Debris collection assembly

A method of drilling a work piece to collect debris, the method comprising:

• affixing a jig in place relative to a work piece, the jig including a front wall and a back wall opposite the front wall, the front wall defining an aperture therethrough, the back wall defining an adapter opening that aligns with the aperture in the front wall, wherein the jig includes a vacuum port and defines an interior cavity that fluidly connects the aperture, the adapter opening, and the vacuum port, wherein affixing the jig in place relative to the work piece includes attaching fasteners to mounting holes in the jig and securing the fasteners to the work piece or another structure;
• loading an adapter insert through the adapter opening into the interior cavity of the jig, the adapter insert defining an orifice therethrough that is sized to receive a drill bit;
• drawing airflow, via a vacuum coupled to the vacuum port of the jig, along an air pathway that extends from an air inlet of the jig through the interior cavity to the vacuum port;
• and
• drilling a hole in the work piece via a drill connected to the drill bit, wherein the vacuum draws the airflow to capture debris generated from the drilling.

A debris collection assembly comprising:

• a jig including a front wall, a back wall, and at least a first side wall extending from the front wall to the back wall, the front wall defining an aperture therethrough, the first side wall including a vacuum port configured to attach to a vacuum tube, the back wall defining an adapter opening that aligns with the aperture in the front wall, the jig defining an interior cavity that fluidly connects the aperture, the adapter opening, and the vacuum port, wherein the jig defines mounting holes extending into the front wall;
• fasteners inserted into the mounting holes and configured to contact a work piece or another structure to secure the jig in a fixed position relative to the work piece;
• a vacuum coupled to the vacuum port of the jig via a tube, the vacuum configured to draw airflow along an air pathway that extends from an air inlet of the jig through the interior cavity to the vacuum port;
• and
• an adapter insert removably loaded through the adapter opening into the interior cavity of the jig, the adapter insert defining an orifice therethrough that is sized to receive a drill bit and allow the drill bit to extend through the aperture in the front wall to drill into the work piece,
• wherein the vacuum draws the airflow to capture debris, generated from drilling, into the interior cavity of the jig and collect the debris in a receptacle of the vacuum.

A method of drilling a work piece to collect debris, the method comprising:

• affixing a jig in place relative to a work piece, the jig including a front wall and a back wall opposite the front wall, the front wall defining an aperture therethrough, the back wall defining an adapter opening that aligns with the aperture in the front wall, wherein the jig includes a vacuum port and defines an interior cavity that fluidly connects the aperture, the adapter opening, and the vacuum port;
• loading an adapter insert through the adapter opening into the interior cavity of the jig, the adapter insert defining an orifice therethrough that is sized to receive a drill bit;
• drawing airflow, via a vacuum coupled to the vacuum port of the jig, along an air pathway that extends from an air inlet of the jig through the interior cavity to the vacuum port;
• drilling a hole in the work piece via a drill connected to the drill bit, wherein the vacuum draws the airflow to capture debris generated from the drilling;
• withdrawing the adapter insert and the drill bit from the jig;
• inserting a wire brush attachment into the interior cavity of the jig through the adapter opening such that a brush end of the wire brush attachment extends through the aperture in the front wall;
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• rotating the wire brush attachment via the drill or a second drill to sand the work piece.