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I Want To Say Good Bye To A Good Friend

al1970al1970 Posts: 64
edited 2014-03-28 23:06 in General Discussion
I want to say good bye to my drill; it died today. It was the first drill I bought. I got it when I was in my teens; so it died around the age of 45 years old. It was all metal and it was a work horse. It went from a hand drill to being a drill press drill. No play in the chuck not like the drills of today! I had hand drills come and go but this one keep on going. If I remember right; I paid less then $10 for it. Sad to see you go old friend!

Al

Comments

  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-03-26 14:24
    They don't make 'em like that anymore!
  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2014-03-26 15:58
    Friends like that are hard to find. Sorry to hear it bit the dust.
  • Duane C. JohnsonDuane C. Johnson Posts: 955
    edited 2014-03-26 20:51
    Hi al1970;
    al1970 wrote: »
    I want to say good bye to my drill; it died today. It was the first drill I bought. I got it when I was in my teens; so it died around the age of 45 years old. It was all metal and it was a work horse. It went from a hand drill to being a drill press drill. No play in the chuck not like the drills of today! I had hand drills come and go but this one keep on going. If I remember right; I paid less then $10 for it. Sad to see you go old friend!

    Al
    What happened to it?
    Worn brushes can be replaced.

    I have a cool Black and Decker from the thirties with a 45 degree angle head.
    Stole it in a garage sale once. Needed some care, cleaning, and lubrication.

    Duane J
  • kwinnkwinn Posts: 8,697
    edited 2014-03-26 21:15
    And if Duane's suggestion doesn't work out you could always mount it on the wall in your workshop with a plaque outlining it's history and sentimental value.
  • al1970al1970 Posts: 64
    edited 2014-03-26 22:11
    Duane C. Johnson wrote: »
    Hi al1970;
    What happened to it?
    Worn brushes can be replaced.

    I have a cool Black and Decker from the thirties with a 45 degree angle head.
    Stole it in a garage sale once. Needed some care, cleaning, and lubrication.

    Duane J

    I wish, no the gear went. I opened it up just to make sure.

    Al
  • Beau SchwabeBeau Schwabe Posts: 6,566
    edited 2014-03-27 09:02
    Have you tried eBay or a couple of your local pawn shop for parts? I have a vintage 1960's Cummins 1/4" Drill (Model 313) that my grandfather gave to me, and I know these are real work horses compared to any drill you can purchase today. i.e. I have brought down an 8 inch diameter tree with a spade bit and that drill and the drill didn't even blink. Cast aluminum frame sturdy, and surprisingly quiet. Anyway, I know I have seen similar models on eBay and at my local pawn shop.
  • User NameUser Name Posts: 1,451
    edited 2014-03-27 09:18
    Beau Schwabe (Parallax) wrote: »
    I have brought down an 8 inch diameter tree with a spade bit and that drill...

    Wow, never heard of such a thing! A drill of a rather different sort saved me once. A fallen tree had blocked my path. All I had was a .44 and a sack of reloads. It worked well.
  • Beau SchwabeBeau Schwabe Posts: 6,566
    edited 2014-03-27 09:28
    "Wow, never heard of such a thing! A drill of a rather different sort saved me once. A fallen tree had blocked my path. All I had was a .44 and a sack of reloads. It worked well." - lol .... Using a 1/2" spade bit or so and essentially making perforation holes around the base of the tree as close to the ground as possible, you only need to cover the radius of the tree. Once you are all the way around, you can usually just push the tree over. I've done this more than a few times.
  • User NameUser Name Posts: 1,451
    edited 2014-03-27 09:52
    Beau Schwabe (Parallax) wrote: »
    Using a 1/2" spade bit or so and essentially making perforation holes around the base of the tree as close to the ground as possible, you only need to cover the radius of the tree. Once you are all the way around, you can usually just push the tree over. I've done this more than a few times.

    I'm stashing this one away. I have occasion to remove trees in locations where a .44 wouldn't be welcome. Chain saws are high maintenance and they leave more of a stump than your method. And since you already have the drill out, you could just bore a few additional holes into the stump for some KNO3 (stump remover).
  • al1970al1970 Posts: 64
    edited 2014-03-28 23:06
    Beau Schwabe (Parallax) wrote: »
    Have you tried eBay or a couple of your local pawn shop for parts? I have a vintage 1960's Cummins 1/4" Drill (Model 313) that my grandfather gave to me, and I know these are real work horses compared to any drill you can purchase today. i.e. I have brought down an 8 inch diameter tree with a spade bit and that drill and the drill didn't even blink. Cast aluminum frame sturdy, and surprisingly quiet. Anyway, I know I have seen similar models on eBay and at my local pawn shop.

    Hi:

    I did see my drill on ebay but it didn't look in to good of shape. You have to remember that; that drill will also be around 45 years old. It just goes to show you good drills can be made for low cost IF they wanted to make them!!! Not like the junk they make now. I have a B&D drill I have only used a few times. I used it to take out a screw and I felt something snap in the drill and then I see the chuck fall off. So now it can only be used to drill (it can only go cw now or the chuck falls off).

    I bought a small drill press. It was so badly made that just moving the belt to get a higher speed cause the motor not to spin. So I only used it on low speed and with small drill bits. Only after a few months the belt ripped apart. They wanted $19 for a new belt. I didn't want to spend $19 on a belt for a drill press that didn't work well to start with. Since I had nothing to loose; I glued two layers from a waist band from old underwear together and made a belt for the drill press. It's been working like that for about a year and a half now. What does that say about how things are made if a belt made from underwear can out last a belt that was made for the drill press!

    Al
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