Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!ron From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie) Newsgroups: net.rec.wood Subject: Re: hand drills Message-ID: <6967@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Fri, 4-Jan-85 02:46:35 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.6967 Posted: Fri Jan 4 02:46:35 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 4-Jan-85 20:11:02 EST References: <1323@hao.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 14 Gee, I guess I don't think about it much. Some things with drills I've used to look out for include the reverse switch. The ones that are a long lever above the trigger, in addition to being a pain to switch, don't last that long. We've already got one drill we can't change the direction on. My other complaint is power cords. I've got one B&D that has this stupid modular cord which is supposed to allow you to put a longer cord on it, etc...Problem is that it keeps following out of the drill, the lock isn't worth anything. The Rockwell has a related braindamage. They put about eight inches of cord on the drill, requiring an extension cord. Most reasonable grade grounded extension cords have nice big recepticles on the end of them and having this only six inches away from where you are working is also a pain. -Ron