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If you are looking for something you can use to drill at any angle this is it. Heavy Duty look and feel. Works GREAT.
At the price + shipping, it's very very reasonable for the quality of the product. You can use this drill attachment at any angle between 90 and 180. It works much better than the $18 fixed-at-90 degrees drill attachment, sans handle, I picked up a couple of years ago. The handle, which you use to loosen or lock the attachment into the desired angle, is a big help during the drilling process. Depending on how you wish to apply pressure to the drill chuck, either by pulling or pushing on the handle, you can loosen the handle and change angles until it's "just right" and comfortable. Oh, and because you can lock it at 180 degrees, you can drill straight while using the handle for better "handling" and ease of use. I may pick up another to give as a gift to my best friend.
Which means, if you drill a hole with a 1/8" drill bit, the hole will be larger than 1/8". This one was better than #1, but still not right; you could easily see that the chuck was wobbling as it rotated. I got one of these things for Christmas, and it seems like a great idea. Not to mention the fact that the orbiter just FEELS like it's wobbling. the Orbiter sounds like a great idea, but as long as it can't spin a drill bit (or a screwdriver bit) straight, it's definitely limited in its usefulness. Typically, when you have a bit in your drill, if you sight down the length of the bit while it's spinning, you can see that it remains in a straight line. I took it back to the store and exchanged it for another one (#2).
That's the good news. However, I found that the chuck wobbled; that is, it didn't revolve around its axis. It would be usable for some things, but still not the way it should be.So I emailed the company, and got a nice email back from a man who said he would send me a new one, and he would check it before he sent it to me. With this first orbiter the bit was very much NOT in a straight line; I tried 2 bits in it, with the same result. So I'll call my first Orbiter "#1". The bad news is, the one that he checked to be sure it was straight, #3, is not as good as #2.So. (Just imagine trying to drive a screw with it wobbling around).
I wish it was smaller but it would also remove its durability and flexibility as well. However, treated as a jig for a drill it can solve a lot of problems at a decent price. This is a great product. If you want to treat it as a full angle drill I would suggest getting one as this is not a substitute. It works as promised and it ingenious in design. I'm not a great fan of keyless chucks as I find their slippage a pain in the behind but this works better than most I've used and so far no slippage.
This tool takes about five minutes to learn to loosen, adjust, and tighten. It's fairly heavy and I've used it maybe a dozen times with no issues. It's a great idea and very handy even on the drill press at times.
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