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( Doug Goncz ) wrote in message ...
Where can I buy a miniature folding brace for use with 1/4 inch spur point
standard spiral wood boring bits? Can I further miniaturize the bit and brace
set to perhaps palm size by finding a 1/4 inch hex shank bit and brace to fit
it?

Do a web search for "undertaker's brace". Folding braces were
typically used by undertakers who would keep the brace in their suit
pockets so that it would be available for driving screws into the
coffin lid as soon as the family left the funeral. For packing a bit
brace, I'd think that weight is a bigger concern than size. You can
probably make a crude but utilitarian brace from wood and fit it with
a square-shanked 1/4" spur auger bit (available from Irwin or fairly
easy to find at garage sales, etc.).

Cheers,
Mike