I had that same drill and loved it. My parents bought it for me around 1985 so that I could do some work on their rental property. It was the precise control at low speeds that I liked. My mom gave it away to some contractors while I was away in med school. I remember screaming at her over it!
Sent from my iPhone > On May 14, 2018, at 5:47 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Very strong work! > > --R > Sent from iPhone > >> On May 14, 2018, at 12:24 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Almost 10 years ago my favorite drill was damaged in a fire. I liked it >> because it was a slow speed 1/2" in a 1/4 - 3/8 drill chassis. As such it >> would fit in my little drill box along with bits, screws, anchors, plugs and >> other related stuff. After it was ruined, I tried for years to find a >> replacement, then I searched for years for a used one, or a cheap 3/8 drill >> ro get a new case from. I finally found a 3/8 drill at the univ. junk >> sale. It was a 1200 RPM VSR, where my drill was an 800 RPM VSR. >> >> I took both apart, and found the stator was riveted to the midsection body. >> Closer inspection showed that the stator and armature windings appeared to >> be identical. So I used the midsection, armature, switch and cord from the >> donor, and put the drill back together again. The drill motor ran, but the >> chuck didn't turn. Oops! I took it apart again, and looked more closely at >> the armatures, and found out the donor armature was shorter. So I used the >> original armature with the donor stator, and reassembled it again. Getting >> the brush holders in and out was a trick, but by the second time, I had it >> pretty well down. In the process, I cleaned the gunk out of the gear >> reduction and lubed with synthetic Moly grease. >> >> So my old drill has the chuck, gear reduction, and armature from the >> original, and the midsection, stator, switch, cord, and case from the donor. >> It is still 800 RPM VSR as original, but the case stickers are wrong. >> >> On the second try, it works! I am so happy to have my old drill back again. >> With it, I can drill joists that are 16" spacing to run wires or pex. I >> never had a Milwaukee Hole Hawg 90ยบ drill because they are expensive and my >> BD could do the work, for the occasions I need to. >> Every potential replacement drill I could find is longer and can't drill >> joists in place. >> >> I have a HF 1/2" corded drill as a sub, but it does not like to run slow, >> and smells like burning windings if you work it hard. I have a Milwaukee >> 3/8 hammer drill. I have dewalt cordless drills, one of which is a high >> priced hammer drill, but the nicest drill to use is still my 1980 refurb >> Black and Decker (now dewalt) drill. >> >> WARNING: Lithium grease: The "white lithium" "grease" in the drive (gear >> reduction) of the drill was dry and hard like chalk. That crap should never >> be used in anything that you won't clean the "grease" out every year or two. >> MB content: this leads to the failure of monowiper mechanisms. Clean your >> monowiper mechanism and grease with synthetic Moly grease, such as Molykote >> BR2. I have some things where it has been there over 30 years and is still >> good. >> >> Before and after photos attached. If anyone is interested, I have high >> resolution before, during and after photos I can send to you, but not to the >> list because some have dialup access. >> <aIMG_2745s.jpg> >> <aIMG_2748s.jpg> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
