Mac’s thread pic reminds me of the (likely Craftsman) electric drill Dad had when I was around five years old. Looked like a prop from the old Buster Crabbe “Flash Gordon” serials. Ginormous, chrome-plated, generated lots of ozone.
And a chuck key tied securely to the power cord.
IIRC, you could see sparks through the ventilation slits in the case; I was a little intimidated by the thing.
Sure Happy It’s Thursday, Gerbil Nation!
Good morning, Fatwa, and Sven!
Mac -- a pun on a Thursday morning? Well played!
Fatwa -- my Dad had a 1/4″ Rockwell drill like the one you described, in fact I still have it. He also had a 1/2″ drill with a spade handle that had low speed and high torque. My brother snagged that one decades ago and probably hasn’t used it in as many years.
Thursday salutations, Wheelizens.
Never leave the key in the chuck.
Mac’s thread pic reminds me of the (likely Craftsman) electric drill Dad had when I was around five years old. Looked like a prop from the old Buster Crabbe “Flash Gordon” serials. Ginormous, chrome-plated, generated lots of ozone.
And a chuck key tied securely to the power cord.
IIRC, you could see sparks through the ventilation slits in the case; I was a little intimidated by the thing.
BBL.
The “Drill o’ Doom” looked quite similar to this one:
Hi, Fatwa -- happy Thursday, GN!
SMOD. Like.
Off to teh bestest place ever. Poof.
Sure Happy It’s Thursday, Gerbil Nation!
Good morning, Fatwa, and Sven!
Mac -- a pun on a Thursday morning? Well played!
Fatwa -- my Dad had a 1/4″ Rockwell drill like the one you described, in fact I still have it. He also had a 1/2″ drill with a spade handle that had low speed and high torque. My brother snagged that one decades ago and probably hasn’t used it in as many years.
It looked something like this: