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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

Big Gator Tools
Metric V-DrillGuide
The reviewer was pleased with the tool's
durability and ease of use.
by Emily Markham, Assistant Editor

The Big Gator Tools Metric V-DrillGuide is
designed to allow users to have the precision
of a drill press without losing the accuracy. The
innovative 90-degree " V-groove " found on the
entire bottom of the drill guide helps ensure perpendicular alignment on round and cornered
material. To use this tool, hold the drill guide
on the material, clamp, and drill. It can be used
on various surfaces. The V-DrillGuide has nine
holes that are heat-treated to prevent wearing
out. The hole sizes and hole alignment marks
are permanently embedded onto the guide.
The holes are sizes: 10mm, 10.5mm, 11mm,
11.5mm, 12mm, 12.5mm, 13mm, 13.5mm, and
14mm. Standard sizes are also available. All
V-DrillGuides carry a lifetime warranty and are
100 percent USA-made.
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THE REVIEW:

ven highly trained automotive technicians need
a little help sometimes.
When it comes to drilling or
tapping a hole, perfect alignment of the hole can be critical. Depending on the type
and structure of the material,
it can be difficult to align the
drill and the material properly
to ensure the hole is accurately
drilled, especially if the material is round or square tubing.
Barry Hoyland, shop owner of
Vehicle Service Solutions in
Salem, Oregon, found the Big
Gator Tools Metric V-DrillGuide
to be the perfect solution to
that problem.
" The V-DrillGuide allows the technician to drill through material in a straight
line, or angle depending upon the surface
level of the material. The small size of the
tool allows the technician to access even
narrow areas while providing stability to
the drill bit, " Hoyland says. " With a flat

surface, drilling completely straight is
simple and the v-groove allows the user
to drill through both sides of round or
square tubing perfectly aligned in the
center of the material. Even thought the
V-DrillGuide is small, there is plenty of
room to add a gripping clamp to hold the
tool steady while drilling. "
Hoyland found the easy-to-use Metric
V-DrillGuide did not require a manual
and came out of the packaging ready to get
to work.
Around the shop, Hoyland was able to
find many uses for the V-DrillGuide that
allowed him to save time and energy on
those repairs.
" In the fabrication area, we used the
tool to drill through square tubing and
round tubing in order to mount accessories, " Hoyland says. " In the repair shop,
we used the tool to drill through broken
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exhaust manifold bolts and the tap guide -
a separate companion tool [offered by Big
Gator Tools] - to guide the tap straight for
cutting new threads. "
W hen putting the tool to action,
Hoyland was impressed with the material it is crafted from. He emphasized
this material adds to the V-DrillGuide's
heavy weight, saying " [The tool is] wellbuilt enough so to ensure drilling will not
damage the tool, but still light enough to
be easy to use. "
Overall, Hoyland is impressed by the
Big Gator Tools Metric V-DrillGuide.
He notes, " While using the tool, I was
asked by other technicians and fabricators
where to buy the [guide] as they wanted
the tool right away. It is so simple and easy
to use. "
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