Tuesday, 15 August 2017

A brief history of hand drills

Hand powered drilling tools and machines is a fascinating jaunt through the history of drills, from the dawn of man until the age of electricity. Oddly, it omits Push Drills/a>, which are by far the best type of hand drill for small (less than 1/4") projects in wood and other soft material. Check it out:

https://youtu.be/up32TJt-w4w?t=1m28s

If you're just here looking to build houses off the grid or in the zombie apocalypse or after a Trump tweet triggers global nuclear catastrophe, get a decent metal geared drill; the cheap ones are glorified egg whisks.

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