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Post by magnumwheelman on Mar 22, 2021 9:23:44 GMT -5
so I had to drill a big hole through the multiple layers on my new wood working bench... top layer 10ga Aluminized steel, 2nd layer 2 X 8's, 3rd layer steel desk masonite type material, then a layer of steel sheet metal, then a air space an another layer of sheet metal... I chose a 4" holesaw... & it took both used ones I had, to get the holes drilled...
I started with my Milwaukee 1/2" 18 volt drill, but after burning through 2 batteries in short order, I went in search of something "better"
I found my old Corded Makita 1/2" drill... I put it away, because this thing is a beast, & after getting ripped out of my hands numerous times, one of the last, the suicide button got accidentally pushed, & it wrapped the cord around & shredded it
I replaced the cord, & put it away, as I bought the battery drills...
well the 4" hole saw cutting through the metal layers proceeded to rip the drill out of my hands multiple times ( I'm a big guy... I don't normally have that problem ) but I'm wearing several bruises today & my arms are sore ( of course that could be from a combination of chain sawing, & pounding 40 fence posts by hand the next day )
I've never had a tool that was stronger that I was... Its a normal size drill, but must be geared down, older so no clutch settings it's single speed, & slower than my battery drills... but is almost "dangerous" with how much power it has...
anyone else with a tool that is too good at what it does???
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Post by contender on Mar 22, 2021 9:45:20 GMT -5
I've got an older Snap-On drill like yours. Darned powerful, and has pulled itself out of my hands a few times. And I'm always careful & hang on good when I use it. I call it my "wrist breaking drill," when I get it out. (To remind me of how stout it is.)
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Post by magnumwheelman on Mar 22, 2021 9:49:44 GMT -5
was drilling a 1 1/8" hole through 5/8" thick steel the time the suicide button got accidentally pushed, & it wrapped up the cord, until it unplugged itself... the 4" hole saw has got way more "sticking" potential, & must have pulled itself free of my grip a dozen times on Saturday
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Post by bigbrowndog on Mar 22, 2021 10:02:50 GMT -5
I wonder if it’s simply a tool made back when tools were built to last, instead of made to be replaced. The days of a company’s reputation built on solid tools and that made them money, instead of making a decent tool but one that will need replacing every couple of years, and that’s how they make their money
Trapr
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Post by kings6 on Mar 22, 2021 10:13:52 GMT -5
I learned from a Milwaukie Hole Hawg right angle drill to be VERY careful using big holesaw blades. Had to be freed from between two studs on at least one occasion when framing houses wasn't paying close enough attention an got pinned in by the drill. Luckily bruises and sore muscles were to only results, not like an odler friend who got pinned and couldn't shut one down and drilled a hole through his leg!
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Post by bigbrowndog on Mar 22, 2021 10:16:22 GMT -5
Ouch!!
Trapr
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Post by magnumwheelman on Mar 22, 2021 10:16:33 GMT -5
mine is probably late 70's or early 80's... it's a "normal sized hand drill, it's got a blue plastic case... & I'm ashamed to admit it... but it can beat me in an arm wrestling match...
oh... & it has a chuck key... not been happy with most of the keyless chucks that are out there now... in fact I'll be looking to see if I can get a replacement for my Milwaukee 18 volt "fuel" drill... have to tap it with a hammer to get it to release, yet it's never tight enough to keep a drill bit from spinning in the jaws
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Post by junebug on Mar 22, 2021 13:17:43 GMT -5
I have a 1/2 in Black& Decker that has hurt me more than once, it has [NO] provision for a side handle, and it should. Yesterday my big angle grinder put a 3 in hole in my jeans right at the pocket level. I carry a small aspirin bottle in that pocket that saved my leg.
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Post by x101airborne on Mar 22, 2021 16:53:57 GMT -5
I learned from a Milwaukie Hole Hawg right angle drill to be VERY careful using big holesaw blades. Had to be freed from between two studs on at least one occasion when framing houses wasn't paying close enough attention an got pinned in by the drill. Luckily bruises and sore muscles were to only results, not like an odler friend who got pinned and couldn't shut one down and drilled a hole through his leg! HAHAHA!! We called ours "Bore Hog". I was 19, 6 foot tall and 145 pounds. That thing was used to bore into concrete and steel (with different bits of course). After my third ride on that thing I thought "Breaking horses cant be THIS bad?!! Well, I dont touch horses anymore unless Ram or John Deere put them under a hood. NO thank you! Both are crafty in the middle and dangerous on both ends!
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Post by junebug on Mar 22, 2021 18:54:18 GMT -5
Using a concrete core drill with a 4 inch bit 30 yrs ago on my basement in a tight spot[where you can't get away] . They have a clutch that is [SUPPOSED} to slip if locked in a bind. Did you know those clutches DON"T SLIP when they get dirty, and they are geared like a mack truck.
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Post by patdaddy on Mar 22, 2021 19:19:42 GMT -5
Couple years ago, was using my grandpas big wrist-breaker Black & Decker drill motor (with on/off switch, releasing the trigger doesnt stop motor), drilling thru a couple railroad ties to hold them down with rebar. My beard (which hangs down past my man boobies) got caught around the chuck, my face started getting closer and closer to the drill. I paniced and tore my face away. Golly that stung. Beard just didnt look right after that.
But i’m feeing much better now.
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Post by doninnh on Mar 23, 2021 15:09:04 GMT -5
Back in the days of B 36 aircraft we had two 3/4 inch drive air guns which where used to pre oil turbos they had been altered with a steel band around the govenors they were connect to a 300 psi source with a 1 inch hose we used them often to bolt quick engine units into the shipping stands. They snapped many 3/4 inch class 8 bolts. Have a nice day Don K
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Post by ericp on Mar 23, 2021 17:46:54 GMT -5
The first boat yard I worked in had a home made electric drill that had an electric motor from a small table saw run to a reducing gearbox so the chuck was only turning about 100rpm. We used it for drilling shaft logs on wood boats. The most memorable run for me was a 6 1/2' long hole through white oak with a 3" auger.
Eric
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Post by crazycarl on Mar 23, 2021 17:59:11 GMT -5
Buddy was helping me put in a privacy fence at my old place & were using an 8" auger to punch in the post holes.
Sandy soil & 2 super fit paratroopers running a small auger. You'd think that'd be easy enough, but every time we found a vein of clay, danged if it wouldn't throw both of us to the ground like we weren't even there.
It was funny the first couple times, but we quickly leaned to back off at the slightest buck in the handlebars.
Anyone ever run a jackhammer? We built a new 32' x 80' pole barn with a 16' lean-to when I was 14. I got volunteered to run the 120lb pneumatic jackhammer to punch holes in the sandstone every eight feet. I swear my body shook & jerked like that thing still had a ahold of me for 3 days afterward.
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Post by needsmostuff on Mar 23, 2021 18:01:26 GMT -5
I'll put in another vote for The Milwaukie hole Hawg ! I was up on a ladder drilling a large hole a little over eye level for a bundle of pre-wire . That thing grabbed and knocked me in the jaw harder than I ever been hit. Funny thing is they got a lever to switch to a low speed gearing . That DOUBLES the torque . I have no idea who is man enough to hold that when things go south.
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