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My version of a VIX bit...
Set the hinges as needed, set this contraption in a screw hole...
Couple of "taps" with the hammer, move over to the next location, repeat..
And you have 2 perfectly centered pilot holes for the screws...all set for the screwdriver...
No drill to set up, no drill bit to get jammed up or snap off...IF you see one at the local sales...grab it.
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Agreed on the centering punch, although I've found the quality of these varies. The first one I found tended to wobble as it drove, so the hole would wind up off-center. Last year (I think it was), I found a more robust one that centers the punched hole perfectly.
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Starrett still makes automatic centering punches that are very nice. I use the #819 hinge-locating punch, adjustable stroke, 5" length, 5/8" diameter.
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(06-06-2019, 06:22 PM)Greg Jones Wrote: Starrett still makes automatic centering punches that are very nice. I use the #819 hinge-locating punch, adjustable stroke, 5" length, 5/8" diameter.
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Here's a video of a Bell Centering Punch for locating centers on round stock.. I have the vintage Cushman..the second one Mr.Pete shows in the video..I don't think they are manufactured by anyone any longer...This could be easily made on a wood lathe out of an exotic hardwood in about any size needed..The punch itself could just be a piece of mild cold rolled steel...pretty easy, afternoon fun project..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpihWP1yUvA
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Those Yankee Screwdrivers can be addicting
Picked these this morning....pair of No. 30s, and that little screwdriver....I did show some restraint, though
Red handle is a later model Stanley ( no tip, either) and the plastic handled one in "Made in Japan" Left both of those.....IF you look closely..
You'll see a bit holder in the one Yankee...I can switch out to whatever tip I need.
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The flat-bladed turnscrews are pretty nifty, too, Bandit.
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They cleaned up nicely, too
Each has a different logo, though..
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New paint on the handles...
Found out one of the little ones will not lock in either direction..
Bronze inserts have worn out....The Craftsman one has a different handle, left it alone, for now..
Seems Millers Falls made this for Sears...
As this is either a #610, or a #610A....
May set up a "clothes line" of sorts....all the bare wood handles will get a dip in varnish, then hung up to dry...even those flat bladed "English" pattern screwdrivers..
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