Old electric drills weigh a tonne

[Andrew]

I'm sorting through dad's old tools, most of which are junk,
rusty, or simply duplicate what I already possess.

What to so with his Bridges electric drill is a problem.
It's a Bridges (no mention of Stanley) 1/4 inch Mk I DR-2T
and there seem to be quite a few on various online sites
at prices up to £60.

I would use it, but it weighs 2.14 Kg !!!, is not a hammer
drill, only has a 1/4 inch chuck and is mains only.

I powered it up, which must be the first time it has had
power for at least 40 years and it smells just like my old
Meccano 12V DC motor, or a Scalextric car. Apart from that
it just works, but is really only a collectors item (still
has the original box).

Keep, or chuck ???

Andrew

[Brian Gaff]

I'm sure there are collectors out there. People will collect anything. I
have a two speed mains Black and Decka here, and it dates back to the late
70s and its very handy, since being quite heavy, its great when you don't
want a wobbly hole in something, indeed its hard not to drill thru the floor
by accident under its own weight!


Brian

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[John Rumm]

On 10/06/2022 14:58, Andrew wrote:
> I'm sorting through dad's old tools, most of which are junk,
> rusty, or simply duplicate what I already possess.
>
> What to so with his Bridges electric drill is a problem.
> It's a Bridges (no mention of Stanley) 1/4 inch Mk I DR-2T
> and there seem to be quite a few on various online sites
> at prices up to £60.
>
> I would use it, but it weighs 2.14 Kg !!!, is not a hammer
> drill, only has a 1/4 inch chuck and is mains only.

All metal case like the original B&Ds?

> I powered it up, which must be the first time it has had
> power for at least 40 years and it smells just like my old
> Meccano 12V DC motor, or a Scalextric car. Apart from that
> it just works, but is really only a collectors item (still
> has the original box).
>
> Keep, or chuck ???

Unless you have a need to make some kind of workshop jig that needs a
source of powered rotation, then it is probably sub optimal for any
other use.


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[Andrew]

On 10/06/2022 15:54, John Rumm wrote:
> On 10/06/2022 14:58, Andrew wrote:
>> I'm sorting through dad's old tools, most of which are junk,
>> rusty, or simply duplicate what I already possess.
>>
>> What to so with his Bridges electric drill is a problem.
>> It's a Bridges (no mention of Stanley) 1/4 inch Mk I DR-2T
>> and there seem to be quite a few on various online sites
>> at prices up to £60.
>>
>> I would use it, but it weighs 2.14 Kg !!!, is not a hammer
>> drill, only has a 1/4 inch chuck and is mains only.
>
> All metal case like the original B&Ds?
>

Yup. and has the original metallic silver paint, not the
plain white or cream finish that later models had.

Because it has spent the last 40 years in the house inside
his old army royal engineers metal trunk, the rubber power
cable is in perfect condition, and it didn't trip the ring
main RCD either. Phew.

[charles]

In article <t7vluu$snp$1...@dont-email.me>,

John Rumm <see.my.s...@nowhere.null> wrote:
> On 10/06/2022 14:58, Andrew wrote:
> > I'm sorting through dad's old tools, most of which are junk,
> > rusty, or simply duplicate what I already possess.
> >
> > What to so with his Bridges electric drill is a problem.
> > It's a Bridges (no mention of Stanley) 1/4 inch Mk I DR-2T
> > and there seem to be quite a few on various online sites
> > at prices up to £60.
> >
> > I would use it, but it weighs 2.14 Kg !!!, is not a hammer
> > drill, only has a 1/4 inch chuck and is mains only.

> All metal case like the original B&Ds?

> > I powered it up, which must be the first time it has had
> > power for at least 40 years and it smells just like my old
> > Meccano 12V DC motor, or a Scalextric car. Apart from that
> > it just works, but is really only a collectors item (still
> > has the original box).
> >
> > Keep, or chuck ???

> Unless you have a need to make some kind of workshop jig that needs a
> source of powered rotation, then it is probably sub optimal for any
> other use.

I had one of those. I had various attachments for, too. All were useless
when the drill died.
> -

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[Jim Stewart ...]

On 10/06/2022 14:58, Andrew wrote:

keep...I have one the same bought in 1970

[Jim Stewart ...]

I have the white painted one

[Andrew]

This one must have been bought in the 1950's. It's
a Mark 1 drill and no mention of 'Stanley' on the drill
or box.

[John Rumm]

I still have the 2 speed B&D hammer drill that came in a big plastic
case with a bunch of attachments. Not sure what happened to the
attachments. Some were just about ok... The circular saw one was crude
but worked - limited depth of cut though. The orbital sander was slow
but ok, the jigsaw was an ergonomic nightmare with all the charm of a
set of bagpipes!

[Robert]

On 10/06/2022 14:58, Andrew wrote:

I work/volunteer in a local Charity Shop; old power tools , suitably
tested, sell surprisingly well and for more money than I would spend on
them ! Just check eBay for some idea of prices.

[Animal]

These run the 1950s Bridges tabletop lathes, so are always in demand. Ebay it. Or buy a lathe.

[williamwright]

We didn't have tonnes in them days.

Bill

[Andy Dingley]

On Friday, 10 June 2022 at 14:58:16 UTC+1, Andrew wrote:

> What to so with his Bridges electric drill is a problem.
> It's a Bridges (no mention of Stanley) 1/4 inch Mk I DR-2T
> and there seem to be quite a few on various online sites
> at prices up to £60.
>

I have several of these, love them.

It needs servicing. Electrical insulation is the main suspect, and the cable is almost certainly scrap. Grease wants cleaning out and changing too.

Once running, it's a small, low-powered drill that's quite heavy. You can drill with it – quite handy for some aluminium pop-rivet fabrication work, but mine sit there with paint stripping and polishing brushes in them permanently. Unlike a modern drill, they'll run 40 hours a week doing this.

[jon]

I have a Wolf mains electric drill, with a white metal body and painted
gold.

[Andrew]

The rubber cable is in perfect condition (visually), because when not
being used, it lived inside his metal army trunk at the top of
the stairs, so dry and dark. I'll check out the state of the
grease.

[John Rumm]

Also true of most of the VIR insulated cables chased into walls in old
places that have failed insulation resistance testing!

Don't go by looks, test it. If you can't test it, then assume it is
unsafe and replace it.

> I'll check out the state of the
> grease.

[Andy Burns]

Andrew wrote:

> I'm sorting through dad's old tools, most of which are junk,
> rusty, or simply duplicate what I already possess.
> What to so with his Bridges electric drill is a problem.

I've just brought home Dad's drill, a Van Dorn 1/2" Junior like this

<https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-van-dorn-2-junior-electric-441911319>

and corresponding Van Dorn No 40 Bench Drill Stand

<https://www.ebay.com/itm/334341548124>

I never remember him having it around when I was a kid, probably acquired it
from a dead friend or colleague ... I doubt that I need it in addition to my bog
std "Clarke-type" drill press.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

In article <ji349m...@mid.individual.net>,

Problem with most of those drill stands that take a portable drill is a
lot of side to side slop. But often have a greater travel than a basic
bench drill.

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