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Vintage Milwaukee Drill

woodland_hank

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I recently purchased an old Milwaukee Hole Shooter and am having trouble identifying it. The i.d. tag on the handle is missing of course. I've combed the net and have come up with nothing. Anyone have any info? Any suggestions where to look for more info? It appears similar to a s-114 but not exactly.
 

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amh

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old EBAY add describes what looks similar as:
DYNA-FLASH 1/4 Drill - SERIAL - 7-4593, MODEL - 14D - NO LOAD RPM - 1900 -115 VOLTS AC OR DC - AMPS - 2.8, MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP, MILWAUKEE WIS., U.S.A

the one dexcribed above is an early 1950s vintage.

Yours looks a bit fancier - the upsell model.
 

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volksaholic

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Were you able to find anything out about this drill, such as the production year or model number? My son just picked a similar one up at a thrift store and we were looking around for info. It's missing the plate at the top of the handle, which I assume would have the model number. It's a 3/8" Supreme Chuck brand chuck.
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Thanks,
Paul
 
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Steven67fr

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It looks to be low speed. I have a stanley of the same vintage/design (up to 3/4 chuck)... it can litterally send you across the yard... it can't be stalled even with a 3 1/2" hole saw and 180 lbs on top of it...
 
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volksaholic

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My son's is definitely low speed... and with no provision for a side handle I imagine more than one wrist was sprained or broken if the user encountered any resistance.
 
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woodland_hank

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Mine is low speed and no side handle either. This drill is currently being restored and will be completed as soon as I get the bearings.
 

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At the risk of hijacking this thread, what is a good source of information when it comes to refurbishing old (hand) power tools? I have a metal bodied B & D 3/8" drill with a dry rotted power cord (& strain relief) and the grease in the gears is like paste.

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What is a good grease to use on drills of this era?

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I was surprised to see bearings for the gears.

Thanks,
Ray
 
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JimDon

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try some Superlube on the gearbox. I just took a Horrible Fright orange grinder apart and went thru everything with new synthetic oil on all of the moving parts and some nice new Superlube on the gears. You wouldn't believe the difference that made with how the darn thing runs and sounds. It does not sound like you're ripping the tail off a cat anymore.
 

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That drill is bada$$ ! Anybody else notice how these old drills look like assault weapons and ray-guns.......while the new stuff looks like multi-colored tennis shoes?

Anywho.....I've found "zero" formal sources for info on rebuilding these. It's actually a very small market for each individual tool, even smaller when you get down into the different brands. The plus side is that these old tools were actually meant to be taken apart and serviced - you often have to disassemble the tool to change the brushes, for example. Another plus is the fact that they are all metal and can be refurbished. If the parts are there and are the correct dimensions, you can make it work.

I use a tube of lithium grease I got from Wholesale tool, which, for my intermittent use, works fine.....YMMV. These old guys run great on it:
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