Posted: 8/10/2005 7:28:03 AM EDT
In conjuction with Old_Painless' thread I give you the following.... These are some of my FIL old tools. They still work well and I am impressed with the wood grips. You guys go any old tools? SGatr15 |
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Painless, That drill looks close to the one I have in my basement. I still use the thing too. It works alot better than a cordless drill for alot of things. Mine has a straight wood handle instead of the pressure pad on it. As far as old tools that is all I have unless you count my WWII mess utensils, and my old Gillette Super Speed safety razor. Thanks Arvin |
If you look at the wheel shaft, you can see where it actually has two holes. You can change it and it will drill at two different speeds.
Buy a set of Speedbor Bits. They're the best for this application. |
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I collect old hand tools (have several thousand) so I have an appreciation of the uses of a brace and bit. One nice thing is that you can apply more torque with one than you can with a cordless drill and they don't need recharged. I also love old hand saws, hand planes, chisels, screwdrivers and measuring tools. They just don't make them like that anymore. Old tools for wooden boat building are my favorites. |
| The family has a pretty extensive collection of hand tools that date back to the early 20th century, mainly from the workshop of a craftsman whose tools my dad bought when the older guy retired about 25 years old. I notice the older stuff had more quality and heft that their modern equivalents. |
