Pin Vice Drill

A pin vise, sometimes spelled as pin vice, is a very small, portable hand instrument commonly used to drill holes in wood, metal, glass, etc. The main feature of a pin vise drill is that it allows users to work on very tiny surfaces without causing any damage.

Pin vise hand drills are not only for drilling – thanks to interchangeable nozzles, these tools can also be used for grinding, polishing, engraving, and even milling various surfaces and performing artistic work on hard surfaces such as stone, steel, and tile.

Due to its ease of use and versatility, the hand drill pin vise has gained wide popularity among both amateurs and professionals. It has become an indispensable assistant for repair, jewelry-making, and other small work.

The functioning of a pin vice drill

General pin vises are completely mechanical and hand-operated – they don’t require grid connection or batteries to function, making them very lightweight and convenient to perform any precision work without having cables or wires around.

The various tips and bits found in a pin vise set should be installed into the narrow hole at the end of the tool. On the opposite end, on the top, every pin vice drill hosts a button or a handle that must be pressed to activate the mechanisms that rotate the tip.

Most pin vise drills feature two operating modes. In the first mode, the mechanism rotates clockwise, thus activating the drilling function. When set in the second mode, the pin vise rotates in the opposite direction with less force to clean the working surface from the chips and debris that have formed during the drilling process.

Pin vise sets

As already written, a pin vice can perform different types of work, from drilling holes and engraving to polishing surfaces and milling. To achieve this, this tool requires different nozzles and tips that can be installed and removed depending on the user’s needs.

Some pin vise sets are believed to contain over 100 different accessories and nozzles and allow their owners to perform virtually any work on any material. However, only some people need this many options.

People usually buy sets for pin vise drills depending on the material they work on more frequently. At the same time, general users prefer to acquire mini sets that contain about 20 pieces besides the hand drill pin vise itself – more than enough to drill holes and perform basic engraving and polishing. Nozzles and tips can also be bought separately from the tool.