making a "chuck" for your drill
It's an easy way to make pliers or simple clamps. This is the drill I use. I'm gonna try to explain it, but the concept is so simple, everyone probably already knows it.. here goes.
the drill itself. Top end goes in a socket rock under my chin and I spin it with my hands.
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Now the chuck works by simply tightening the cordage around the split end. Using a small torque stick and some sinew cordage, you can really tighten it up.
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... And another piece of string to keep the torque stick from untwisting.
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Simple, right? Good! We like simple and this is just a simple technique that can be adapted to all sorts of things. I took the drill apart and split the small end to use like needle-nose pliers to hold a #6 fish hook while I crudely tied hair on it.
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The benefit of this "chuck" system is that your drill-bit is not glued into the stick and wrapped like crazy.. you can take it out, sharpen it, pop it back in, swap bits, really convenient.
Drawback is that the weight of the torque-stick throws off the spin and it gets in the way if you are drilling deep holes.
Anyhow, it's a little bit of "caveman technology" that can help you out in a pinch. Sometimes it's the simple stuff we don't think about.
