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Thanks Everyone! Well, last night I glued some rubber and a piece of wood to support the vice grips in a position where I just have to apply some pressure during the drilling. I wrapped some...

Yes, that looks like it could work... One complication is that the drill plate is hollow so I have to clamp a piece of wood to the bottom. More to juggle.

UPDATE: I did get a regular bit and I got Johnson's paste wax and lubed up the drill bit, it seemed to go through better, but with locking pliers it was still sliding a bit, so I am trying a bit of...

Well I will try that but I am fighting with my left hand to make the spool level and with my right hand I am trying to pull the drill down onto it, so I was trying to get it done in one swoop as I...

I don't have any other equipment. Is there a member that lives in Las Vegas?

Well, I am using a Brad drill bit, if that helps... I will have to think about the reply's and figure out what they mean... I did try a hand held drill but the spool just turned on me and got stuck...

Thanks... I should say that the spools are only 1.5 to 2" deep and they already have a hole, so I am enlarging it by about 2mm, so there isn't a lot of debris.

Hello, new to woodworking...
I am trying to drill out the holes of a wood "sewing spool" as they need to be a bit larger (5/16) for my project. Anyway the drill bit (drill press), keeps getting...