(banging)
(blowing) (drill whirling)
(banging)
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- I know this sounds a little crazy
and I still can't believe it.
But here I am, a fully grown man
and yet I still pretend
that I'm loading a magazine into a handgun,
every time I swap over drill batteries.
Does that sound like you?
Let me know down below.
Yeah, it's a little weird.
It's like, ever since I brought out all this cordless gear,
I think we all do it.
And the reason why I do it,
I think is that I'd like to be a little bit like James Bond.
Yeah, yeah you know?
Licenced to drill.
(drill whirling)
(blowing)
(laughing)
Get it?
I said drill didn't say kill,
Nah didn't say licence to kill.
I said drill,
because of the Bond connection and that's the,
that's the joke.
I'll go.
G'day folks,
Uncle Knackers here from DIY For Knuckleheads
and welcome to episode four
of My Workshop Hacks, Tips, and Tricks video series.
And in today's video,
we'll be looking at the holy grail of household tools,
(drill whirling)
the cordless drill.
sharing a few simple tips on how to make drilling holes
that little bit easier.
And remember, for more good stuff just like this,
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You're a legend.
No doubt we've all seen the old trick of applying tape
to a drill bit to act as a depth gauge
which works really well.
But after drilling multiple holes,
the end of that tape can get a bit ragged,
which means that it's not as accurate as
when you first applied it.
So as an alternative, try this.
Go grab yourself a permanent marker like a sharpie,
and then on the drill bit mark a line
across your desired depth for your hole,
and you're good to go.
(drill whirling)
(blowing)
Beautiful.
And the same sort of thing can be done
to a regular drill bit.
Just mark on the drill bit,
the depth you want your hole and then with the Sharpie,
mark the drill bit and then just slowly start the drill.
(drill slowly whirling)
And you've got yourself a depth gauge.
and you're up and running.
(drill whirling)
Too easy.
Ah yeah just very quickly,
do yourself a favour and make sure you watch the entire video
because toward the end I've got a couple of cracking tips
that you won't want to miss.
Now tip number two is an oldie but a goodie.
And I learnt all the way back in the day
of the dinosaur, back in 1982
during a year eight wood-work class.
And I think that was taken by Mr.Tapscott.
Now the idea is before you drive
that screw into some wood,
grab yourself some wax,
I've just got some surfboard wax here,
but any old wax will do really.
And then just coat that thread of the screw
with that wax and that will make
driving that screw with your cordless drill,
so much easier.
And in particular,
if you're driving the screws by hand,
this tip is gold.
(drill whirling)
How easy was that?
That was like a hot knife through butter.
Now Ol' Tappy had pretty greasy hair.
And he used to tell us if you can't lay your hands
on any wax just grab your screw
and rub it through your hair and the natural oils
from your hair will coat the screw
doing the same job.
And I tell what it, actually does work.
So there you go,
there's today's bonus tip.
Now for anyone out there who hasn't got the space
in their workshop for a drill press
or can't justify the cost of buying one,
just to drill a couple of holes,
you might find that drilling a hole straight
with your cordless drill a little tricky.
So I think my next tip,
my next cost-effective tip should help you out.
Now all you need to do is get a couple of pieces of scrap
which is great because it costs you nothing,
and just make sure that this edge here is nice and square.
like you can see just like that.
And now all you need to do is to grab your cordless drill
and place the drill bit hard on the inside edge.
Hold on tight, and away you go.
(drill whirling)
(blowing)
Now that I have to say isn't too bad,
I love it.
It's not perfect.
But it's pretty good.
Now this little handy tip can be a real time saver.
Grab yourself a magnet,
I've got a rare earth magnet here.
They're really strong and just attach that
to the side of the drill.
The metal parts inside of the cordless drill
should attract that magnet and hold it in place.
But you can hot glue it there if you want to.
Now to save time going through your nail bag
trying to find the right screw,
just attach these to that magnet for easy access.
My next handy little tip is this Jimmy DiResta inspired,
homemade drill press for a cordless drill.
It's an absolute ripper.
You can knock one of these up
in about 10 minutes flat out of scrap wood.
So it cost you nothing,
but the key is you need to have this a perfect
90 degree angle,
just like that.
Now as well as making the actual drill press,
you'll also need to hot glue a block
to the top of the cordless drill
and that block will fit nicely inside those tracks,
making it easy for the drill to slide up and down.
And it works just like this.
(drill whirling)
(blowing)
Beautiful.
Now we'll just check that line for up and down and bang,
that looks pretty good.
I'm a Happy Chappy.
Now here's a handy tip that I learned the hard way.
If you find yourself out on a job site
and your cordless drill is running low on juice
and you don't have a spare battery lying around,
switch the power from two,
which is fast,
down to one which is slow.
And hopefully that will conserve enough energy
in that battery to finish the job.
Now this next tip is really handy if you're nailing close
to the end of a thin bit of material
like what I've got here,
which is hardwood,
which is also very brittle.
So what you normally do is you drill a pilot hole
on the ends there,
and then you can nail away without fear
of splitting that wood.
But if you don't have a drill bit the same size
or slightly smaller than your nail,
you're in a bit of trouble.
So what we can do is use the actual nail
and just snip off the head,
(clipping)
just like that.
And then we can use the nail as the drill bit.
(drill whirling)
Let's see how it works.
(drill whirling)
One hole.
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Two holes.
And hopefully they shouldn't split.
(hammering)
Lovely.
(hammering)
Perfecto.
Okay guys, you're ready for this one?
This my final tip and is brought to you by my special guest,
Sir David Attenborough.
(beeping)
The world as we know it, is an astonishing place.
But this one age old question that has puzzled mankind
since the dawn of time.
And that is can you peel an apple with a cordless drill?
Let's find out.
(drill whirling)
And the answer is yes,
yes, ya can.
(crunching)
Mm, delicious!
Great tip knackers,
Peeling apples.
Who would have thought?
We might have go into the apple peeling business
after seeing that.
I hope you enjoyed that little selection
of tips and tricks.
And if you did,
big thumbs up will be greatly appreciated.
And after all of that,
I think I really need a cup of tea.
So till next time,
be good, be safe and I am out of here.
Cheers.