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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 12:52 PM
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Thumbs up Cordless drill never needs batteries!!

Those hand powered drills where you turn the crank are good for a lot of situations, They are excellent for tight work where if you go too far you risk damaging something behind what you are drilling. If you are on the trail you don't have to worry about the battery dying. Sometimes it seems to go through
materials faster than a powered drill. You will not wear out as many drill bits since it is almost impossible to overspeed the bit!! It has it's place in every tool box as well as a corded drill and a cordless drill.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2007 | 04:46 PM
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I still have an old Millers Falls drill "just in case". They do work well.

What I want is a "Cole Drill", and if I get the right sized pair of scrap truck pitman arms I'll make one.

Do a Google Image Search for "Cole Drill" if you aren't familiar with these old tools.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 12:22 PM
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I like that thing it definatelyhas some uses too!!
 
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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 04:28 PM
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Especially drilling large holes in heavy material! I found it via the multimachine Yahoo group, an interesting bunch building homemade machine tools.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 12:14 AM
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I take one with me on extended trips in primitive places in my survival tools.
 
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