My best mag drill true story: Co-worker Bubba was using a dull 1" or a little bigger twist drill in a large (unstoppable) mag drill on a 16" I-beam. The beam was sitting on metal saw horses. He had his arms wrapped in the quill handle to force it through. He overpowered the magnet at about the time it poked out the other side. He couldn't get away from it, the drill and him spun around, flopped the beam over and then off of the horses. It kept spinning and had two wraps of #12 AWG cord around him and the beam. What saved him is that one of the extension cords unplugged in the mayhem. He ended up with some broken ribs, a severely sprained wrist, torn muscles and bad bruising all over his body. I made sure to tell him jokes for the next few weeks. Laughing helped remind him how stupidly he broke his ribs. (And yes, in those days the company let him come to work with broken ribs.)

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Wow, that’s some story. Very scary.

I have my dad's old Sioux 1/2 drill. This drill has given every operator reason to respect it.

@user-pk2fg8im4u

Жыл бұрын

Me too, and yes I respect it.

Thank you so much for making this video, it brings to light that while anyone can make a mag drill the devil is in the details, using a hougen is an entirely different experience from what I just watched.

It feels like somebody crossed up the decaf and caf this morning. That was quite the jump onto the table!

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

I can still jump. But not very fast or not very high.

I used a mag drill in 1994 at the KY Center for the Arts. We drilled holes in the house girders to accommodate bracing for the extra demands the chandelier rig on "Phantom of the Opera" put on the structure. I was amazed not only that such a tool existed, but at how effortlessly it performed the task. We also used a hole puncher where possible. It was like one of those emergency electric tire pumps for you car, only instead of a tire fill valve at the end, there was a device that looked like a large paper punch. You place it on 3/8" steel plate and push a button. About five seconds later you hear a pop and you have a smooth hole and an ingot. Incredible little tool.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

👍👍

Yes, in the early 70's, I worked for a boat manufacturer. I was given a 1" drill with a 1-1/2" bit to drill thru the transom to install the drain. Several times I did tricks at the drill rodeo for the enjoyment and laughter of my co-workers as that tank of a drill broke thru the 3" thick transom! 😁

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Scary

Not a drill scenario, but as a hotel Bus Boy in the school holidays and weekends, I used to polish the ballroom floor with a big electric buffer. The cable was always getting in the way, so I used to drape it over my shoulder. I managed to buff across the cable, which immediately wrapped around the drum, pulling me towards the handle bar which caught under my chin and nearly strangled the life out of me, but I managed to turn my head to the side and regain my airway ! The local crane manufacturer here had some huge, 2 man air powered drills that had a handlebar throttle, like a motorbike, they were so low geared, they took an age to stop, H&S would have them banned today !

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Scary

You've got the Magnum P. I vibe. Tom Selleck eat your heart out.

As I write this I have a sore wrist from a drill twisting out of control while drilling a relatively small 1/2" hole yesterday in a steel workbench my dad gave me. I knew better because the angle was bad and I am an amputee already so had the used of one good right hand. Long story short, I watched your videos about this and placed an order today. No more twisty wristy for this guy. Thanks for the thorough review. I loved it.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

It seems like virtually everyone that works in the shop. Has experienced what you just described. Keep watching.

@ReZipped

Жыл бұрын

@@mrpete222 The drill arrived yesterday. Before I got the drill I wasted hours and effort trying to make the 1/2" holes. With the magnetic drill, I finished all the holes in the workbench in about 30 minutes. Why didn't I buy one sooner? Duh.

@mikeadams2339

3 ай бұрын

Kinda used to busting knuckles.now my wrists have weakened enough for me to order one these. Thankz for the info.after almost a year have they come up with a chuck you can use?

When I started in the elevator trade (before safety had been invented) we drilled the holes in the beams at the top of the hoistway to mount sheaves on with drills like the one that threw you off the bench. Standing on an extension ladder from the top floor with nothing but air between you and the pit 20 floors below. When we got a mag drill it was a quite an improvement.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Scary

@stevewilliams2498

Жыл бұрын

Mag drills aren't without their issues though are they. They don't come with "safety" tie down straps for nothing. Contrary to Mr. Pete's comment .. it isn't difficult to break free the magnets especially on rusty or heavy painted beams They are dam heavy and if, like you, you were .. up a ladder you wouldn't want it on your head 😎🙈

@nunyabussiness4054

Жыл бұрын

@@stevewilliams2498 We were always working on new beams but still always had safety straps in place. This was sometimes difficult to achieve as the beams had no holes in them and a concrete floor poured flush with the tops of them. We would use C-clamps and other methods to hold them in place. When we got the drill up there you locked it in place near the place the hole was going to be and kept one hand on it incase the power failed (which was not unusual on construction sites) attached the straps or chains. Then moved it to the exact place to drill the hole.

@jacobpoucher

Жыл бұрын

The story about the generator running the mag drill dying cones to mind, the drill fell.

Neat drill press. Thanks for showing us. My father had his nose moved an inch or two to the left by a 3/4" electric drill motor when the bit caught in the work. I'm sure he would have liked a VEVOR press.

One last observation, often when drilling plan hot rolled plate (not machined) mag drills will sometimes walk a little when you turn the magnet on and move you off your mark. We always keep a rubber mallet handy to tap the base of the magnet to do the final alignment on a hole that requires some precision.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Excellent tip. I will remember that

I've had a rotary hammer twist me up 9' up on a 10' ladder, no fall and no breaks but that was pure luck quick thinking and even faster reflexes. The first run in with a powerful drill was an inch and a quarter spade bit in a tight spot, I was going pretty quick until I hit a buried nail, it delivered quite a punch to my jaw and almost knocked me out.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Wow

You are the very best Mr. Pete!!

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

😄😄😄😄

Three observations from a person that has used magnetic drills before on a jobsite. 1) You should always center punch a mark. It will guide the cutter and protect it better. If not, it might wobble and shift and those things are expensive enough to warrant not damaging them. 2) Take it slow. Do not add a lot of pressure and back out of the hole regularly to ensure chips are not building up. Again this protects the cutter and does not put as much load on the machine. 3) Do not ruin the chuck by cranking down on taps. They are tough and brittle, and there is still no guarranty they will not spin. Break one tap in a product can sour your day a lot. Use the dedicated tap holders for the tapered shank I assume is in the drill or alternatively get 1/4" hex tap holders for the chuck. They are cheap and make your taps last a lot longer. Once I had to make a very big hole in a stainless steel plate using a hole saw cutter. I stood on the plate and suddenly the cutter stuck and before I knew what was happening the plate and me took 8 round trips with me tangled in cable.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Excellent advice

I like your infinity effect. We used to do it with two mirrors. A guy I worked with had one of those drills wind up the crotch of his pants. the cord was knotted to keep it plugged in. He swelled like two grapefruit. Months later he would grumble when he leaned against a car fender.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Ouch

My D-handle drill story, I was a strong twenty-something, not a gym rat but a working man. We bought our first home and were doing some remodeling work. We wanted to install recessed lights in the kitchen ceiling. So have a big drill and a 6" hole saw to drill through a sheetrock plaster and lath sandwich. I am on top of a ladder drilling into the ceiling, first hole no problem, second, ok well the third... The hole saw bites in I hang on to the drill it slows down and I am hanging on to this thing, the ladder starts spinning on the floor in a slow jerky motion. Just when I thought this was going to end badly the circuit breaker tripped and stopped the un-merry go round... The whole thing probably only took thirty seconds but it seemed like an hour. Yes, I had to get back on the ladder and cut the rest of the holes, this time I had someone at the ready to unplug the drill if needed. The other holes went without incident. Tapping in a drill chuck, we would put the tap in the surface grinder and grind three flats on them. It really won't slip anymore but it sure will snap off quick...

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

That is quite a story. I would’ve quit after that and mounted surface light fixtures.

Thanks mr Pete for reviewing this product on your channel. Always found mag drills interesting.

I’m with you, Mr. Pete- in your non-verbalized, but assured thoughts on that China pile of crap. It’s certainly nothing like my Hougen truck frame drill which cuts those same holes in a matter of seconds, and cleaner- made in Swartz Creek, Michigan, invented by a former GMI and Kettering engineering student. I’m glad for your video, though- I’ve entertained buying a Vevor as a cheap alternative to keep on my service truck, but what you’ve demonstrated in this video, I won’t get along with it at all. That thing is amateur hour, I’ll stick with American made rust belt machines. 👍🏾👍🏾

@m16ty

Жыл бұрын

It's probably not a bad mag drill for the price point and for the home shop. I agree though, having run a top of the line Milwaukee, that was kind of painful to watch. Most home shop people don't have $2k laying around to throw at a quality mag drill that will maybe get used once a year or so.

I love the fact that Mr Pete still has Sears catalogs. I used to LOVE the Sears and JC Penny catalogs when I was a kid. I would spend hours going through them and circling the toys I wanted for Christmas.

Gift=sponsor... but being open is key! I appreciate the video and have toyed with getting the Evolution for the garage.

Yes indeed I had more than one unpleasant experience with a big portable drill! I learned to wear heavy welding gloves and some sort of torque arm through the D handle. Also used a "farmer drill press". Long pipe through the D, one end as a pivot and sit or push on the longer end.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

👍👍

I know what you mean I was in an attic it hit a nail in the plate I was drilling through and I though it was going to twist my arm off before I could get it stop. I was young at the time not much harm was done at the time. Thanks Mr. Pete for the video.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Scary

Last Friday the 11th, I went to a garage sale and bought a 1940 Montgomery Wards bench top drill press made by Duro Metal Products. All steel and cast iron. Great shape. For a bench top model it is huge. In refurbishing it I plan the replace the metal tube that supports everything with a longer one making it a floor model. Right now it is twice the size of my current imported model that I bought in 1982. My imported model has severed me well, but I need to be able to drill larger holes.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

You will love that thing. Perhaps you saw my floor model duro drill, press in my garage???

@EVILDR235

Жыл бұрын

@@mrpete222 I don't remember seeing one, so I will have to back and watch some more of your old videos. They could not build a drill press like that nowadays. It would cost to much and nobody would buy it. Going to sales of used tools is far more fun than buying new ones and you get a lot more quailty tools for your dollar. Your KZread channel and ScoutCrafters are my favorite channels.

@PaulSteMarie

Жыл бұрын

@@EVILDR235 Clausing is making drill presses in the US. 20" throw, hundreds of pounds, and about $5k.😔 I've lusted for one to replace my old C'man 150, but I have neither the space not the budget.

Thanks for sharing. I had found the vevor magdrill on sale 6 months ago. I bought the regular Weldon style spindle. I needed it to drill hole in 3/8 plate. I did get a chuck and adapter for it. Stubby drills work well. The mag drill worked very well. I don’t use it all the time but I drilled over 100 holes over a week long project x four projects. I also nibbled a few slots. I used angle iron and “c” champs as a guide fence to move the mag drill base along a straight line.

Nice Aviators Mr Pete - this was a very informative series. Thanks, John

The new intro font is awesome.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, new computer, new software

I spent several days drilling holes, with a drill like you first showed, in the 1/2" thk web of I beams. I thought I was going to break my wrists whenever it often jammed. What a PITA!

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

I would have hated that

My 1/2" Dewalt drill will tie you in a knot if the bit hangs up. My solution is to always drill through into a thick backing plate. It pretty much prevents hang up.

I was atop a 16 foot ladder with one of the sort lived very powerful Milwaukee Hole Hawg drills with the ill fated 2 speeds forwards and only low in reverse. I punched a 1-1/4 inch hole through the 1-1/2" top of a 2x6 framed wall, another 2x6 header, the 2nd floor decking and a 2x6 sill plate. I drilled in high and the drill bit caught going through the final sill plate on the 2nd floor crawlspace. I went to back it out in LOW reverse, and that drill clocked me in the head and swung me around to the opposite side of the ladder. Thank God I didn't let go of it. I'd have fallen 13 feet onto concrete. I saw that same drill motor snap another employee's wrist. Magnets don't stick to wood, and there was no standing up in that crawl space. I had 3/8 pilot holes all aligned with the multiple floor decks by using a plumb bob.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

That’s very scary. I have used one of those hole hawgs. There is no stalling them.

Thank you for this video and your many other videos!

Note to viewers. This video was actually a dry run for a safe job Mr. Pete has planned for Sunday night down at the grain company main office. 😀

Hi Mr. Pete, Oh yes!! I have a Wolf drill that I bought in the 70s which, if it digs in, can spin me around. And I’m close to 200 pounds 😂. Thanks for your videos. I have watched them all. Best regards. Mike

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

👍👍

We recently bought an Evolution Mag drill to make our fixture tables. We drilled about 600 holes 5/8 holes through 5/8 plate. It took about 30 seconds per hole to drill. We only went through 2 cutters too.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Amazing

Nice show, as always…. Thank you for sharing your time and many talents. Chuck

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

😀😀

Years ago my friend was standing on a step ladder drilling an overhead hole in a girder with one of those big drills. His hair got caught up on the drill, it twisted and knocked the ladder out from under him. He hung there until his hair roots ripped out and then fell. And, yes, the drill then fell out on top of him.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

That sounds absolutely horrible

Company I worked for bought 50 International Transtar Cabovers. We had to install 5th wheel hitches. Undrilled frames. 8 5/8 holes per side, through truck frame and crossmember gussets. 2 1/2 inch per side for the mudflaps, 2 3/8 holes per side for the tail lights, 4 3/8 holes per side for the 1/4 fenders. 800 5/8 holes through single frame and gussets. 600 3/8 holes. 200 1/2 inch holes. 1 inch electric drill, 2 men, 2 3/8 pipes 3 ft long for handles. We killed a whole bunch of 5/8 tapered reamers. And a pile of 3/8 drill bits. And that is why i can sharpen drills nearly perfectly. We also had to remove 2 air tanks and tie back lines on every truck, to prevent damage. Then we had to run 1/4 in plastic from the air manifold to the dash panel, cut out the slide switch passages, and run 1/4 in plastic to the sliders, then #4 stratoflex to the slide cylinders. Anyway, there was 3 of us, taking turns on that horrendous drill, until about a week into the project the boss came in with the oldest drill i have ever seen, with a huge electromagnet. it took 2 men to put that in place, and it ate that frame steel like candy. But you cannot forget how dangerous that first drill operation was, if one person slipped or the drill bit stopped, those iron pipes were spinning instantly.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

That’s a lot of holes, and a lot of hazard

Lyle, Project Farm did a program on the best annular cutters. It's been a while since I've viewed it, so I don't remember the winner, but Todd does very detailed comparisons of what he tests.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

I saw that, I think I will go back and watch it again

Very Good, nice product. We had an apprentice that was enlarging the hole on a wooden power pole cross arm to fit a larger insulator pin. The drill jammed and the handle smacked him in the side of the head, he swore at it put it in reverse and it smacked him on the other side of the head.

@stevewilliams2498

Жыл бұрын

Moral of that story must be .. never swear at a big drill

I like the 50's style intro page.

I love that tool!!!! It would also look good on a trophy shelf. Thanks for that great review!

Thanks for sharing mrpete . Yes I have had the drill get the best of me

I have used a mag drill for several years,, what you need to do is center punch the drill start and use the dry lub sticks, I get mine from Hougan mag drills inc. My drill does not bog down like this one and does not make any gear noise. When to speed is right you get nice long curled chips not short ones.

Love the shades and the video 😎👍👍

nice video, I have been using these slug cutter drills since 1992 and have four of them all different sizes , I install lifting equipment on truck chassis and these machines have saved my hands and forearms. I'm currently trying out tungsten carbide tipped cutters , so far they are great they are slightly more expensive but for drilling through chassis its the best , my 20mm and 16mm cutters have about 600 plus holes on them. Only one con they throw away because they are more expensive to sharpen than to buy.

Henry will always remember these wonderful days

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

I sure hope so. We went out to taco Tuesday with Henry the other day. He took the spider with him. He amused many other customers, as well as the waitress and the owner, lol

I had a big Milwaukee right angle drill almost twist me around doing a gate pole to install a two pin type adjustable hinge. It caught and sun me a bit then till I unplugged it. No damage but my sore muscles and bruising..

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Wow

While working as a millwright in a steel mill in the early 80's, I was using a large 1/2" portable drill with a hole saw to put a 2-3/8" hole in a hydraulic tank for a new hydraulic pump and the hole saw grabbed, almost broke my wrist and before I could shut it off it ripped the cord out of the handle. Luckily no injury other than a sore wrist for a day or so. Got the cord repaired and finished the job.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Scary, I actually hate hole saws. I’ve had too many close calls with them myself.

8:38 - 2 mm is about 1 poppyseed, for you on the freedom scale. There are 4 poppyseeds in 1 barlycorn, and 3 barleycorn in 1 inch.

@ellieprice363

Жыл бұрын

(:-)) and of course three barley corns are about 1/3 the length of the king’s nose.

I got my wrists twisted a few times as a teenager by my dad’s Ingersoll-Rand half inch drill. That thing really makes torque. Nonetheless, I used a plain vanilla 1/4 drill to drill the hole in my right thigh. Shallow hole, though.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Ouch

That is a really neat drill. I think it is overkill for the average home shop. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.

@bitjockey6265

Жыл бұрын

The advatage of the magnetic base is that you can mount the drill on a vertical beam and drill horizontally.

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop

Жыл бұрын

@@bitjockey6265 I am not saying the drill does not have advantages after all it is a wonderful tool. It could be the poor boys radial drill.

@m16ty

Жыл бұрын

Not really. Every home shop has a drill press, and if I could only have one I'd pick the mag drill over the drill press. It can do anything a drill press can do and so much more. Where it really shines is when you need to drill a hole in something that won't fit in a drill press.

I can remember sitting on a Sears catalog to reach the dinner table when I was a little boy.... what a trip down memory lane.... Thanks Lyle.. Russ

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

I used to sit on one when my dad gave me a haircut

@CRUZER1800

Жыл бұрын

@@mrpete222 OH My God!! My Dad used to cut my hair too and he was terrible at it! One of the few things he could not master on the farm. My Mother finally had to come to my rescue.

If one was to get this this mag drill as a gift I to would think it's ok . Luckly I have and old B&D mag drill from the 1970 that can work all day with the magnet on and has no problem drlling holes up to 1-1/2 . I can reshapen the drill bits onsite , unlike the angular cutters. I Wouldn call it true industrial qualty, unlike the Vevor. Tanks Mr Pete for the presentation might just be the thing to have for hobby shop.

Yup.. I have wrenched my wrist a few times drilling in metal... Thanks for your review of the drill... is it the same quality as a Dewalt or Milwaukee or other name brand? ? no... but its not the price of those either... it's perfect for someone that needs to drill an occasional hole in metal...it has its place...

Pro machinist tip for relaxation after a hard day in the shop. Mr.Pete, Marty is playing on KZread when you are finished making videos.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite movies

@andyZ3500s

Жыл бұрын

@@mrpete222 One of my favorites also it is up there with Heaven knows Mr. Alison. Both heartwarming movies.

Thanks for the vids! Antique Sears catalogs, classic!!

I had a chain on one and hit the demag 8nstead of stop and that drill went swinging through the air like a pendulum.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Wow

Made me chuckle when you wacked the glasses

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

I was checking my anger and frustration out on and in inanimate object. In my mind, there was a person behind those glasses.

It looks a very well made bit of kit..sadly vevor uk seems a little limited store wise...i wanted one of their 250 amp mig welders to try...available everywhere but here. Good informative video pete.

The impersonation made it for me. Lol!

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

😄😄😄

Hi Mr. Pete, nice video. I almost lost a finger on my left hand with a Hougen magnetic drill doing chassis work installation of a lift axle. (ANDREW HERE)

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Ouch

I was cleaning a fixed platen on an 800T injection moulding machine with a 1000w drill and a brass brush bit, it got my T-shirt and the on button got locked on. The only thing that saved the day was the plug pulling it shelf out, but my T-shirt was like rags. Lol

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Wow

Good Morning - got my cup of java - ready for this video.

Thank you very much.

Very interesting, thanks

nothing better than using one upside down, overhead on a beam off an extension ladder. And someone deciding they needed the plug your extension cord was in for just a second, and you didn't use the safety chains because you thought you too would only be just a second

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Wow

Mr. Pete thanks for the video! FYI you can get an adapter to go from the "Nitto-Kohki One-Touch" quick disconnect cutters of this model to Weldon Shank cutters, so you can use BOTH on your mag drill! As far as I am concerned, "Nitto-Kohki One-Touch" is REALLY cool, instead of futzing with Allen screws and wrenches. Weldon Shank is old technology like the old Bag Phone. But with the adapter you can have both until the "Nitto-Kohki One-Touch" becomes the norm. Thanks for all you do!

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

I got a similar drill press for a job i was working on, and I broke an annular cutter while drilling, which then overcame the magnetic force and spun the drill around and broke my hand.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Scary

@samuelpeirce7878

Жыл бұрын

@mrpete222 it was most definitely scary and painful 😳 😫 a 1 inch annular bit shattered. I have been gun shy of using the machine since. Wish I could add pictures to this. BTW love your content. Keep up the good work

I hate to answer but Joe Burden is back in town. And yes i almost broke my wrist with a hole hog because I work in plumbing boring large 4” holes for toilet flanges. My Mikita drill 1/2” almost broke my wrist too. I will always use a pipe handle bracing it between the stud wall.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

I have use the whole hog drills. Incredibly powerful and unstoppable.

Back in 1980 I owned a 1952 Ford F2 pickup. It had a 215 cubic inch OHV inline six cylinder engine. This was Fords first OHV six cylinder engine. When that engine went bad I installed a 223 cubic inch OHV inline six cylinder engine. They are both of the same engine family. The 1960 engine had a crack in the head and would overheat on long trips. At the time I was working for my good friend in his wrecking yard and he gave me a 1957 cylinder head to replace mine. The 1957 cylinder head used smaller diameter head bolts than the 1960 engine. I got the correct size drill bit using the 1960 head for reference. I bored out all the 1957 head bolt holes to the larger size using a Montgomery Wards drill with a half inch chuck. I was down to the last 3 holes to drill, when drilling a hole the bit grabbed the head and tore the drill out of my hands. It kept spinning until it wrapped the cord around the drill and then pulled the plug out of the wall outlet.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Scary

I know you joke around about your age and being feeble, but the fact is you are a spry go getter. I know of few people your age that could climb up on that bench. Enjoyed the video as always.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I still have a pretty good agility.

JRB. Also known as “The big guy!” Hides your squint quite well.

Mr Pete you still are the best. I really like new tool reviews. Creepy Joe B is my answer. Keep up the Great Work !!! Gary the Iowa farmer nxt door ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

👍👍

Yes, one time I borrowed my father-in-law's heavy duty electric drill and I never used it again. It picked up the cord, wrapped it around my hand and the drill and i couldn't releasee the trigger. Unforgettable experience!

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

That must’ve been awful

I like the new description page, very retro

I use an ordinary plastic soda bottle with a ~1/8" hole drilled through the cap to apply water-based coolant when drilling in the field. It makes cleanup easy and if a bottle gets damaged nothing of value is lost. I got the idea from my machinist bud who couldn't keep oil cans from getting trashed so he replaced the ones at all his machines with soda bottles (which were free leftovers from the break room soda machine).

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

👍👍

Just purchased my second diesel heater it came to me as as a Vevor brand . Going to have to do a little looking at the brand .

Luckily went from high ground to lower ground - but drilling a big hole in pressure treated wood (which is really wet!) for a retaining wall. Of course, big huge low speed drill - and I checked in at about 130lbs back then. When it snagged in the wood it proceeded to toss me from the one upper yard into the lower! Fun times! I must have looked like superman for a split second as I flew threw the air.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Wow

slug probably did not come out due to heat expansion, when running coolant, the slug stays cooler and will usually pop right out.....just my experience with my Jancy Slugger.....and Hougen, Jancy, Nitto brand bits...

Having used a Kango Hammer in the 70's my hand is reaching for the sky!

I can vividly recall drilling holes in a Chevy truck frame to install a transfer case crossmember, as part of a 4x2 to 4x4 conversion. Also leaf spring hangers and some other stuff like the PTO we put on that truck. We had two drills, a big Makita and a HUGE old Black & Decker. IIRC we were drilling 13/16" holes for 3/4" bolts. Lying on your back, the drills would inevitably catch just before breaking through, and the truck frame would get its revenge on us for drilling holes in it! Sometimes it would smash your hand into the truck floor or worse, into the concrete floor. Other times it would feel like it was pulling your arm out by the root! Or your neck would snap; on one hole my neck snapped forward and the pointed end of a screw protruding through the truck floor dug a nice furrow in my forehead. I think we had a total of 16 holes to drill, and each one was a terrible experience. The B&D drill was faster by far but we paid a higher price for it in terms of blood and pain. On the very last hole my friend actually broke a bone in his hand when the B&D caught and slammed his hand into the concrete. I finished the hole with the Makita, but drilling those holes in the truck frame was an ordeal I will never forget. I reckon we both had an epiphany when we saw how easily a mag drill with annular cutters could do the job. At that time there were no inexpensive import machines and the average mag drill was $500 and up in early-80's dollars, but surely we could have found a rental outfit that had them and saved both time and flesh that way.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Wow, I bet that was quite an ordeal. And I can very much identify with it.

@gavinmclaren9416

Жыл бұрын

@mrpete222 I'm sure you can. Anyone who hasn't experienced the power and inirtia of a gear-reduced hand drill would be shocked by how much stronger it is than our puny human frames! After the first three holes, all with injuries of some sort, we began marking the wall with each completed hole. Two-thirds of the marks were in blood! I'm sure you can imagine the trepidation we felt when all other possible work was done and it was time for another hole. I reckon it was a kind of turned-down version of the feelings that WW1 trench soldiers felt before going over the top of the parapet. Of course they were facing the possibility of iminant death, whereas that B&D drill was not going to kill you. At least probably not. I kept the Makita and have it to this day, but I got a sort-of PTSD from that dang B&D and sold it at garage sale for $5.00. I reckon the purchaser figured he got a great deal, but litte did he know what he was in for...

Sunglasses... I was going to say D.B. Cooper, but after the hammer I'm going with "J. Brandon". Seeing as a mag drill is most often deployed for heavier drilling operations, Vevor should have considered much lower gearing for this drill. I foresee burned up cutters in the future.

I'm the one you heard about having a drill break a hand. I was trying to enlarge a hole that was in a piece of double strut with a high torque drill that someone had removed the front handle from and the bit caught and kicked the handle around pretty hard, my hand felt sore but I didn't think much about it and went on drilling, then about a half hour later my hand started swelling up and didn't want to grip, that's when I could see where the bone was broken from my wrist to knuckle on my right hand ring finger. Strange the way it broke it was like the twist on a barber pole. First and only broken bone I have had.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Wow, I bet that was painful

I like your videos.Thank you.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

😄😄

Thanks again

Hi Mr Pete i have drilled many of hole in truck frames not fun . I bout on of the early Chines mag drill ( i got 11 cutters no drill chuck just under $300 in 2017 ) the one you have has more options than than the one i got . So one thing that's neat is you can make heavy duty washers and you can also drill a pilot hole to help the cuter from wondering if you drill it the same size as the pointer you have to dig out the plug . JM

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@ellieprice363

Жыл бұрын

Drill a center drill hole first then follow with a 60 degree spring loaded pilot to prevent wandering.

The foreman in the Vevor plant, on the monday morning meeting: "Well people the video dropped, hope you didn't plan anything for the next couple of weeks."

Good Morning Mr Pete!!! The Tennessee Mole Man 👍🇺🇸🍊🍊🍊

Before 3-wire grounded tools became mandatory, large numbers of construction workers were electrocuted by the old 1/2" Black and Decker drill motors developing internal short circuits, leading to the metal case becoming energized to 120 volt AC. Resulting in AC current flowing directly from the metal housing, through the operators hands and body to grounded metal structures on which they were standing or sitting.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

It was a big advance and power tools when they came up with the so-called double insulated drills. I received many shocks myself in my early years. My dad always told me to stand on a board when we were in the basement drilling.

I thought you were talking about Victor Borge the great pianist. Sunglasses I would say The great Minty. A KZread reviewer sensation as well

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

I want saw Victor in concert at Ravinia in Chicago

So best to go with one with the regular (or most-commonly used) shank.. to have more options that can be share with other tools in the shop. Oh, and one with a little bit more power...

My first experience with the black widow spider was in New Mexico. They are a very toxic species, but rarely bite humans. I do recall seeing a blue tail lizard stuck in their web, completely paralyzed. Incidentally, they have an Australian cousin called the redback that has more potent venom, but thanks to antivenom introduced in 1950, none of the 2000 or so bites each year has lead to any deaths. There have been no deaths in the US since 1983.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

I had a neighbor woman that was bitten on the face by a recluse, spider. It almost blinded her.

@matthewlloyd669

Жыл бұрын

lol. I am Australian. I was bitten by a Redback. I freaked out and called the hospital. They said don't worry, it will sting but you'll be OK. If you have trouble breathing call breathing call 000 (911 in the US), and by the way do you want a fact sheet ! Yes it did sting. It stung like 1000 wasps. I lived. Not everything downunder kills you

@alro2434

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewlloyd669 "Not everything", Thanks, that's comforting!

Had a similar incident when I was younger my father had a large black and decker industrial drill much like you have in the video and I was trying to make a larger hole in my lawn trailer for something and the bit caught and it flipped me out of the trailer onto my back on the ground

@mrpete222

10 ай бұрын

Wow

Yap did some big hole drilling in a board, and the hol cutter jammed and the drill went out of my hand, the cord arround it. When I untangled the cord I got shocked, literally, didn't realize there was a nreak in the cable. I still use the same drill today.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

Scary

Victor Borga of course. My ancient Black and Decker click on-click off drill is nasty if you don't pay attention. Oops! I was looking behind the curtain... Fun video! That Vevor sure isnt a Slugger but some folks will get used to it and cut holes. : - )

I have been bit by 1 inch portable drills more than once. No more will not do it. I have survived fortunately not injured. LOL

Anybody that has ever used one of those big drills has had a "incident", just hopefully it doesn't end with a trip to the hospital. We always used 2 men on it and they will even wrap up 2 men. As far as the mag drill, I guess it does ok for the price point, but it doesn't seem like it holds a candle to my Milwaukee. I've drilled and power tapped probably thousands of 5/8 holes in long gantry mill beds to hold fixtures. Spiral flute taps work best for power tapping, because it pushes all the cuttings ahead of the tap and out the bottom. It also seems like your annular cutters aren't very sharp, you should be able to go though 1/4 and 3/8 plate like butter.

@mrpete222

Жыл бұрын

I am sure the Milwaukee is far better. But probably costs three or four times as much. Yours is built for industrial use. Also, remember, that was the very first time I used one of those drills. I had no practice run, or rehearsal, which I probably should have done. If I do any more tapping, I will definitely use a spiral tap if I have any. Thank you very much for the advice .

The ones I have used you had to raise the quill all the way up to eject the plug?

Ive definitely had a dust up with a big drill motor, i was honing a 24 inch diameter cylinder for a steam hammer and the motor literally spun me upside down (was using it horizontally) when i hit a tight spot lol😅

I had a electrical hand drill with a #2 Morse taper spindle. I had to drill two 10" diameter holes in the transom of a large wooden boat. I made a 10" diameter hole saw using a 2" W bandsaw blade welded to a 10" steel disc. I used an old 5/8" reamer with a #2MT shank as a pilot. We had a 3' 3/4" pipe attached to the drill motor. The saw would catch and would lift 3 men operating it off our footing.. A scary operation