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PVC Drill Guide

PVC Drill Guide

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This drill guide makes it easy to drill 1/2" holes in 1/2" PVC pipe at an even 1", 2", 3", 4", 5" or 6" spacing.
It has recesses under each of the holes for 1/2" nuts. After lining the drill guide up with your drill press, you drill a first hole. Then slide the pipe the spacing your want, insert a 1/2" bolt through the hole you just drilled and twist part-way into the nut. Now simply drill and repeat.
Alternately you could insert bolts up through the bottom and lift the pipe a little to move it, assuming it can clear your drill bit.
After a number of holes I did notice a little twist in the row of holes, which is common. I found that inserting a bolt into your first hole such that it sticks up allows you to see if the bolt is staying vertical. If it's not, twist the undrilled end of the pipe a little as you drill the next hole to get back to vertical.

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