diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/circuitboards/machinery/mining_drill.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/circuitboards/machinery/mining_drill.dm
index 426ced89da..a31a73684a 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/circuitboards/machinery/mining_drill.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/circuitboards/machinery/mining_drill.dm
@@ -11,4 +11,11 @@
 							"/obj/item/weapon/stock_parts/capacitor" = 1,
 							"/obj/item/weapon/cell" = 1,
 							"/obj/item/weapon/stock_parts/matter_bin" = 1,
-							"/obj/item/weapon/stock_parts/micro_laser" = 1)
\ No newline at end of file
+							"/obj/item/weapon/stock_parts/micro_laser" = 1)
+
+/obj/item/weapon/circuitboard/miningdrillbrace
+	name = T_BOARD("mining drill brace")
+	build_path = "/obj/machinery/mining/brace"
+	board_type = "machine"
+	origin_tech = list(TECH_DATA = 1, TECH_ENGINEERING = 1)
+	req_components = list()
diff --git a/code/modules/mining/drilling/drill.dm b/code/modules/mining/drilling/drill.dm
index 353c366939..381072871f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/drilling/drill.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/drilling/drill.dm
@@ -288,17 +288,28 @@
 	icon_state = "mining_brace"
 	var/obj/machinery/mining/drill/connected
 
+/obj/machinery/mining/brace/New()
+	..()
+	
+	component_parts = list()
+	component_parts += new /obj/item/weapon/circuitboard/miningdrillbrace(src)
+
 /obj/machinery/mining/brace/attackby(obj/item/weapon/W as obj, mob/user as mob)
+	if(connected && connected.active)
+		user << "<span class='notice'>You can't work with the brace of a running drill!</span>"
+		return
+
+	if(default_deconstruction_screwdriver(user, W))
+		return
+	if(default_deconstruction_crowbar(user, W))
+		return
+
 	if(istype(W,/obj/item/weapon/wrench))
 
 		if(istype(get_turf(src), /turf/space))
 			user << "<span class='notice'>You can't anchor something to empty space. Idiot.</span>"
 			return
 
-		if(connected && connected.active)
-			user << "<span class='notice'>You can't unanchor the brace of a running drill!</span>"
-			return
-
 		playsound(src.loc, 'sound/items/Ratchet.ogg', 100, 1)
 		user << "<span class='notice'>You [anchored ? "un" : ""]anchor the brace.</span>"
 
diff --git a/code/modules/research/designs.dm b/code/modules/research/designs.dm
index 33f4a948c2..05b8a82f2f 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/designs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/designs.dm
@@ -1069,6 +1069,20 @@ CIRCUITS BELOW
 	build_path = /obj/item/weapon/circuitboard/biogenerator
 	sort_string = "KBAAA"
 
+/datum/design/circuit/miningdrill
+	name = "mining drill head"
+	id = "mining drill head"
+	req_tech = list(TECH_DATA = 1, TECH_ENGINEERING = 1)
+	build_path = /obj/item/weapon/circuitboard/miningdrill
+	sort_string = "KCAAA"
+
+/datum/design/circuit/miningdrillbrace
+	name = "mining drill brace"
+	id = "mining drill brace"
+	req_tech = list(TECH_DATA = 1, TECH_ENGINEERING = 1)
+	build_path = /obj/item/weapon/circuitboard/miningdrillbrace
+	sort_string = "KCAAB"
+
 /datum/design/circuit/comconsole
 	name = "communications console"
 	id = "comconsole"