PortAlign Drill Guide

[jchamberlin]

The PortAlign Tool Company made a drill guide marketed by Sears & Roebuck. It allows for "portable" 90 degree drilling, as well as any angle desired by extending one or both upright stays. The stops control drilling depth and the integral V-blocks make drilling rounds a piece of cake (although scoring the round does help steady the bit when starting).

 

[mhomrighausen]

Jeremiah C. That would sure have been helpful at times. How did you come across it?

 

[aschumacher]

Jeremiah, had one of those when I was a late teenager. I remember stealing the chuck off my first drill to use it. It was a pretty slick device. It went and got lost some where in the last 50 years !

 

[jchamberlin]

Marlin: I bought it a long time ago because I thought it was cool, and I had an immediate use for it.

Allen: I stumbled across it when I was cleaning out some old boxes packed up on a previous move. Basically, I had mis-placed it for at least 15 years.

 

[joligschlaeger]

This looks very similar to the General Tool's Drill Guide. I am going to order one from Amazon.
I think it will work good.

 

[digger]

Don't forget the mixer attachment! It's a must have!

 

[joligschlaeger]

Forget the general drill guide-IT IS NOT WORTHY OF PRECISE DRILL GUIDE STATUS! Keep the mixer.