monitoring drilling acceleration

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[COLOR=#333333][FONT=PT Sans]i am working on a project, trying to monitor, the accelerating of a handdrill, while drilling ( and thus being able to register the slip when the drill go through the other edge of the wood panel ).[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=PT Sans]I was thinking about using an accelerometer or a linear potentiometer [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#333333][FONT=PT Sans]as a sensor to achieve that ? or a pressure sensor ? but is it precise enough to do the job, any idea og suggestion how to achieve that the best way ?.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#333333][FONT=PT Sans]Any help will be appreciated. Thanks[/FONT][/COLOR]