Need a hole drilled at a perfect right angle, but can’t use a drill press? Let’s reflect on this; literally. An acrylic mirror provides the perfect solution for drilling perfect holes at a right angle to the work surface, even with a hand held drill. You’re going to love this tip.
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It’s great, it would really occur to me, thanks for your trick!
Tom
Great tip. I have an old CD which I use. It has a mirrored surface on one side. It is easy to keep track of and also works for holes on vertical surfaces.
This looks interesting
A very good simple and practical way to drilling straight. I’m ordering some acrylic mirrors from Amazon to have next time I need to do this. Thanks for posting this tip.