Right Angle Drill

Cost me about half (third?) the price of hiring a kosher drill to buy the 90-deg adaptor, which worked fine for the limited use I put it to, and I still have the adaptor if there's ever a 'next time'.

David

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Lobster
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B&Q sell this angle drill under the PP Pro brand for £50

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sell a cheap Makita angle drill too.
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for a Makita angle drill:
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beefier Ryobi for £99
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Doctor Drivel

A good angle drill can be used as a normal frill too. Look at the ryobi:

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Doctor Drivel

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John Rumm

On a slightly related topic.

Yesterday, the right-angle-adaptor on the drill being used in the space shuttle payload bay failed. I don't think it was PP though.

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Ian Stirling

Right angle drills are great, but still _very_ expensive. I wonder when Ferm will do one ?

Cheap fix - get a floorboard ratchet brace - a brace with "half a handle" so it fits between joists, then use a short screw auger. Slower than a power drill, but still a quick job.

Even cheaper fix - get a cheap ratchet brace, a hacksaw and either a welder or a few Jubilee clips. It works fine!

To make a short auger, either cut-and-shut one (more welding) or else saw one down and forge a new square taper onto the end. You'll need to re-heat treat the cutting end, but that's easy for something that's only turned at hand speeds.

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Andy Dingley

Interested to find out more about the science behind this as I would have thought a notch even quite close to the end would have been worse than the equivalent size hole as there is support from above the aperture. Surely only very close to the ends shear stress comes into play significantly?

AIUI these figures are building regs stuff right?

Alex.

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AlexW

That is why they sell them that way, so the battery of your drill/driver can be used.

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Doctor Drivel

Shouldn't matter - it had a 3 year warranty.

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Andy Hall

Just take the shuttle back

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Doctor Drivel

I see that there's a possible opportunity for you today. They need to remove some straps holding heatshield in place, apparently using a hacksaw.

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"The International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm will position Discovery mission specialist Robinson underneath the shuttle so he can pull the gap fillers out.

If this doesn't work, he will use a saw to hack them away. "

Let's hope that this is in accordance with the Maker's recommendations.

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Andy Hall

I wonder if they had their 'consequent losses' paragraph in place. ;-)

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John Cartmell

use. The drill came in blow moulded case with a set of blade type wood bits of various sizes, but more importantly with very short shanks. 500 watts is not too powerful but ok for 1 inch holes in wood if taken at steady pace, with breaks.

However I bought mine for half price when B&Q finished the range. So I don't think they are available anymore but I'm willing to be corrected on that.

Roger

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Roger R

You can buy short augers ready made...

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John Rumm

The drill appears top be designed for ordinary use too. Is it easy to use as normal drill?

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Doctor Drivel

I bet they'll screw that up as well.

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Doctor Drivel

I didn't know you'd been doing NASA training....

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Andy Hall

I haven't, I would be the one to train them. The sound incompetent.

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Doctor Drivel

Should be safe enough, then.

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Andy Hall

In my hands they would be very safe.

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Doctor Drivel

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