drilling jigs are actively used in various fields. In particular, in the engineering industry, they have been successfully used for drilling holes in workpieces for a long time. different configuration and made from different materials. It is impossible to work without a conductor and in furniture production, where such a device is actively used when assembling furniture, installing accessories on it and performing a number of other technological operations. Construction is another area where conductors find wide application. With their help, in particular, drilling holes in building structures. Jigs are also needed for drilling pipes and other tasks.

Even a simple fixture in the form of a bar with an emphasis greatly facilitates and speeds up the process of making holes of the same type.

As a furniture conductor, overhead models are most often used, made of lightweight materials, so that it is more convenient to manipulate them. You can purchase such devices in the factory version or make a furniture conductor with your own hands. Qualified furniture makers may not use a jig to drill a hole in furniture construction elements with high quality and accuracy, but for this they must have extensive experience in their field.

The most significant advantage of the jig is that with its help, high-quality and accurate drilling, both perpendicular to the surface of the part, and inclined hole can be performed even by a person who does not have high qualifications. The use of conductors eliminates the need for complex preliminary calculations and marking the locations of future holes, which reduces the complexity of assembling the furniture structure and allows you to perform such work in a shorter period of time. Even a novice specialist can understand the use of a jig for drilling under dowels and for solving other technological problems.

Attachment jig with turret is suitable for drilling standard holes for dowels of any size

Before purchasing or making your own homemade jig, determine for which tasks it is necessary to use it, and based on this data, select its type and design.

Among the conductors for drilling holes by type of construction and functionality a number of categories can be distinguished. Overhead

These conductors are called so because they are applied to the workpiece and fixed on it, or simply fixed by hand. By conductors of this type, in particular, drilling holes in chipboard, MDF boards and other flat parts.

Such templates can be used to make holes on cylindrical parts. Conductors of this type are equipped with vertical and horizontal axes of rotation, which makes it possible to perform holes with their help at various angles.

These are fixtures that are especially relevant for small batch production, where the ability to quickly change over the equipment used is important. The conductor of this type is just endowed with such functions.

This universal jig is designed for drilling holes for minifix, confirmat, rafix and door hinge

These hole-drilling tools are required when such technological operation have to be done on multiple levels.

Sliding and fixed

The sliding jig, in full accordance with its name, does not require fixing: it is simply applied to that part of the surface of the part where the hole needs to be drilled. Fixed jig devices, although they are more convenient, somewhat limit the freedom of action of a specialist, which is especially critical when performing drilling work on machines equipped with only one spindle.

Areas of use

Furniture conductors and templates are devices that are practically indispensable when assembling furniture structures. The use of jigs avoids the main problem that occurs when drilling holes - the drill enters the workpiece at the wrong angle. Correcting this error takes a lot of time and effort, and it is not always possible to fix it at all. The jig used for drilling holes not only allows the drill to be correctly oriented at the machining site, but also prevents the tool from going astray.

Devices such as furniture jigs and templates are used both in the manufacture and assembly of furniture, when it is necessary to make holes in the elements to be joined to accommodate fasteners. In such cases, a jig for dowels or a jig for drilling for confirmation is often used, without which to perform quality holes under fasteners is not possible. Such a device is indispensable in cases where it is required to make holes, including at an angle, in thin slabs (in particular, when making holes in chipboard or MDF).

The conductor for oblique holes is indispensable for the installation of hidden joints of panels and boards

When using a jig for drilling holes, the process of assembling furniture is simple and fast. Using such a device, holes can be drilled at any distance from the edge of the part, regardless of its width.

AT modern furniture dowels are actively used, which at the same time are quite an outdated fastener. That is why the jig for dowels (doweling jig) is used in the production of furniture structures. The main difficulty when using such fasteners is that the axes of the holes made in the parts to be joined have a right angle between them. Accordingly, such holes should be located strictly perpendicular to each other. Without the use of such a device as a jig for dowels, it is difficult to perform them.

The jig for making holes in the tubes will be very useful tool for home workshop

Furniture production is not the only area in which conductors are used for drilling holes. Templates are no less often used in order to drill a hole in a pipe and other parts that have a cylindrical shape. Conductors allow you to make high-quality holes even in pipes of small diameter.

The size and principle of operation of modern conductors can be different. Some of the models of such devices are much easier to buy, and some are easy to make with your own hands. In favor of making a furniture jig for drilling holes with your own hands, the fact that serial devices, especially for universal purposes, are not cheap, also speaks.

Homemade conductor devices

Conductors the simplest design, for example, those that are used to drill holes for confirmation are relatively inexpensive, so many craftsmen are not puzzled by them self-manufacturing and purchase serial models. Meanwhile, there are those who are even simple devices trying to do it by hand. The question of how to make a jig for drilling with your own hands often appears and, if necessary, drill non-standard holes.

To independently make a jig for dowels or a simpler jig for confirmations, you can use the drawings and videos on the Internet.

In the manufacture of the jig, perfectly precise drilling of pilot holes and hardening of the finished fixture will be required.

For the manufacture of such a device, of course, its drawing is required. Need also minimum set tools and equipment:

• electric or hand drill;
• a set of locksmith tools;
• Bulgarian;
• welding machine (for the manufacture of conductor fixtures of a more complex design).

The simplest homemade jig can be made from improvised tools and materials that are available in abundance in most home workshops or garages. The use of materials such as pieces metal fittings, wooden bars, metal plates, etc. allows you to significantly save on the purchase production model devices.

Drawing of a home-made conductor for drilling holes for confirmations

Making a homemade jig for a drill or a single-spindle machine takes place in several stages.

1. Square reinforcement with a cross section of 10 by 10 mm, using a hacksaw for metal or a grinder, must be cut into pieces of the required length.
2. The centers of the holes to be drilled through must be 8 mm from the edge of the jig plate. It is at this distance that the center is located chipboard or MDF, in which a hole is drilled.
3. The step between the holes on the conductor in accordance with generally accepted furniture standards is 32 mm, while the diameter of such holes should be 5 mm.
4. If you equip a homemade jig with an emphasis, then using such a device will be much more convenient. To create such an emphasis, you need a metal plate 1 mm thick and 25 mm wide, which is bent at a right angle and fixed on a ready-made jig made of reinforcement.
5. After structural elements homemade jig are fixed with a clamp, they must be securely connected to each other using threaded fasteners.

Ready-made jig with swivel stops

To minimize the amount of dust generated when using a homemade conductor, its design can be supplemented with a half plastic bottle. Such a simple device can also act as a pallet in which the chips formed during the drilling process will be collected.

The method described above allows you to make the simplest home-made jig, which greatly facilitates and speeds up the process of assembling any furniture structure.

Attachments, nozzles and accessories for drills

Drill attachment - Malco Turboshear TSNS1 scissors. Able to cope with both slate and slate.

But did you know that a conventional drill can do much more than just drill? Its capabilities are significantly expanded by special attachments, nozzles and various devices.

Surely not every drill owner knows that it can not only drill holes, but also saw, mill, and even turn into lathe or pump for transferring liquids. With such an enviable versatility, the usual electric drill owes to the abundance of a wide variety of attachments, attachments and devices. It is hardly possible to find another power tool for which there are so many attachments as for an electric drill.

Of course, the multifunctionality of the drill created by attachments is in no way able to replace the park of a special professional tool (in terms of cleanliness of processing, accuracy and productivity). But at the household level, all the additional functions acquired by the drill will fully satisfy the needs of the home master.

The SC 165 quick clamp ensures fast clamping of the workpiece when drilling. The drill holder allows you to quickly fix the drill and perform stationary works. Can be rotated 360 degrees like vertical. Likewise horizontally.

The most widely represented drill stops. The simplest stop, mounted on the auxiliary handle of the drill (accessory set: auxiliary handle and stop with a metric scale), allows you to drill holes to the desired depth. With it, you will never accidentally drill through a workpiece or a thin partition.

Parallel stop more perfect, since it controls not only the depth of the hole, but also its verticality relative to the surface to be machined. This type of attachments is available for both construction (drilling in walls and ceilings) and carpentry (furniture) work. The prefix for construction purposes is professional and is a single unit with an additional handle mounted on a powerful drill. Some models have a built-in dust extractor connected to a vacuum cleaner.

The simplest stop for a drill is an additional handle. It has an adjustable drilling depth stop (metric)

The professional stop is more reliable and has a convenient metric depth gauge scale.

Parallel stop, in addition to the depth of the hole, sets its perpendicularity. Model for working on vertical surfaces.

A dust extractor is also required for a drill. They are equipped with individual models of professional stops. Connect to a vacuum cleaner.

Attachments for carpentry are structurally close to the racks of hand mills, but are made less accurately and are intended only for home small jobs. And more is not required here: a drill is a low-speed tool (relative to an electric cutter) and does not give high precision during surface treatment. The drill is clamped in a basket that easily moves along two vertical rails.

Attachments and nozzles for drilling at an angle allow you to drill a hole where conventional drill it's just impossible to get on. Depending on the version and manufacturer, the drilling angle may be different. The most common nozzles allow drilling at an angle of 90º.

This attachment allows you to limit the drilling depth. provides a strict verticality of the hole and allows you to perform (corresponding attachments) some milling work. This is especially important when making furniture at home: inserting furniture hinges, holes for assembly fasteners and dowels, or grooving. The stop can be equipped with various inserts for lateral drilling in round or with complex profile details. Some models of stops have a dust extraction device connected to a vacuum cleaner. But a professional will prefer a manual milling machine (same operating capabilities, but high quality surface treatment and precision).

Of course, holes in parts can be made most accurately and quickly on a drilling machine. But also a drill equipped with drilling stand- guide attachment. shows excellent results. As a rule, such a stand is equipped with a convenient clamping vice (for the workpiece). The vise can be moved along the rack frame to the desired position.

The drill (almost any) is easily and quickly clamped in the “basket” of the rack and the drilling machine is ready to work. Its compact size, smooth feed and accurate metric scale make it a valuable asset for the small workshop.

A home master can get by with the simplest parallel stop: made of plastic, dust localizes in itself.

Carpentry rip fence: Guide slot and inserts for lateral drilling in timber and round workpieces.

Removal of dust and sawdust in this attachment is essential. With it, the drill can already work as the simplest manual milling machine.

There are additional functional holes on the attachment platform, with which you can also install a side stop. In this case, the drill is able to perform all operations hand cutter e.g. select the groove evenly (with a suitable nozzle).

Can't help but arouse interest attachment to a drill that turns it into a wood lathe. The prefix is ​​easily fixed on the table and the machine is ready. Offered in several designs. As a rule, a certain set of devices is offered for it and cutting tool. This type of prefix does not claim to be professional tool, but many details for individual furniture or country house it can be made quite well. But if you start mass production of turned legs for tables or balusters on this console, it will quickly break down, and the drill will not withstand such violence. Our photographs give a visual representation of the design and principle of operation of this console.

Compact wood lathe from a drill

A compact wood lathe is the dream of any home craftsman. There are several types of turning attachments for drills. They differ not only in their design, but also in the set of cutting tools offered for them.

The most famous and common are prefixes that turn drill in electric grinder. Here we will introduce you to only two specialized attachments of this type: one for sharpening blades circular saws and another one for sharpening drills, chisels and planer knives. The value of prefixes lies in the fact that they allow you to refuse the expensive services of professional sharpeners of such a tool. With them, you will not have problems with either the sharpening angle or the ideal cutting edge(even if you've never done it before). Installing such prefixes on a drill does not cause difficulties.

A drill stand plus a drill is a handy drill press. The design of the bed allows you to mount a clamping vice on it to fix the workpiece.

Vice for racks come in different modifications. But their mounting holes must necessarily correspond to the grooves in the rack frame.

The vice on the bed can be displaced. There are options with rotation of the vice around the axis and even with a changing angle of the rack.

A drill mounted in a stand, plus an abrasive nozzle, allows you to create high-quality concave surfaces.

Worthy of attention convenient for work and compact milling attachment grooves in the ends of cabinet furniture or joinery (for corner connections). Working with it is very simple: there is no need to clamp the workpiece on the workbench, the quality and accuracy of processing are high, the depth of the groove and its level are set by a simple adjustment. This prefix will quite satisfy also the professional furniture maker.

For those craftsmen whose work is different great variety, will not be superfluous and long flexible or angle drive for drill. They are simply installed in the drill chuck and have their own chuck suitable for any attachments (drills, grinding stones, bits, etc.). These attachments allow you to work with a drill in the most hard-to-reach places. It is unlikely that anyone would think of using a drill for pumping liquids.

Nozzle - water pump for Bosch drill

Nozzle - water pump. Productivity up to 2500 l/h.

But it is quite real and not without meaning, if you use attachment-pump installed in the drill chuck. Of course, it is not intended for a long continuous work and has a small capacity, but pump out paint (viscous) from a barrel or dirty water from the basement it is possible and quite convenient. By changing the speed of the drill, you change the speed of pumping fluid. As a rule, the entire body of such a set-top box is plastic: the service life is short, but the price is low.

The attachment for sharpening disk blades allows you to do it yourself, without resorting to an expensive professional service.

Grooves for corner joints can also be selected with a drill, equipped with a special attachment. It has a dust extraction device.

The long flexible drive with chuck is another nice addition to the drill. It works with any attachments.

High-quality sharpening of a drill, chisel or planer knife will help to make a small attachment to the drill. Sharpening angle is adjustable.

The drill can be used as a screwdriver, suitable for working even in hard-to-reach and inconvenient places.

The drill can work as a pump. Nozzles come in different capacities (suitable for paint and even dirty water).

Professional template: durable, reduces the labor involved in marking and drilling standard holes for furniture assembly.

Furniture template for drilling holes has standard sizes: holes, distances between them and from the edge of the part.

This template ensures the verticality of the hole and its centering. Home master a plastic template is enough.

It is generally accepted that templates noticeably speed up many operations, increase the accuracy of processing parts and their assembly. This can be confirmed by the abundance of existing drill templates. We show only the most common patterns that are most often in demand when working with a drill. Among them there are both professional (durable and maintaining the accuracy of their dimensions), and for home craftsmen (made of plastic).

Drill template

The main fastener in the assembly of furniture is confirmat. It is screwed in with a pre-drilled hole. It is drilling assembly holes in chipboard for confirmations, we will consider in this article.

To assemble chipboard parts, we need:

• screwdriver
• Bat for confirmations
• Ruler or tape measure
• Pencil and awl

Hole depth and width

When usually used confirmat size 6.4 * 50. Because the diameter of the thread is 6.4 mm, and the diameter of the body of the confirmation is 4.4 mm, then for high-quality fastening of parts, the diameter of the hole should be in the range of 4.5-5 mm and a depth of at least 50 mm.

If the thickness of the hole is more than the specified one, the confirmation will not hold the parts well, if it is less, it can break the chipboard with its thickness.

For drilling, a confirmatory drill with a diameter of 4.5 mm is used, which is equipped with an additional head for drilling an enlarged hole for the neck of the confirmate, which also makes a countersink for its head.

Of course, you can also use conventional drill with a diameter of 5 mm, but for high-quality fastening in the hole, you will additionally need to make space for the confirmant's neck and his hat.

To perfectly fasten two parts, it is necessary to mark the places of their attachment as accurately as possible.

On the part that will be superimposed on the end (the one on which there will be a through hole), you need to make two measurements - along the length (usually 5-10 cm) and from the edge - exactly 8 mm (this is if the plate thickness is 16 mm).

On the part that lies perpendicularly, we mark the drilling point at the end. Here you need to maintain the same distance in length (5-10 cm from the beginning), and in width - strictly in the center (8 mm from the edge).

Marking should be done as accurately as possible, especially along the length, because. if the layout is incorrect, your parts may have extra gaps or protrusions when docking.

It is better to make a through hole in the first part, attach it to the second one - and immediately mark the place of drilling at the end of the second part with a drill. And then, separately already, calmly drill a hole.

We make a hole at a distance of 8 mm from the edge.

The drill must ALWAYS be held strictly perpendicular to the surface.

Before you make a through hole, place a piece of unnecessary chipboard under the part. This will prevent chipping on the back.

When the through hole is made, to drill holes for the neck and the cap of the confirmation, the part can be drilled on the fly.

The main rule is that when drilling at the end, the drill must be strictly perpendicular to the end of the part. If you don't hold the drill straight, the drill may go sideways and come out, ruining the part.

When drilling, you need to pull out the drill several times so that chips do not clog in the hole.

This option is considered the most accurate and, moreover, the fastest. But in order to make a hole in two parts at the same time, you will need to fix them before drilling. This may require special clamps, clamps and other devices.

Hole drilling accessories

In order not to mark 8 mm from the edge both to the layer and to the end each time, you can use a special device, which, by the way, is easy to do yourself.

It is a kind of wooden template with a metal sleeve for the drill inside.

It looks like this, see the photo:

And this is more professional stuff:

See short video for precise drilling of holes in chipboard for confirmations and assembly of furniture parts:

Dowel drilling

The hole for the dowels is made with an 8 mm drill. Also, in order not to drill through the part, it is advisable to equip it with a depth gauge.

At the end, we drill with the same drill to a depth of 20 mm. Do not forget that during any work, the drill must be strictly perpendicular to the plane of the part.

Of course, if you took a drill in your hands for the first time in your life, you will not succeed very well. But this lesson can be learned pretty quickly.

When creating furniture, almost all parts are joined end-to-end. For this purpose, dowels are used in which holes must be made. That's what you need a conductor for. Such equipment can be purchased or made by hand.

Description and features of the device

The conductor is a bar with several holes and sleeves. Such a device is fixed to the necessary part, and then a drill is carefully inserted into the sleeve and a hole is made. To fix two parts, you need one jig, so that the fixation is reliable.

Product advantages:

• drilling accuracy;
• ease and speed of creating holes.

It is worth noting that conductors are sometimes used in mechanical engineering, and not only in construction. Moreover, with the help of this device it is possible to make holes in cylindrical blanks and pipes. Also, the jig allows you to make perpendicular holes.

Main types of equipment

All conductors used in various industries, divided into several groups.

Methods and scope of the conductor

There are many ways to use such equipment. Naturally, the main area is considered building sector.

furniture industry

When assembling furniture, it may turn out that some holes are missing. It is for this reason that you will have to drill various parts with your own hands. To perform the work did not cause difficulties, it is necessary to use a conductor. This will make furniture assembly accurate and fast. The use of such equipment is really relevant if you do not have a drilling machine.

Although today there is large selection of accessories and fasteners, dowels are still often used in the furniture assembly process. They must be installed very precisely, otherwise the parts will be displaced. To avoid such an unpleasant consequence, you should use the conductor.

Pipe drilling

If you need to prepare holes in pipes and various cylindrical workpieces, using a drill will not be the best idea, since it often slips off, which means that the holes will not have the desired shape. To facilitate the work, you should use a universal conductor.

It should be noted that there is special equipment that allows you to perform perpendicular holes, and this is very important when processing rounded elements and edges of workpieces.

Purchased or homemade conductor?

As mentioned earlier, such a product is indispensable in the process of assembling furniture. Some people make these devices with their own hands, while others prefer to buy.

Conductors are sold in almost any hardware store, however, finished products may not be suitable for specific purposes. It is also important to remember that the cost of the device depends on the purpose, size and manufacturer. Most simple options are inexpensive, which cannot be said about professional equipment with a large number of additional functions.

Many consumers prefer to make a jig with their own hands. For this purpose, you will need a metal sheet or a wooden board. Holes are prepared here, which will act as guides. In general, everyone will cope with such work.

Creating a conductor with your own hands

As already mentioned, you can make a similar product for drilling yourself. To do this, you need to prepare a welding machine, a grinder, a drill and a few plumbing tools. You will also need fittings. dimensions 10x10 mm.

• The workpiece is cleaned with sandpaper and markup is performed. According to accepted standards, the distance between centers should be about 32 mm.
• Next, the template holes are drilled.
• The next step is to create an emphasis. It can be a metal plate 1 mm thick. It is carefully bent and a place for carving is prepared.
• Then both parts are carefully connected.

So that the process of drilling holes does not cause any difficulties, it is worth using a jig. Such equipment is indeed indispensable in the process of assembling furniture. It can be purchased, but it is better to do it yourself, because a home-made device will definitely fit your specific needs.