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Old 13th Aug 2018, 7:13 pm   #33
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Default Re: Show us your drills!

OK, here goes. I've got well over a dozen drills but most are pretty recent. So here are the interesting ones.

We start with the oldest one, a floorstanding pillar drill by Qualters and Smith who although being one of the most revered names in these things committed a superbly embarrassing goof. The label showing belt positions versus speeds has them in reversed order! The smallest pulley on the motor driving the biggest pulley on the quill shaft is labelled with the highest speed

It's a fabulous machine it has back gears taking it down to 80rpm at immense torque.

Next up for the benefit of Emeritus is an air powered Desoutter 'little horse' it has an eighth inch collet chuck and can spin Dremel bits to speeds where they fly apart somewhere around 200,000 rpm It makes sounds like a dentist's drill on steroids.

Third is something new, what it takes to drive that little Desoutter, all three horses of it can't quite keep up with the little one.

Then there's a 1980 Hitachi. Not vintage yet, but seemingly indestructible it's worn out three chucks and has survived serious misuse.

Lastly a Stanley continental geared brace. Two speeds. Wonderful.

David
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