On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:30:09 -0700, Electric Comet
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>everyone by now probably has a battery powered drill and they are good
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>but i need some more power so i am looking for a corded hand held drill
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>what is the creme of the current crop
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>i think i should go half inch
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Electric Comet <[email protected]> wrote in news:nmbvbn$s1c$4
@dont-email.me:
> everyone by now probably has a battery powered drill and they are good
>
> but i need some more power so i am looking for a corded hand held drill
>
> what is the creme of the current crop
>
> i think i should go half inch
Ode to a Corded Drill by Tom Watson. Copied from:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rec.woodworking/hVLMes27ldM/mrqvyv-
QrkIJ
Ode to a Corded Drill
Of cordless drills I've got a few
'Bout five they are in number
They've chased their corded brethren out
To rusted dusty slumber
But came this morn I had a task
'Twas not within their compass
I'd fifty two inch holes to drill
This called for much more whoopass
So to their box I guilty stole
Flung up the shrieking lid
They lay inside though long denied
And in their coffin hid
Their tails were coiled 'round them tight
Their copper windings glistened
I saw they hungered for the light
Like babes just newly christened
I held one high against the sky
To read the ancient runes
'Milwaukee' read the word inscribed
Not seen for many moons
His tail was cracked and poorly patched
His body caked in grime
But 'twas a smile on his chuck
He knew it was his time
The old dog didn't ask for much
A dusting and some oil
He sighed at my familiar touch
He'd never known but toil
The shank of that great two inch bit
He took into his maw
I plugged him in and saw him grin
Those cordless watched in awe
As Old Milwaukee cut his holes
With wild electric glee
On and on with guts and brawn
So happy to be free
He never asked for quarter nay
Nor quarter was he givin'
He sang in that great light of day
Till all the holes he'd riven
And all too soon his task was done
His body warmed with labor
I laid him soft upon the bench
A moment one should savor
He'd labored well and I won't dwell
Upon his cordless brothers
Who hid their heads while he did work
T'would make them call their mothers
I won't give up my cordless drills
They've got their time and place
But so do drills with tails my friend
And so they need a space
Not locked away from light of day
In never ending darkness
But out in God's good working light
And ready for the harness
So now my ode is done my friends
I'll tell you what I've learned
Not soon again will that old drill
Have cause to feel he's spurned
Regards, Tom
Thomas J. Watson - Cabinetmaker
Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
www.tjwcabinetmaker.com
[email protected] wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Nicely done Tom, and quite apropos
> Re the Milwaukee, learned the hard way not to wrap my thumb around the
> handle, but keep it parallel to my fingers. When the drill does kick
> out, it won't try to take my thumb with it (again).
>
> On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 4:35:04 AM UTC-4,
> [email protected] wrote:
>> Electric Comet <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:nmbvbn$s1c$4 @dont-email.me:
>>
>> > everyone by now probably has a battery powered drill and they are
>> > good
>> >
>> > but i need some more power so i am looking for a corded hand held
>> > drill
>> >
>> > what is the creme of the current crop
>> >
>> > i think i should go half inch
>>
>> Ode to a Corded Drill by Tom Watson. Copied from:
>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rec.woodworking/hVLMes27ldM/mrqv
>> yv- QrkIJ
>>
>> Ode to a Corded Drill
>>
>> Of cordless drills I've got a few
>> 'Bout five they are in number
>> They've chased their corded brethren out
>> To rusted dusty slumber
>>
>> But came this morn I had a task
>> 'Twas not within their compass
>> I'd fifty two inch holes to drill
>> This called for much more whoopass
>>
>> So to their box I guilty stole
>> Flung up the shrieking lid
>> They lay inside though long denied
>> And in their coffin hid
>>
>> Their tails were coiled 'round them tight
>> Their copper windings glistened
>> I saw they hungered for the light
>> Like babes just newly christened
>>
>> I held one high against the sky
>> To read the ancient runes
>> 'Milwaukee' read the word inscribed
>> Not seen for many moons
>>
>> His tail was cracked and poorly patched
>> His body caked in grime
>> But 'twas a smile on his chuck
>> He knew it was his time
>>
>> The old dog didn't ask for much
>> A dusting and some oil
>> He sighed at my familiar touch
>> He'd never known but toil
>>
>> The shank of that great two inch bit
>> He took into his maw
>> I plugged him in and saw him grin
>> Those cordless watched in awe
>>
>> As Old Milwaukee cut his holes
>> With wild electric glee
>> On and on with guts and brawn
>> So happy to be free
>>
>> He never asked for quarter nay
>> Nor quarter was he givin'
>> He sang in that great light of day
>> Till all the holes he'd riven
>>
>> And all too soon his task was done
>> His body warmed with labor
>> I laid him soft upon the bench
>> A moment one should savor
>>
>> He'd labored well and I won't dwell
>> Upon his cordless brothers
>> Who hid their heads while he did work
>> T'would make them call their mothers
>>
>> I won't give up my cordless drills
>> They've got their time and place
>> But so do drills with tails my friend
>> And so they need a space
>>
>> Not locked away from light of day
>> In never ending darkness
>> But out in God's good working light
>> And ready for the harness
>>
>> So now my ode is done my friends
>> I'll tell you what I've learned
>> Not soon again will that old drill
>> Have cause to feel he's spurned
>>
>>
>> Regards, Tom
>> Thomas J. Watson - Cabinetmaker
>> Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
>> www.tjwcabinetmaker.com
>
>
Just wanted to make sure proper credit goes where it belongs. Tom Watson
wrote "Ode to a Corded Drill" and I just reposted it.
Puckdropper
Nicely done Tom, and quite apropos
Re the Milwaukee, learned the hard way not to wrap my thumb around the handle, but keep it parallel to my fingers. When the drill does kick out, it won't try to take my thumb with it (again).
On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 4:35:04 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
> Electric Comet <[email protected]> wrote in news:nmbvbn$s1c$4
> @dont-email.me:
>
> > everyone by now probably has a battery powered drill and they are good
> >
> > but i need some more power so i am looking for a corded hand held drill
> >
> > what is the creme of the current crop
> >
> > i think i should go half inch
>
> Ode to a Corded Drill by Tom Watson. Copied from:
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rec.woodworking/hVLMes27ldM/mrqvyv-
> QrkIJ
>
> Ode to a Corded Drill
>
> Of cordless drills I've got a few
> 'Bout five they are in number
> They've chased their corded brethren out
> To rusted dusty slumber
>
> But came this morn I had a task
> 'Twas not within their compass
> I'd fifty two inch holes to drill
> This called for much more whoopass
>
> So to their box I guilty stole
> Flung up the shrieking lid
> They lay inside though long denied
> And in their coffin hid
>
> Their tails were coiled 'round them tight
> Their copper windings glistened
> I saw they hungered for the light
> Like babes just newly christened
>
> I held one high against the sky
> To read the ancient runes
> 'Milwaukee' read the word inscribed
> Not seen for many moons
>
> His tail was cracked and poorly patched
> His body caked in grime
> But 'twas a smile on his chuck
> He knew it was his time
>
> The old dog didn't ask for much
> A dusting and some oil
> He sighed at my familiar touch
> He'd never known but toil
>
> The shank of that great two inch bit
> He took into his maw
> I plugged him in and saw him grin
> Those cordless watched in awe
>
> As Old Milwaukee cut his holes
> With wild electric glee
> On and on with guts and brawn
> So happy to be free
>
> He never asked for quarter nay
> Nor quarter was he givin'
> He sang in that great light of day
> Till all the holes he'd riven
>
> And all too soon his task was done
> His body warmed with labor
> I laid him soft upon the bench
> A moment one should savor
>
> He'd labored well and I won't dwell
> Upon his cordless brothers
> Who hid their heads while he did work
> T'would make them call their mothers
>
> I won't give up my cordless drills
> They've got their time and place
> But so do drills with tails my friend
> And so they need a space
>
> Not locked away from light of day
> In never ending darkness
> But out in God's good working light
> And ready for the harness
>
> So now my ode is done my friends
> I'll tell you what I've learned
> Not soon again will that old drill
> Have cause to feel he's spurned
>
>
> Regards, Tom
> Thomas J. Watson - Cabinetmaker
> Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
> www.tjwcabinetmaker.com
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
> On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 8:32:57 PM UTC-4, Electric Comet wrote:
> > everyone by now probably has a battery powered drill and they are good
> >
> > but i need some more power so i am looking for a corded hand held drill
> >
> > what is the creme of the current crop
> >
> > i think i should go half inch
>
> look for a Milwaukee Magnum. Make sure you get the side handle. Enough torque to do some serious damage if/when it catches.
FWIW, I needed to set some anchor ties a while back. I'd drilled that
slab before with a half-inch cordless hammer drill and it was slow
going. So this time I took a chance on a Harbor Fright SDS hammer and
it went through the concrete like a drill press through balsa. Probably
won't last too long but I doubt I'm going to drill a hundred more holes
in concrete in the rest of my life and it was cheaper than renting one,
so I'm happy.
On 7/16/2016 10:36 AM, Puckdropper wrote:
> Just wanted to make sure proper credit goes where it belongs. Tom Watson
> wrote "Ode to a Corded Drill" and I just reposted it.
Tom is still occasionally writing those pithy gems on his FaceBook page,
for those who want to get back in contact via that particular venue.
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Meanie <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> On 7/15/2016 8:46 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 8:32:57 PM UTC-4, Electric Comet wrote:
>>> everyone by now probably has a battery powered drill and they are
>>> good
>>>
>>> but i need some more power so i am looking for a corded hand held
>>> drill
>>>
>>> what is the creme of the current crop
>>>
>>> i think i should go half inch
>>
>> look for a Milwaukee Magnum. Make sure you get the side handle.
>> Enough torque to do some serious damage if/when it catches.
>>
>
> I can vouch for the Milwaukee. Mine nearly tore my arm off at one time
> with the torque it kicks out.
Pfaugh. If you really want a drill with power, forget the
Magnum and get one of Milwaukee's compact drills, like the
1660.
(you _do not_ hand-hold those drills when doing serious work.
You thread a length of 3/4 pipe (*) into the hole provided on
the drill body, and make sure it's securely braced against
some convenient structure before you start.)
(* on the railroad, we always called a length of pipe used
for leverage a "swedish extension". No idea why.)
John
On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 9:17:56 AM UTC-5, John McCoy wrote:
> Meanie <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
> > On 7/15/2016 8:46 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> >> On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 8:32:57 PM UTC-4, Electric Comet wrote:
> >>> everyone by now probably has a battery powered drill and they are
> >>> good
> >>>
> >>> but i need some more power so i am looking for a corded hand held
> >>> drill
> >>>
> >>> what is the creme of the current crop
> >>>
> >>> i think i should go half inch
> >>
> >> look for a Milwaukee Magnum. Make sure you get the side handle.
> >> Enough torque to do some serious damage if/when it catches.
> >>
> >
> > I can vouch for the Milwaukee. Mine nearly tore my arm off at one time
> > with the torque it kicks out.
>
> Pfaugh. If you really want a drill with power, forget the
> Magnum and get one of Milwaukee's compact drills, like the
> 1660.
>
> (you _do not_ hand-hold those drills when doing serious work.
> You thread a length of 3/4 pipe (*) into the hole provided on
> the drill body, and make sure it's securely braced against
> some convenient structure before you start.)
>
>
> (* on the railroad, we always called a length of pipe used
> for leverage a "swedish extension". No idea why.)
>
> John
When I was a kid and noticed something was out-of-square, my gramps would say it was probably a Swedish carpenter. Not sure why they got a bad rap?
On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 8:32:57 PM UTC-4, Electric Comet wrote:
> everyone by now probably has a battery powered drill and they are good
>
> but i need some more power so i am looking for a corded hand held drill
>
> what is the creme of the current crop
>
> i think i should go half inch
look for a Milwaukee Magnum. Make sure you get the side handle. Enough torque to do some serious damage if/when it catches.
On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:46:07 -0700 (PDT)
[email protected] wrote:
> look for a Milwaukee Magnum. Make sure you get the side handle.
> Enough torque to do some serious damage if/when it catches.
yeah i learned how much torque they have once when drilling thru multiple
studs
definitely did not use the trigger lock after that
On 7/15/2016 8:46 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 8:32:57 PM UTC-4, Electric Comet wrote:
>> everyone by now probably has a battery powered drill and they are good
>>
>> but i need some more power so i am looking for a corded hand held drill
>>
>> what is the creme of the current crop
>>
>> i think i should go half inch
>
> look for a Milwaukee Magnum. Make sure you get the side handle. Enough torque to do some serious damage if/when it catches.
>
I can vouch for the Milwaukee. Mine nearly tore my arm off at one time
with the torque it kicks out.
"Electric Comet" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> everyone by now probably has a battery powered drill and they are good
>
> but i need some more power so i am looking for a corded hand held drill
>
> what is the creme of the current crop
>
> i think i should go half inch
I have mostly Milwaukee corded and cordless drills.
Milwakee
Hole Hawg
1" Spline Drive
D-handle right angle
D-handle long reach (same as right angle)
Several pistol grips
2 18V Cordless drill/screw/hammer
I do have a few other corded drills for in between stuff.
SDS plus drive Makita
Pistol Grip Makita
Pistol Grip Rigid
They are all decent, and none of them were on the discount shelf.
For a drill I'd probably go Milwaukee as my first choice, just like Skill is
my first choice for a worm drive saw.
On Sat, 16 Jul 2016 16:34:49 -0700
"Bob La Londe" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have mostly Milwaukee corded and cordless drills.
>
> Milwakee
> Hole Hawg
> 1" Spline Drive
> D-handle right angle
> D-handle long reach (same as right angle)
> Several pistol grips
> 2 18V Cordless drill/screw/hammer
>
> I do have a few other corded drills for in between stuff.
> SDS plus drive Makita
> Pistol Grip Makita
> Pistol Grip Rigid
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> They are all decent, and none of them were on the discount shelf.
>
> For a drill I'd probably go Milwaukee as my first choice, just like
> Skill is my first choice for a worm drive saw.
will keep my eyes open for one milwaukee or makita
On Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:32:17 -0400
Casper <[email protected]> wrote:
> Anyway, I have a fair amount of DeWalt stuff (and other brands) and
> they seem to work really well for me.
my dewalt experience has been limited but not impressed with it
maybe they are better now but once burned twice shy or something like
that
Electric Comet <[email protected]> was heard to mutter:
>everyone by now probably has a battery powered drill and they are good
>
>but i need some more power so i am looking for a corded hand held drill
>
>what is the creme of the current crop
>
>i think i should go half inch
I have learned to always keep one corded drill around. That said, I
couple years ago I was looking for a decent no-frills corded drill but
wasn't finding anything in my cheap price range. A friend found a
'going-out-of-business' sale and picked up a DeWalt D21002 that he
gifted me for xmas. It's a nice drill but I cannot use it for what I
had intended as it does not have a trigger lock. It still sits new in
the box. My friend was sorry. He just assumed they all had trigger
locks these days and didn't think to look.
Anyway, I have a fair amount of DeWalt stuff (and other brands) and
they seem to work really well for me.
On Sat, 16 Jul 2016 07:52:44 -0700 (PDT), Bob Villa
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 9:17:56 AM UTC-5, John McCoy wrote:
>> Meanie <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>>
>> > On 7/15/2016 8:46 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> >> On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 8:32:57 PM UTC-4, Electric Comet wrote:
>> >>> everyone by now probably has a battery powered drill and they are
>> >>> good
>> >>>
>> >>> but i need some more power so i am looking for a corded hand held
>> >>> drill
>> >>>
>> >>> what is the creme of the current crop
>> >>>
>> >>> i think i should go half inch
>> >>
>> >> look for a Milwaukee Magnum. Make sure you get the side handle.
>> >> Enough torque to do some serious damage if/when it catches.
>> >>
>> >
>> > I can vouch for the Milwaukee. Mine nearly tore my arm off at one time
>> > with the torque it kicks out.
>>
>> Pfaugh. If you really want a drill with power, forget the
>> Magnum and get one of Milwaukee's compact drills, like the
>> 1660.
>>
>> (you _do not_ hand-hold those drills when doing serious work.
>> You thread a length of 3/4 pipe (*) into the hole provided on
>> the drill body, and make sure it's securely braced against
>> some convenient structure before you start.)
>>
>>
>> (* on the railroad, we always called a length of pipe used
>> for leverage a "swedish extension". No idea why.)
>>
>> John
>
>When I was a kid and noticed something was out-of-square, my gramps would say it was probably a Swedish carpenter. Not sure why they got a bad rap?
Up here it was a "dutchman"
On Thu, 21 Jul 2016 08:56:49 -0700, Electric Comet
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:32:17 -0400
>Casper <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Anyway, I have a fair amount of DeWalt stuff (and other brands) and
>> they seem to work really well for me.
>
>my dewalt experience has been limited but not impressed with it
>
>maybe they are better now but once burned twice shy or something like
>that
>
>
Likely worse now than previously.
>
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On Sat, 16 Jul 2016 07:52:44 -0700 (PDT), Bob Villa
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 9:17:56 AM UTC-5, John McCoy wrote:
>> Meanie <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>>
>> > On 7/15/2016 8:46 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> >> On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 8:32:57 PM UTC-4, Electric Comet wrote:
>> >>> everyone by now probably has a battery powered drill and they are
>> >>> good
>> >>>
>> >>> but i need some more power so i am looking for a corded hand held
>> >>> drill
>> >>>
>> >>> what is the creme of the current crop
>> >>>
>> >>> i think i should go half inch
>> >>
>> >> look for a Milwaukee Magnum. Make sure you get the side handle.
>> >> Enough torque to do some serious damage if/when it catches.
>> >>
>> >
>> > I can vouch for the Milwaukee. Mine nearly tore my arm off at one time
>> > with the torque it kicks out.
>>
>> Pfaugh. If you really want a drill with power, forget the
>> Magnum and get one of Milwaukee's compact drills, like the
>> 1660.
>>
>> (you _do not_ hand-hold those drills when doing serious work.
>> You thread a length of 3/4 pipe (*) into the hole provided on
>> the drill body, and make sure it's securely braced against
>> some convenient structure before you start.)
>>
>>
>> (* on the railroad, we always called a length of pipe used
>> for leverage a "swedish extension". No idea why.)
>>
>> John
>
>When I was a kid and noticed something was out-of-square, my gramps would say it was probably a Swedish carpenter. Not sure why they got a bad rap?
My parents grew up in the UP of Michigan and Minnesota. Swedes were
to that area what Polacks were to Chicago. The Poles bad rap lasted a
bit longer.