If you've had to follow any DIY video or guide that involves drilling into materials, chances are you've been instructed to drill a small hole in the material before inserting in your screws. While ...

Drilling at an angle understandably gives woodworkers, particularly novices, the heebie-jeebies. This is a technical term describing the anxiety produced by having to do something that you know, based ...

Pilot hole drilling is standard industry procedure in areas where shallow gas deposits pose a risk. In an industry first, however, Centrica took a cue from the civil engineering sector to devise a ...

Titex Precision Cutting Tools (www.titex.com) says its XD deep-drilling technology drills holes up to 30 times diameter and at speeds to six-times faster than other technologies. A coolant-fed XD ...

DEAR HELOISE: When hanging up pictures, it is best to drill a pilot hole into the plaster for the nail before hammering it in. If one does not drill a hole, the plaster surface will splinter, creating ...