Handy man's workshop and laboratory . s3* —4 Fig. 106— Driver for small drills with a wrench, the wire was twisted. A ring and wedge, asillustrated, formed an effective grip for the drill. A more prac-tical grip might be made, as shown at 10. The two ends of thisring should be soldered. A slot might be filed in oppositesides of the twisted wire to receive the ring and prevent it fromdropping off. This driver has done good service for nearly twoyears.—33 A GUIDE FOR DRILLING HORIZONTAL HOLESA large washer makes a good level for drills, to show whetherthe hole is being drilled horizontally. Plac


Handy man's workshop and laboratory . s3* —4 Fig. 106— Driver for small drills with a wrench, the wire was twisted. A ring and wedge, asillustrated, formed an effective grip for the drill. A more prac-tical grip might be made, as shown at 10. The two ends of thisring should be soldered. A slot might be filed in oppositesides of the twisted wire to receive the ring and prevent it fromdropping off. This driver has done good service for nearly twoyears.—33 A GUIDE FOR DRILLING HORIZONTAL HOLESA large washer makes a good level for drills, to show whetherthe hole is being drilled horizontally. Place the washer on the. m&: Fig. 107—A guide for the stock bit shank of the drill or bit, and then if it feeds forward or backwardwhile the bit stock is being operated it indicates that the bit is HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 93 tipped upward or downward, respectively. When the bit is heldhorizontal, the washer will remain stationary. The washer shouldbe free from burrs, and the opening should preferably be turnedtrue. DRILLING HOLES IN MARBLES Recently a man came to the writer and wanted a hole putthrough the center of some marbles. The accompanying sketchgives an idea of the way the work was accomplished. Througha piece of soft steel 2x3x1 inches a hole was drilled of the size


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