"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you plan on drilling into brick, concrete, or stone, you’re going to need to use a masonry drill bit.

Almost any general-purpose twist bit will do a decent job of drilling holes in metal. In fact, most drill bits labeled specifically for metal are manufactured to drill through various materials, ...

Suppose you need to modify an enclosure by drilling a hole in it to install a drain (or for some other purpose). How can you do this in a way that leaves a perfect hole with a minimum of work? First, ...

A roll of masking tape sitting on a wooden table top - New Africa/Shutterstock Have you ever wondered how to drill a hole to the exact depth you need? Well, there's a hack for that. In fact, Bob ...

Your steady hands can't match the accuracy of a drill press, and this jig drills perfectly angled holes without fail. When the need arises to "toe screw" a couple pieces of wood (join them at an angle ...

It all started out as such a simple, lovely idea: put up a long shelf in my brownstone bedroom to free up space elsewhere in these here 510 sq. ft. But then I was sold plastic anchors for the task; ...