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		skykooler on Aug 15, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hand powered drilling tools and machines Another hand-powered drilling tool not mentioned here is the pin vise, which works by means of a collar sliding up and down a spiraled shaft. They are used for drilling small, precise holes, using drill bits that would be easily broken by the greater torque of a power drill.

oasisbob on Aug 15, 2017 [–]

Are you sure that's called a pin vise? I thought a pin vise was just a collet on a handle. (I.e. think a drill which made a baby with a screwdriver.)

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