Articulated 90degree drilling?

[Roach1948]

As it has been such a pants summer for wooden boat varnishing, I am now sailing Roach with half her brass/bronze bits not fitted as I dont want to remove them when I get the chance for another coat.

One thing I dourgently need to fit are the catches in the cockpit seat-back lockers as they flop open on any degree of heel. What I need to fit these though is a 90degree mini artilcuated arm on the end of my drill do that I can drill the holes out where the spring in the catched will go into (very hard to explain). Does such a contraption exist?

Tudor

 

[pyrojames]

Yep, it does. Requires some care in handling as it tends to whizz round with the drill if given half a chance. I got mine in Australia..... I can't see myself needing it imminently, if you PM me details you can borrow it for the cost of the postage as long as you return it!

The option is to buy a right angle head drill, but they are about £100...
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/cat.jsp?cId=101448&ts=86230

Actually there's one for £60 now.

 

[ccscott49]

Maybe you could also use a flexible drive, I have one and could also loan it for the postage.

 

[Forbsie]

Here is a cheaper one.

 

[Amulet]

See:

http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp?p...le=1&jump=0

 

[ccscott49]

Thanks Gordon! Bought one! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[Woodlouse]

What about an actual right angle drill? Those drillbits with an angle in them are just a joke.

 

[pyrojames]

They work alright for small stuff, but at higher torques they twist up and tend to try and break the bit, or your wrist!