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17th February 2019, 01:48 PM #16
OK 124/5 is one to keep on my list to look for. I like the spirit level in the 144 what a great idea!
Mike
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17th February 2019, 02:38 PM #17
D'oh.
Oops. Note to self: spend more time proof reading .
That's the 145. The other (without spirit level) is the 144. I've now corrected that post. Note the the drill that Record copied, the MF 118, also has the spirit level (see my first photo).
More drills to come.
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17th February 2019, 03:17 PM #18
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1st March 2019, 03:19 PM #19
USA Eggbeater Drills.
I've summed up my British eggbeaters, but still have a few Yank-made ones. Some Millers Falls and Goodell-Pratt.
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From L to R
- Millers Falls No.2 (from a previous photo) - possibly a 2-02 as it has a die cast frame;
- Millers Falls No.2;
- Goodell-Pratt No.379;
- un-identified, but probably a Millers Falls or Goodell-Pratt.
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1st March 2019, 03:42 PM #20
USA Eggbeater Breast Drills.
Some bigger Millers Falls drills.
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The one on the right is the Millers Falls No.200 2-speed ratcheting breast drill (with the crude ratchet from an earlier photo). The other two are Millers Falls No.97 2-speed, continuous motion breast drills, and these are magic. In the lower photo, in the middle of the four angled gears is a knurled adjuster, with five positions.
In the first "Plain" position the drill operates as a normal drill.
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The next two positions are "RH Ratchet" and "LH Ratchet" - which pretty much sums up what they do. RH turns the chuck clockwise (normal direction for drilling), LH turns anti-clockwise.
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Then the magic begins. "RH Onward" and "LH Onward" - no matter which way you turn the crank handle, the drill turns in the selected direction. In "RH Onward", turn the crank clockwise and the chuck turns clockwise. Turn the handle back the other way (anti-clockwise) but the chuck still turns clockwise. Rotate the crank back and forth (say 90 degrees each way) and the chuck just keeps on turning clockwise in a continuous motion.
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There are little gnomes in there I tell you.
Cheers, Vann.Last edited by Vann; 1st March 2019 at 03:59 PM. Reason: Model No.s corrected.
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1st March 2019, 07:14 PM #21
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3rd March 2019, 06:51 PM #22
This is inside my tool trolley at work. I obtained it before I had access to the power drills and as it is "cordless" does not need to pass electrical testing. The battery never goes flat.
It does see the occasional use. Make is Leytool. Operates smoothly although the chuck is stiff.
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3rd March 2019, 07:11 PM #23
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10th March 2019, 06:46 PM #24
More USA Eggbeaters - The Yanks Are Coming - pt.1.
Finally, my Yankees. Manufactured by North Bros. until bought out by Stanley in 1946. Stanley dropped some models, but kept others, at least for a while. The last versions of the "Yankee" mechanisms was that in the well know "Yankee" screwdrivers. However, the drill mechanisms were the same concept, but more complex.
Although North Bros. made many models of eggbeaters, the ones that interest me are the continuous motion models - like the Millers Falls No.97. I'm not sure who invented them, North Bros. or Millers Falls, or whether they each use differing mechanisms to produce the same result. The North Bros. patent describes 5 different fuctions, each the same as those on the Millers falls No.97 - but in production North Bros dropped the LH "Onward" function and in its place substituted a "Lock" function (presumably to help with chuck tightening and loosening).
The smallest fully "continuous motion" Yankee is their single speed No.1530.
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The top one is my daughter's (I repainted the crank gear - should be black). The lower one is mine (the tee handle is a PO mod.).
These are a little smaller than the Stanley No.803/805 we all know and love.
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10th March 2019, 11:56 PM #25
More USA Eggbeaters - The Yanks Are Coming - pt.2.
The middle-sized North Bros. "Yankees" continuous motion drills are the No.545 (2-jaw chuck) and No.1545 (3-jaw chuck) and these are two-speed (there are single-speed versions as well). These are quite a bit bigger than yea olde Stanley No.803/805. Bigger even than the Millers Falls No.2.
I've acquired one of each. The first is a No.545 with a bent shaft, and gummed up mechanism. The second is a No.1545 with a broken and badly repaired crank wheel, and malfunctioning mechanism (did I mention I'm a bottom feeder ).
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I've removed the mechanism of the No.545 (lower drill) in the above photo.
The damage to the No.1545 crank wheel can be seen in here.
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The plan was (and still is) to rebuild the No.1545 using the best parts from both.
Much more detail here Repairing a Yankee No.1545 Eggbeater
I'll get back to that thread (and those drills) one day.
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11th March 2019, 04:34 PM #26GOLD MEMBER
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My much loved and much used little Becon with 1mm bit in situ. Handy for very delicate work.
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12th March 2019, 06:04 PM #27
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12th March 2019, 06:07 PM #28
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24th March 2019, 08:40 PM #29
Anyone used a drill like this with the bevelled(?) gears. I wonder if it would be a significant improvement.
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25th March 2019, 10:10 AM #30Try not to be late, but never be early.
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Mike, that's a nice little drill, never seen one like it before, I imagine it would be smoother and quieter to use. Know who made it?
Cheers,
Geoff.
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