SB

"Scott Baldwin"

23/05/2005 11:10 PM

Need Help Identifying this Tool

www.scottsplace.com/drill.jpg

This is a hand drill that my father owns.
It was/is a Powr-Kraft item.

I have no idea if this is for wood working, but a google search on
"Powr-Kraft" seems to point this direction.

He got it from Montgomery Wards many moons ago, and is looking to buy
another one.

The red cap screws off to give access to about 8 drill bits.

Works great in confned spaces. Anyone know what this is called so that I
can do a better online search?

www.scottsplace.com/drill.jpg

Thanks,
[email protected]


This topic has 12 replies

Sb

"SonomaProducts.com"

in reply to "Scott Baldwin" on 23/05/2005 11:10 PM

23/05/2005 4:27 PM

Well, at first it looked like a Yankee Screwdriver but a closer look
shows there is no driving mechanism. I don't see the exact tool online
anywhere but I had success for similar products with google of
"telescoping screwdriver"

DB

Dave Balderstone

in reply to "Scott Baldwin" on 23/05/2005 11:10 PM

23/05/2005 5:30 PM

In article <[email protected]>, Scott
Baldwin <scott@houstonpi_NOSPAM_.com> wrote:

> Works great in confned spaces. Anyone know what this is called so that I
> can do a better online search?
>
> www.scottsplace.com/drill.jpg

Yankee screwdriver.

djb

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Dave in Fairfax

in reply to "Scott Baldwin" on 23/05/2005 11:10 PM

24/05/2005 1:32 PM

Bruce Wiseman wrote:
> I can't find my Garret Wade catalog right now, but I believe they sell them
> as I remember it Stanley makes a version. I used to use one a long time
> ago as a phone installer, great for drilling holes for screws, Good Luck

They're still pretty common. I got a couple junk ones at a $
store the other day. If you go to any antiques store you'll find
a pile of North Bros Yankee drills, probably 130A models. They're
about as common as Stanley #4s.

Dave in Fairfax
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"doc44"

in reply to "Scott Baldwin" on 23/05/2005 11:10 PM

23/05/2005 7:35 PM

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004UDKR/qid=1116891267/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2_etk-tools/104-2640226-2604711?v=glance&s=hi&n=228013

"Art" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> This is a "push" drill, sometimes called a Yankee drill. Google either
> one.
> I still have my dad's push drill, and use it frequently.
>
>
> "Scott Baldwin" <scott@houstonpi_NOSPAM_.com> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> www.scottsplace.com/drill.jpg
>>
>> This is a hand drill that my father owns.
>> It was/is a Powr-Kraft item.
>>
>> I have no idea if this is for wood working, but a google search on
>> "Powr-Kraft" seems to point this direction.
>>
>> He got it from Montgomery Wards many moons ago, and is looking to buy
>> another one.
>>
>> The red cap screws off to give access to about 8 drill bits.
>>
>> Works great in confned spaces. Anyone know what this is called so that I
>> can do a better online search?
>>
>> www.scottsplace.com/drill.jpg
>>
>> Thanks,
>> [email protected]
>>
>>
>
>

DD

"Don Dando"

in reply to "Scott Baldwin" on 23/05/2005 11:10 PM

24/05/2005 1:20 PM

Yankee Screw Driver. In addition to the drill bits some sets also contain
screw driver bits.


"Scott Baldwin" <scott@houstonpi_NOSPAM_.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> www.scottsplace.com/drill.jpg
>
> This is a hand drill that my father owns.
> It was/is a Powr-Kraft item.
>
> I have no idea if this is for wood working, but a google search on
> "Powr-Kraft" seems to point this direction.
>
> He got it from Montgomery Wards many moons ago, and is looking to buy
> another one.
>
> The red cap screws off to give access to about 8 drill bits.
>
> Works great in confned spaces. Anyone know what this is called so that I
> can do a better online search?
>
> www.scottsplace.com/drill.jpg
>
> Thanks,
> [email protected]
>
>

Aa

"Art"

in reply to "Scott Baldwin" on 23/05/2005 11:10 PM

23/05/2005 11:25 PM

This is a "push" drill, sometimes called a Yankee drill. Google either one.
I still have my dad's push drill, and use it frequently.


"Scott Baldwin" <scott@houstonpi_NOSPAM_.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> www.scottsplace.com/drill.jpg
>
> This is a hand drill that my father owns.
> It was/is a Powr-Kraft item.
>
> I have no idea if this is for wood working, but a google search on
> "Powr-Kraft" seems to point this direction.
>
> He got it from Montgomery Wards many moons ago, and is looking to buy
> another one.
>
> The red cap screws off to give access to about 8 drill bits.
>
> Works great in confned spaces. Anyone know what this is called so that I
> can do a better online search?
>
> www.scottsplace.com/drill.jpg
>
> Thanks,
> [email protected]
>
>

BW

Bruce Wiseman

in reply to "Scott Baldwin" on 23/05/2005 11:10 PM

24/05/2005 4:59 AM

"Scott Baldwin" <scott@houstonpi_NOSPAM_.com> wrote in news:xptke.473
[email protected]:

> www.scottsplace.com/drill.jpg
>
> This is a hand drill that my father owns.
> It was/is a Powr-Kraft item.
>
>
> Works great in confned spaces. Anyone know what this is called so that I
> can do a better online search?
>
I can't find my Garret Wade catalog right now, but I believe they sell them
as I remember it Stanley makes a version. I used to use one a long time
ago as a phone installer, great for drilling holes for screws, Good Luck

bb

bridger

in reply to "Scott Baldwin" on 23/05/2005 11:10 PM

02/06/2005 8:44 AM

In article <[email protected]>,
"Scott Baldwin" <scott@houstonpi_NOSPAM_.com> wrote:

> www.scottsplace.com/drill.jpg
>
> This is a hand drill that my father owns.
> It was/is a Powr-Kraft item.
>
> I have no idea if this is for wood working, but a google search on
> "Powr-Kraft" seems to point this direction.
>
> He got it from Montgomery Wards many moons ago, and is looking to buy
> another one.
>
> The red cap screws off to give access to about 8 drill bits.
>
> Works great in confned spaces. Anyone know what this is called so that I
> can do a better online search?
>
> www.scottsplace.com/drill.jpg
>
> Thanks,
> [email protected]
>
>




http://search.ebay.com/push-drill_W0QQfromZR40QQsojsZ1

Jj

"J&KCopeland"

in reply to "Scott Baldwin" on 23/05/2005 11:10 PM

02/06/2005 5:22 PM


"bridger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Scott Baldwin" <scott@houstonpi_NOSPAM_.com> wrote:
>
>> www.scottsplace.com/drill.jpg
>>
>> This is a hand drill that my father owns.
>> It was/is a Powr-Kraft item.
>>
>> I have no idea if this is for wood working, but a google search on
>> "Powr-Kraft" seems to point this direction.
>>
>> He got it from Montgomery Wards many moons ago, and is looking to buy
>> another one.
>>
>> The red cap screws off to give access to about 8 drill bits.
>>
>> Works great in confned spaces. Anyone know what this is called so that I
>> can do a better online search?
>>
>> www.scottsplace.com/drill.jpg
>>

Wheeeoooo...

The real name is Archimedean drill. But most people would probably call it
a "push drill". (BTW, the Yankee Screwdriver is a brand name of a variation
on the drill) Their most common usage was drilling pilot holes, especially
for cabinet hardware. Every one I've ever seen takes a special kind of bit
(whose name escapes me, but regular old twist bits will not work without
modification.) They usually came with an assortment of bits in the handle.

I think Stanley still makes one,
http://www.epinions.com/Stanley_Push_Drill_Shop_Tools

James...

SB

"Scott Baldwin"

in reply to "Scott Baldwin" on 23/05/2005 11:10 PM

24/05/2005 12:24 AM

Thanks!

That will help out a bunch.

Scott


"Art" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> This is a "push" drill, sometimes called a Yankee drill. Google either
one.
> I still have my dad's push drill, and use it frequently.
>
>

As

Australopithecus scobis

in reply to "Scott Baldwin" on 23/05/2005 11:10 PM

02/06/2005 1:35 PM

On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 17:22:16 +0000, J&KCopeland wrote:

> (whose name escapes me, but regular old twist bits will not work without
> modification.)

"drill point"

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"Keep your ass behind you"

SB

"Scott Baldwin"

in reply to "Scott Baldwin" on 23/05/2005 11:10 PM

24/05/2005 12:25 AM

Dang.... even better.

Thanks!
Scott

"doc44" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004UDKR/qid=1116891267/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2_etk-tools/104-2640226-2604711?v=glance&s=hi&n=228013
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