I recently had to countersink some holes in a tight spot and thought the technique might be useful to someone else:
Pick up a piece of thin wall brass tubing from your local hobby shop. The piece I used was 21/32 OD and fit perfectly on my angle drill. About $4.
Cut a piece the right length. This took a few tries to get it just right:
It fits over the countersink bit thusly:
Gets into tight spaces no problem:
Good luck,
Pick up a piece of thin wall brass tubing from your local hobby shop. The piece I used was 21/32 OD and fit perfectly on my angle drill. About $4.
Cut a piece the right length. This took a few tries to get it just right:
![20101223-02-tn.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.our7a.com%2Fimages%2F20101223-02-tn.jpg&hash=0201cf2c0df3f8b256260e84367dfa5a)
It fits over the countersink bit thusly:
![20101223-03-tn.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.our7a.com%2Fimages%2F20101223-03-tn.jpg&hash=1d0c22fca65269cbc16e43af9411214b)
Gets into tight spaces no problem:
![20101227-01-tn.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.our7a.com%2Fimages%2F20101227-01-tn.jpg&hash=0e7329c466d5a2b3a8c58a6321e2c10d)
Good luck,