Cordless drills

Re: Cordless drills

For installing glass-stop molding in panels.  Nothing better.  Especially North Bros. 1530.  But with small number drills—learned from Bill Tindall.

Wiley

I find these drills valuable

Coupled with a set of number drills that can't be beat for drilling pilot holes for nails and brads.  For example, when I am installing trim I have two at hand with drills sized of #4 and 5 nails.  My brad collection has the optimum number drill size written on the container.  When installing a small quarter round on a case bottom this drill will be drilling the pilot holes. 

The smoothest running drills have two gears coupling the large drive gear.  Surprised Lee Valley has not replicated this handy drill.  On the other hand they are available even here in this tool desert at flea markets.   

For example

Installing molding for glass in the display cabinet recently pictured on the Woodworking Forum....

clarification

 For example, when I am installing trim..... that would be house trim commonly installed with #4 and 6 nails for door and window casing.

A note on installing glass

I use these brass round headed pins with a name I do not seem to be able to spell (begins with e) I drill the pilot holes for a firm friction fit.  If the glass needs to be replaced whoever is faced with the task will sing my praises.  And they look nice in place.

Re: A note on installing glass

They are escutcheon pins. Curiously, "escutcheon" (pronunciation ĭ-skŭch′ən) does not refer to the pin itself, but to the metal plate that the pin attaches to the woodwork, for example, the protective brass that surrounds a keyhole. I like to hold them with a pair of needle nose pliers when driving them, so I don't smash my fingers with the hammer.