Cheap drill guide review
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- čas přidán 29. 09. 2021
- In this video I am doing a drill guide review of a product from Amazon called The Best Woodworking Drill Locator in 2021.
However I can confirm it isn't the best anything! in the video I run through the major fault with it and confirm that you shouldn't buy this product!
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Always nice to see someone explain why the expensive original is still worthwhile, and the cheap copy is useful only as balloon ballast.
"balloon ballast" made me chuckle! thanks for the comments, glad I could help
There's a Temu version of this tool that looks similar, it's twice the price and has excellent reviews from other CZcamsrs. It actually looked like a solid product and it worked pretty well.
Phew, just about bought the same one haha. Good real review! Just some constructive criticism, would be nice for the audio to be uniform in your videos. Goes from soft voiceovers to loud front of camera audio. Nasty when wearing earphones and it would be a simple fix in post-production. Just a small thing to up the quality and viewing experience! Nonetheless, very informative!
Hi I think the chuck may be assembled wrong! remove the hexagon shaft from the chuck, pass the hexagon shaft through the bearing and refit the chuck. the chuck then can not fall out.
Unfortunately its too late for me to try as I've ditched most of it!
Hi Matt,
I bought the same drill guide from Banggood and it arrived this morning all assembled with foam inserts to stop any parts moving during transport. I have checked the chuck and there is absolutely no wobble or movement. It did cost £50 however. I have not used it yet but no doubt time will tell.
Nice, i've got one on order so hopefully it'll be much better that the tat i bought from amazon!
I received one from Baggood today. It is sturdy, not perfect for $60 US, but it works well and appears to be consistent. Not wobbly like yours. The chuck has not fallen out either. I think if it had three posts it would be really accurate. It looks just like the Woodpecker one. A close comparison could not reveal anything different between the two. However, the centering pins does not put a hole on center. It aligned better if I did not push with the handle of the drill but pushed directly over the chuck with downward pressure. Therefore I think pushing down with the handle of the drill cause the alignment to move due to flexing. I will probably keep it.
I bought the very same one from them and found it okay. Miles ahead of the rubbish in the video.
I was looking at this same drill guid on temu and I was wondering how bad this thing really was. Some of the photos actually show a woodpecker drill guide. It's a ripoff if I've ever seen one.
On my similar guide, the chuck goes on the bottom of the bearing and the drill adapter goes on the top of the bearing, thus sandwiching the bearing.
You have the plastic version, there is also an aluminum version which is good. I bought it from AliExpress
Thanks for the tip!
Thanks for the review. I was on the point of getting one
No worries. Lots of other commenters are saying there is a good version on banggood. But im staying away from it.
Bought similar knock off. Had exact same problem. Drill chuck fell out, didn’t work. Bearing crappy and fell out. Amazon banned the seller, so I’m sure I won’t get my money back. Paid about $30 USD. Happened about 18 months ago or so. The woodpeckers version is more than a DIY bench drill press.
Buy cheap, buy twice!
Although as a weekend warrior i cant always justify spending loads of money on everything so for those items i dont use a lot im keen to get a good deal. Bit definitely got caught out with this one!
the reason why the drill chuck falls of is because its suposed to be locked in place from the top with a different bolt than the one you have, bought mine from temu and it works fine although its not the best drill stand out there.
have you try the other full of almunium ? the cost about $100 full almunium
I will have to look for that one
Thanks for the review. I almost bought one. I have researched dozens by reviews and all so far have runout problems according to those writing reviews. Drill presses aren't much better if under $200.00 US. I have a Shopsmith a few miles away I will be using fir the camera mounts I was to install here. L
Yeah it seems anything under that sort of money is a waste. I don't have space for a drill press so I might need to spend the extra!
very useful. thanks man
You're welcome!
I really liked the idea of this tool, but $259 is certainly too high. Therefore, I also want to purchase an analog of such a tool from Ali. But then why don't you try to change the bearing holding the chuck and strengthen the guides with a PTFE tape (for example)?
Everything about that amazon version was bad. I'm going to pay a little more for something better but certainly not 259!
Joke?
I've had bad experiences with inexpensive tools out of China that turn out to be very cheap copies of quality products produced in the states and Europe. Unfortunately, there is nothing more expensive than a cheap tool.
Yep, isn't the old saying "buy cheap, buy twice"!
There are several The Rockler drill Guide I did not like because it does not have a return spring and it does not have any way to set a distance from the edge of a board and repeat this seting on as many boards as needed. The woodpeckers guide is the only one to be able to do this.
Yeah it looks like a nice drill guide, maybe i'll have to bite the bullet and buy one!
thanks for your review! I was just about to waste money on it.
Glad I could help!
I was just about to buy this, I mean it looks identical to the woodpeckers one so can it really be that much worse? Turns out the answer is yes, so thanks a lot for saving me the bother. Did you find anything remotely usable yet?
Hi thanks for the comment, but unfortunately I haven't found a suitable replacement yet. There are a couple on Banggood I have been looking at and also Rutlands have a couple but I haven't made the purchases yet.
@@MATTDOESSTUFF2020 thanks. Im looking at the banggood ones too. Ive seen a few people say the threading was machined badly on theirs, maybe they were just unlucky. Ill let you know how it is if I buy cheers. Just noticed theyre 20% off at the moment too
@@carpii nice, let me know how it turns out if you decide to get it
Use a metal collar/spacer of the appropriate size.
Got mine off eBay don't get me wrong not had any problems at this point had it for a bit now but if the frame is ok why not change the bearing in it I do t to most of my tools when I get them as I know my self from past experience that is always the week point even my Piller drills have the same problem use it a couple of times the wobble not going to lie most of my drills wobble after a bit change the bearing and bk up and running your find most bearings they use are cheap mostly to cut cost that brakes then you need new tools most of my tools if had for years by just doing this one upgrade it works out better than buying new tools all the time and what a bearing cost it's nothing really because the bearing is rubbish don't mean the tool is sorry hat to edit this if watched your video again you put it together wrong your Chuck yes goes on the bottom but the Shaft goes on the top
Thanks, its not a bad idea changing the bearings and trying to make it more solid, although the quality of this item was just generally poor and i think i might just see if there is something slightly better on the market first.
Beer, bbq , woodwork.. I’m in!
Right on!
Just ordered one from eBay think it could be the same as yours.
Only 10 pounds.
I think the red part's are plastic.
There was a better one, the red part's made from aluminium cost 25 pounds think I should of brought that one.
If the one I've ordered from eBay is crap it can go back for a refund then I'll order the aluminium one.
Just like the Evolution compound miter saw I brought made in China had some very badly machined parts.
I phoned Evolution and had the part's replaced.
Some of the tool's are very poor quality but the company's having there equipment made in China don't care about that, as long as they're raking in profits.
Thanks for your review.
No worries, glad to have helped. The one i bought had aluminium parts so id be wary of it, but i guess as long as you can return it then its fine. Let me know how it goes!
Hi Matt sent back the 10 pound one.
Ordered the aluminium one for 24 pounds that also was crap all the rods are aluminium. Everything loose.
Returned that one. The item was returned to me. address unknown.
Will tell eBay get my money back.
Ordered one from Banggood for 77 pounds arrived today with all the extra blocks and exstention rods very good quality well made no flop anywhere on item.
Regards Trevor.
Sent back.
Ordered one from Banggood 77 pounds, arrived today, very good quality no flop on any parts.
Has the extra roods and blocks.
Regards Trevor.
No beer!!! This is more worrying than that guff drill guide!!!
Haha, i definitely drank too much at the weekend on holiday, i couldnt bring myself to have one
Mine is marginally better but no instructions on how to use it but I expected it to be crap but the holes I drill are better using it lol.
Just arrived. Opened box. No instructions? Starting to put together. this is never going to work well.
Mine certainly didnt! How did you get on with it?
Thanks for this review... I just ordered the woodpeckers angle guide (it's like this one, but can also drill at an angle). It's been about 2 weeks and it hasn't shipped yet.. I had seen these knock-offs and wondered about them. I'm glad I didn't waste my money.
buy cheap, buy twice as they say!
I’ve just purchased a drill guide and was contemplating purchasing such a model however I decided against it, instead I ordered Rutlands premium drill guide at £119…😮 yes it’s pricy but is guaranteed for life, it’s totally 💯 machined aluminium construction, heavy and silky smooth…Amazon is ace for something’s however versions like this are utter tatt and shouldn’t be sold.
I have been looking at the rutlands one recently. i might splash out and get one
Atleast yours was metal, mine was plastic. Sent it straight back!!!
Nightmare! Absolutely terrible product!
@@MATTDOESSTUFF2020 yes . I going to try one from bangood. It's all metal. Just ordered it so hopefully it will be here in about 3 weeks
Check CZcams. People make their own, could be a project video for you!?
Thanks, will have a look and see if i can build one
Good luck getting your money back.
Thanks!
This style of guides are ergonomically terrible. You need to press firmly on the base with one hand, then you need to raise your other arm pretty high to push down with force the drill while keep the motion vertical. Is not easy unless you have a big wingspan.
There is some little play so you better push down vertically very smoothly else it won't be really straight.
I'm sorry I didn't watch your video before I bought. Woodpeckers AutoLine is probably good, but this cheap Chinese crap isn't worth the money - mine is in the bin☹I bought a UJK Boreguide instead
You should've got a real Wookpecker drill guide, and not some cheap chinese ripoff, sorry didn't want to sound mean.
Haha, buy cheap. buy twice, right?
I stopped buying china crap. Never been happier
Buy cheap, buy twice as they say!
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Matt - get the woodpeckers guide bought. It will last you a lifetime and costs no more than you spend a month on beer!!!
Haha. Its half the price of my table saw and i will use it less than half as much. I need something about robust thats more than 20 but less than 100!
@@MATTDOESSTUFF2020 If you're using regular twist drill bits , get the Big gator V-drill guide.