Screw gauge and indexed drill holder

A combination of a screw gauge and indexed drill holder with drills of specific sizes, for determining the gauge of sheet metal or wood screws and for holding the drills, comprising:

• a) a plurality of drills;
• b) a generally solid base having a plurality of gauging holes of varying diameter which extend completely through the base for receiving and determining the gauge of a screw inserted therein, and a plurality of body drill holes which do not extend completely through the base for receiving and holding the drills, the body drill holes being positioned to coordinate with the gauging holes such that when the smallest gauging hole into which a screw can be fit is determined, the corresponding drill is indicated and can be removed from the body drill hole to drill a hole sized to closely pass the body of that gauge screw.

A screw gauge and indexed drill holder for determining the gauge of sheet metal or wood screws and for holding drills of specific sizes, comprising a solid rectangular block base having a top face with an indicia thereon of screw size and body drill size;

• a plurality of chamfered gauging holes of varying diameters which extend completely through said base for receiving and determining the gauge of a screw inserted therein, said gauging holes being about 0.007 inch larger than the nominal screw diameter;
• and a plurality of chamfered body drill holes, which extend to within about 1/16 inch of extending completely through the base, for receiving and holding drills, each of said body drill holes being of the same size as the corresponding gauging hole, the body drill holes positioned to coordinate with the gauging holes such that a drill of proper size to drill a body hole is indicated for each gauging hole whereby when the smallest gauging hole into which a screw can be fit is determined, the corresponding drill is indicated and can be removed from the body drill hole to drill a hole sized to closely pass the body of that gauge screw.

A combination of a screw gauge and indexed drill holder with drills of specific sizes, for determining the gauge of sheet metal or wood screws and for holding the drills, comprising:

• a) a plurality of drills;
• b) a solid rectangular block base having a top face with an indicia thereon of screw size and body drill size, and having a plurality of chamfered gauging holes of varying diameters which extend completely through said base for receiving and determining the gauge of a screw inserted therein, said gauging holes being about 0.007 inch larger than the nominal screw diameter;
• and a plurality of chamfered body drill holes, which extend to within about 1/16 inch of extending completely through the base, for receiving and holding the drills, each of said body drill holes being of the same size as the corresponding gauging hole, the body drill holes positioned to coordinate with the gauging holes such that when the smallest gauging hole into which a screw can be fit is determined, the corresponding drill is indicated and can be removed from the body drill hole to drill a hole sized to closely pass the body of that gauge screw.

A screw gauge and indexed drill holder for determining the gauge of sheet metal or wood screws and for holding drills of specific sizes, comprising a solid rectangular base;

• a plurality of gauging holes of varying diameters which extend completely through said base for receiving and determining the gauge of a screw inserted therein;
• and a plurality of body drill holes which do not extend completely through the base, for receiving and holding drills, each of said body drill holes being of about the same size as the corresponding gauging hole, the body drill holes positioned to coordinate with the gauging holes such that a drill of proper size to drill a body hole is indicated for each gauging hole whereby when the smallest gauging hole into which a screw can be fit is determined, the corresponding drill is indicated and can be removed from the body drill hole to drill a hole sized to closely pass the body of that gauge screw.