My daddy taught me enough, it just wasn't old tools that I would never use. my daddy didn't teach me about boilers but I seemed to figure those out by myself. please don't sling shit at me my friend....
When I was a cabinetmaker in the '80s, we used a ratcheting brace to bore the holes for water lines, sink drains, etc. The ratchet was useful for tight spaces.
Original cordless drill. Great for putting gate hinge in hedge (Osage Orange) posts. The ratchet is Left, Fixed, or Right. Lean in to the wheel, and put hella pressure into the bit. Add a geared drill with two settings, and you're getting somewhere. Gear drive for running in screws works wonders.
I have 2 sizes (10" & 14" ?) - they're in the barn & I'm not stumbling out there now to check - they are very good, but'd be awesome if I wasn't the world's worst auger sharpener :-) - the next step down and equally useful are the Yankee / handyman drivers than do have drill bits, though hard to find. The Clawson Adjustable Angle Hand Drill is tremendously adjustable, and also very useful. Long live Old School.
Got one in my tool box
ReplyDeleteI've got one. Very handy to have around.
ReplyDeleteit's not a drill, it's a brace (uses bits). Didn't your daddy ever teach you anything?
ReplyDeleteMy daddy taught me enough, it just wasn't old tools that I would never use. my daddy didn't teach me about boilers but I seemed to figure those out by myself. please don't sling shit at me my friend....
DeleteGot one of these and a regular smaller drill, handy sometimes when you need perfect control or drilling weirdly slanted holes.
ReplyDeleteGot one in the shop right outside.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a cabinetmaker in the '80s, we used a ratcheting brace to bore the holes for water lines, sink drains, etc. The ratchet was useful for tight spaces.
ReplyDeleteI found a couple of them in my FIL's tools after he passed. I'm lazy and won't use them so they are in a display case in my shop.
ReplyDeleteI have my Grandfather's. Still works and always will.
ReplyDeleteOriginal cordless drill. Great for putting gate hinge in hedge (Osage Orange) posts. The ratchet is Left, Fixed, or Right. Lean in to the wheel, and put hella pressure into the bit. Add a geared drill with two settings, and you're getting somewhere. Gear drive for running in screws works wonders.
ReplyDeleteThe round wood part goes against your chest. Lean into it to provide pressure, and you can use both hands to turn the handle.
ReplyDeleteThis was my go-to tool to drill holes in utility poles when I was building aerial CATV Plant.
ReplyDeleteIt ran on steak, eggs and beer.
I have 2 sizes (10" & 14" ?) - they're in the barn & I'm not stumbling out there now to check - they are very good, but'd be awesome if I wasn't the world's worst auger sharpener :-) - the next step down and equally useful are the Yankee / handyman drivers than do have drill bits, though hard to find. The Clawson Adjustable Angle Hand Drill is tremendously adjustable, and also very useful. Long live Old School.
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