Does anyone know if a short bodies electric drill exists?

[Peter]

I am looking for a short bodied power drill. It can be wide but it must be shorter than10cm (including whatever chuck is fitted)

I know of special flat motors, sometimes called 'pancake motors so I guess somewhere someone has used one of these to make a stubby drill.

Can anyone shed any further light on this please?

[Jeff]

Peter wrote :-

Right Angle drill ?

Regards Jeff

[Lobster]

This sort of thing? Or still too deep?

[Ian Stirling]

I have for one job, used a right-angle screwdriver adaptor, to drill

15mm holes using a spade bit. It gets warm, and I have doubts it'd last for more than a few holes.

[bigcat]

FOr the ultimate in shortness I'd get a pancake motor and grind a cutting point on its shaft. total length, including bit, under an inch.

Wont drill very far of course... :)

NT

[Peter]

This would be nice! I don't need to drill. I want a really squat rotary sander but not the type described as 'orbital'

I needs one that forcefully spins rather than vibrates as the target material is jelly-like and just absorbs the vibration displacement of that type of sander.

[Ian Stirling]

Angle grinder? Maybe one with a carbide grit disk. It can melt and spray 'jelly-like' stuff quite well.

[bigcat]

For an easy life you can get belt sanders with an sticking-out sanding arm, well under 4". Look in screwfix cat for pics.

NT

[Rob Morley]

How about something like this?

[Peter]

Yes, that looks very promising. Thanks!