If you’re having trouble making straight holes with your handheld power drill, an old CD can make for a cheap and effective guide. You can buy a dedicated drill guide at your local hardware store, but ...

If you’ve ever tried to drill a hole on an angle with a power drill, you’ve probably drilled some pretty shocking holes. To do it right, you really need some mechanical assistance, and this jig from ...

Almost any general-purpose twist bit will do a decent job of drilling holes in metal. In fact, most drill bits labeled ...

Bongkun Shin’s concept design Smart Guide keeps your drill at right-angles to the surface, meaning no more badly-placed and mis-aligned holes. It also keeps your aim right on target by collapsing ...

Suppose you need to modify an enclosure by drilling a hole in it to install a drain (or for some other purpose). How can you do this in a way that leaves a perfect hole with a minimum of work? First, ...

Q. I’ve got to install a new interior door lockset. The door has no holes in it. I’m completely perplexed at how to drill the holes. Do I just grab my jigsaw? Should I just hire a professional to do ...