Eggbeater drills

[Cleave]

I just got a little Millers Falls eggbeater drill, and my 3 little boys love it! They just run off and start drilling holes in logs for fun.

 

[RTM]

As long as they don't pinch their fingers in the gears, its pretty hard to get hurt with an eggbeater or a brace.

 

[Downwindtracker 2]

As one of the previous poster said, they are great for control. Believe it or not, 50 years ago that super common pistol grip drill motor were not very common on construction sites, carpenters still packed eggbeater drills. In fact I bought a junky Craftsman new, then. I've found much better made Miller Falls at the fleamarket. And couldn't help myself at those prices.

 

[ttpete]

As one of the previous poster said, they are great for control. Believe it or not, 50 years ago that super common pistol grip drill motor were not very common on construction sites, carpenters still packed eggbeater drills. In fact I bought a junky Craftsman new, then. I've found much better made Miller Falls at the fleamarket. And couldn't help myself at those prices.

My dad and grandfather once built a 14' wooden boat using eggbeater drills. One for screw holes, the other for countersinking.

 

[d42jeep]

I don’t often pick up eggbeater drills but this one was loaded with bits so I made an exception. I’ll need to do some paint removal.
-Don
Edit**** Looks better now.

 

[d42jeep]

I went through my early S-K carpenter’s box which I’ve populated with Stanley tools and replaced one of the eggbeaters with the nicer new one.
-Don
Added to the box

 

[four.cycle]

8-1/2" O.A.L. hand drill - no markings anywhere - chuck opens to 1/4" - works flawlessly

 

[cannuck]

I just got a little Millers Falls eggbeater drill, and my 3 little boys love it! They just run off and start drilling holes in logs for fun.

That's exactly what happens to mine. Grandson drills a dozen holes in bits of wood, some plastic and some aluminum every day he is in the shop.

 

[WisJim]

I got this drill in the mail from a friend out east. Looks like it could have been manufactured rather than shop made, but I don't recall seeing any like it in any old catalogs, and some of the other drills that I have are certainly one-of-a-kind and are very well done.

 

[RTM]

I got this drill in the mail from a friend out east. Looks like it could have been manufactured rather than shop made, but I don't recall seeing any like it in any old catalogs, and some of the other drills that I have are certainly one-of-a-kind and are very well done.

I had one that I got as a galootaclaus gift from one of the Franks in Texas, and we both thought it was really unique and possibly handmade, until I found it in a weird distributor catalog one day years later.

 

[RTM]

I got this drill in the mail from a friend out east. Looks like it could have been manufactured rather than shop made, but I don't recall seeing any like it in any old catalogs, and some of the other drills that I have are certainly one-of-a-kind and are very well done.

Here is the drill I mentioned, far left

 

[captain14]

I just watched a video about making a handsaw till. He used a push drill to make a pilot hole and thought I could do the same thing other thr eggbeater saw I just got from my father’s tool Collection .

A lot easier as mentioned above, just keep One nearby with a countersink or pilot drill bit.

I have a push drill someplace.

 

[RTM]

I just watched a video about making a handsaw till. He used a push drill to make a pilot hole and thought I could do the same thing other thr eggbeater saw I just got from my father’s tool Collection .

A lot easier as mentioned above, just keep One nearby with a countersink or pilot drill bit.

I have a push drill someplace.

I prefer the push drill for drilling holes over an egg beater feels like it's easier to keep them controlled and drilling forward.

I have been known to leave a countersink in an egg beater for certain projects.

 

[WisJim]

I got this drill in the mail from a friend out east. Looks like it could have been manufactured rather than shop made, but I don't recall seeing any like it in any old catalogs, and some of the other drills that I have are certainly one-of-a-kind and are very well done.

Back in September I got that drill and had never seen another. Then I went to a tool collector meeting and brought another one home, but the second one has a crack in the iron frame and a different chuck. But now I'd be willing to bet that they were manufactured.

 

[d42jeep]

I went through my early S-K carpenter’s box which I’ve populated with Stanley tools and replaced one of the eggbeaters with the nicer new one.
-Don
Added to the box

I’m not sure what my fascination with these drills is but I can’t seem to leave them behind, particularly if they come with a supply of bits. Anyway, here is the one I found yesterday and cleaned up.
-Don

 

[dutchgray]

I picked up this "Metabo" cordless drill recently at a car boot sale, had to have it even though I have no real need for it.

 

[RTM]

no real need

Can you explain this term? It must get lost between Dutch and US English.

 

[WisJim]

Can you explain this term? It must get lost between Dutch and US English.

"No real need" in my shop means I already have 3 of them that are newer/better/nicer, and I don't have room for another one anyway.

 

[Eric Brown]

Yankee 1555 breast drill by North Brothers. Five function selector, two speed. This one I nickel plated and put new walnut handles on using 316 stainless hardware. (Crank handle bolt is left-hand threaded). Has three patent dates on selector: Nov. 2, 97 July 28, 08 and Aug 23, 10
No broken teeth either! 1/2" three jaw chuck in good condition.

 

[Eric Brown]

Not exactly an eggbeater but here are three iron braces I'm fixing up. None of them are marked with a makers name. The bottom one has a 3 in a few places. The top two have octagonal arms and use pins to secure the top pad. The bottom one used a peened over-a-washer type retainer. I have removed the peened over area and washer. Will put a left-handed thread on it for replacement. Plan on nickel plating them all after more cleanup.

 

[crguy]

I collect drilling tools, especially eggbeater drills, the larger breast drills, and bit braces and related accessory tools. I probably have a few hundred different drills of various kinds. I'll post a picture or two of some of my favorite breast drills and eggbeaters (I posted some bit braces on another thread a few days ago). First picture is of 6 different unmarked drills all with interesting and almost identical gearing, but with many other differences. Maybe made by individual men using purchased or copied gears? Second picture is two big Goodell Pratt drills and a common size Millers Falls. The biggest Goodell Pratt, on the left, has a 3/4" chuck. Third pic is a McClellan flexible drill with chain drill attachment, and a South Beach (Adams) which also has chain drill attachment but doesn't hinge like the McClellan.

McClellan made some really cool drills.

 

[Old tool guy]

Not exactly an eggbeater but here are three iron braces I'm fixing up. None of them are marked with a makers name. The bottom one has a 3 in a few places. The top two have octagonal arms and use pins to secure the top pad. The bottom one used a peened over-a-washer type retainer. I have removed the peened over area and washer. Will put a left-handed thread on it for replacement. Plan on nickel plating them all after more cleanup.

I believe the octangle frame is called scottish pattern.

 

[Eric Brown]

I believe the octangle frame is called scottish pattern.

Perhaps. Here is a picture of the braces in my tool cabinet. L-R: Henry Brown Patentee Sheffield (England). The patent was for the hardened washer under the brass for the top pad they called "Anti-Friction". John Fray No 80 Pat Sept 16, 79, Bridgeport CT. Note that this brace has a lot of similarities to a Spofford. The wrist handle is two piece but instead of cast pewter rings this one has leather. Goodell-Pratt No 2510 Pat Sept 16, 1924 and Millers Falls No 5010 10 in Made in USA with Permaloid handles.

 

[d42jeep]

I found this eggbeater at an estate sale this morning. It’s a Rapid made by Fleetway in England


I also found a much more common Stanley Handyman with a selection of bits in the handle.
They tend to add to the excess tools in the garage.
-Don

 

[four.cycle]

Fleetway / Fleetway Mfg. Co., 13 St. Andrew Street, London, England / est. ca. 1930 acquired ca. 1958 by Qualcast, Derby, England / "Rapid" hand drill / see also Suffolk Iron Foundry Ltd., London, England / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Fleetway_Manufacturing_Co /

looks like "Fleetway" was part of a much larger operation - Suffolk Iron Foundry Ltd. appears to have been a pretty big operation.

let me know if you can figure out names on those Italian pliers.

 

[Old tool guy]

They tend to add to the excess tools in the garage.

I don’t see any duplicates … so what's the problem?