No plastic here ........

[Barry Tucker]

A couple of weeks ago I was going to mount a vise on a new steel plate topped workbench that I built. The hole I was going to drill was larger than 1/2", bigger than any drill chuck size that I had. Rather than buy a reduced shank drill bit, I remembered seeing a Craigslist ad for three 3/4" drills. The guy was asking $100.00 O.B.O. a piece. I gave him a call and told him I wouldn't pay the 100.00, but I would pay $50.00. I was told that would work.
I replaced the cord and added a black pipe top handle. This thing is a monster. I don't know if I'll use it again, but it makes an interesting wall hanging.

Regards Barry

 

[teletekman]

It's not a drill unless you have a chuck damn near the size of a soda can.

 

[Murphy4570]

Holy **** that thing is huge. How much does it weigh?

 

[DavidB]

That thing is a monster! I want one!

 

[JimDon]

From looking at your shop, I know you do not need to be reminded, but anybody else not familiar with a drill that size, be real, real careful with it. It can, and will, break your arm, if you do not know what you are doing.
Cheers,
Jim Don

 

[91bronc300]

Is there compound gear reduction in that thing? 7.5 amps doesn't seem like much current for a drill that huge.

I'm guessing that's what that bulge is, gear reduction.

BTW, cripes man, how thick is the top of that bench you've got? Heavy SOB much?

 

[madbasser]

It only runs at 375 rpm. that is a crawl.
Definitely compound reduction.

Good score.

 

[JoeMopar]

Yep get that baby bound up and if it don't break your wrist, it'll take you for a spin.

 

[Brad54]

That's the younger brother of the Black n Decker drill I've got... Model 1.
300rpm

I use it more than you'd think!
It's awesome for drilling 1-inch holes through stacks of 6x6 pressure treated landscape timbers with a long auger bit.

I've used it on 1/2-inch steel plate, concrete, and PT lumber... not often, maybe a few times a year.
But when you need it, nothing else will work!

And as JoeMopar and Don have said--respect it! I was drilling a rail road tie with one and caught a nail with the drill bit. I'm pretty sure the reason I ended up on my back on the lawn was because when it bit, the earth stopped spinning on it's axis for a split second, throwing me off my feet.

-Brad

 

[JeremyManning]

From looking at your shop, I know you do not need to be reminded, but anybody else not familiar with a drill that size, be real, real careful with it. It can, and will, break your arm, if you do not know what you are doing.
Cheers,
Jim Don

x2 when that thing bites it can send the handle around into your face quickly if you are too close I have seen it happen.

 

[ford guy]

Now that is a drill! It reminds me of the old shipyard drills. I guess with two handles, it could be used like one of those two man auger drills used for drilling post holes!

Bob

 

[str8axle55]

I would`ve bought that for $50 also, that thing is a monster.

 

[CAOS]

At work we'd call that a "widow maker".

 

[TireTracks]

My grandpa has stories about those. Only 1 guy at the plant big enough to use it.

Then it broke his leg when it caught,spun him around and slamed him into the wall.

 

[littletoes]

NO Thank You....I like my teeth, and I have a drill press when things get that big! I've seen a Milwaukee Hole Hawg throw a 300 lb guy off an 8 foot ladder....

Spent a summer running a 3/4" (or bigger!), Milwaukee core drill for pipe sleeves. 8" hole was the biggest that I had to do. Can't imagine trying to run a baby like that without a base! No-Way, No-how!

 

[Steevo]

Sweet!
I love those older mega drill motors.
When I was a kid, my kid brother and I would clamp the chuck in a vise and ride 'em like a carnival attraction.
That's probably why so many of 'em have the cords all stretched out and broken . . . .

 

[relic7680]

These old drills kick ***. I got an old Wizard 1/2" unit for free and gave it to my buddy (already had a Milwaukee). He put a new cord on it and it's been great ever since.

 

[brslk]

I used to work at a fiber glass shop working on boats. We had a huge drill like that we used to drill the motor mount holes in the transom.

I was drilling through 3 layers of 3/4 inch plywood and fiber glass with it one day and it caught on something and lifted me off the floor and spun me upsidedown a couple of times until the cord got twisted and grounded out on the casing and shocked me so bad my hands clamped on it and a co-worker had to knock it outta my hands with an axe handle.

I prefer plastic bodied electric tools now.

 

[Monte]

nice drill !!

 

[Barry Tucker]

Approximately 30 lbs. Regards Barry

 

[Barry Tucker]

It's 3/8" thick with 1/4" angle welded underneath. It just looks thicker than it is. Regards Barry

 

[bobcatdan]

There has been a 3/4 B&D drill on Appleton and Green Bay WI CL for at least a month now if anybody in the area wants one.

 

[venturesomerite]

uhh, I want that drill and that vise!

That thing probably has enough torque to turn over my 7.3 diesel on the coldest mornings!

 

[franzdom]

When I needed to drill 5/8" hols for my vise I just got a reduced shank bit.

 

[Zeke]

That comes from when B&D made some the of best tools in America. If you put a 3 wire grounding plug on, it probably won't run on a GFCI.

AFA using a stepped down shank, I rather use a bigger drill motor. I've drilled way too many large holes in steel with my 1/2" Milwaukee Magnum which has tried many times to hurt me.

I keep forgetting about a big *** ol' drill motor I have out in a shed normally used to mix plaster and mortar. The slow speed makes it ideal for that.

The downside to any old drill is no reverse. That has to be the single biggest improvement for drills.