What are hand drills and braces?
What are hand drills and braces? |
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Hand drills and braces are manual tools that are used to drill or bore holes into wood or other materials. | |||
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They are used with either a drill bit or auger bit in order to drill holes, or can also be used with a screwdriver bit instead to drive screws or fasteners. | |||
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Hand drills and braces are both very similar in their function and operation, in the sense that they have a simple design that relies on human effort to force the drill bit or fastener through the workpiece material with a rotating action.
They do, however, have their differences, each being more suited to certain tasks. To find out more, see our page: |
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What is the difference between drilling and boring? |
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Drilling is the process of cutting a cylindrical hole into a workpiece with a drill bit. Boring is the act of increasing the size of an existing hole or improving the surface finish and tolerances of inner hole surfaces. | |||
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