mkirsch wrote:
How would a mag drill help?
Springs are curved, only about 3" wide, and usually have some sort of clamp within a few inches of the end. There is no place for the mag drill to "mag." Mag drills need a surface at least the same size as their base, and generally pretty thick, to work well.
I thought it worked really easy....
Seriously, they don't need that much to grab onto. Even 3/8" works and the bases are pretty small. They do not have to have the same surface to match up; one just can't use the same force drilling if the metal is thinner. When I've had problems fitting one, I have clamped on a piece of plate at the correct angle. It's really not hard to work around and with.
My remark was in reference to a 'shop', where we (they) are paid to know how to work with and around little problems.