Activities
- First you need to practice drilling holes straight. This sounds
easy, and it will become that way, but only with practice. When
using the hand brace, you’re putting downward pressure on the
head. It can become easy to lean the drill forward or backward or
side to side. To prevent this, and become accustomed to what it
feels like to have the bit going in perpendicular to the work
surface, have a friend stand behind you and look down the drill to
let you know when you’re getting off. Once you’ve done this
enough times you’ll be able to tell on your own when the bit is not
perpendicular. So chuck up a smaller size bit to begin with (1/4”
would be good) and start practicing on a scrape piece of wood. - Here’s something fun to try. Print your name on a sign like
“Katie’s Room”, or “Nick’s Tools”, in big letters on a piece of
wood. Use your brace and bit todrill holes along the letters
leaving a space in-between the holes of about a ¼”. Be creative
and make up your own signs. A word of caution here, signs like
“No brothers Allowed”, or “Keep Out”, may not be appreciated
by your parents or your little brother/sister.