ultrarunner
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agreed, all would depend on condition of the chuck, the motor and the bearings, and would depend on if i had other drills too
I was given a brand new, in the box craftsman cordless a while back. never opened, but years old. must have been when they first came out.. someone bought one and shelved it box still factory sealed. I got it after a yardsale, helping someone clean up, free.
The nicad pack was deader than a doornail. a new pack was as much money as a cheap 18v drill and battery.
I almost opted to rebattery it, but instead had another idea. At the same time in the shop was a 25' extension cord with bad ends. I cut them ends off and stuck spades on one side and gator clips on the other as a test.
I made the internal connections to the drill handle and strain relieved the cord, then hooked up to my truck battery.
Drill worked GREAT. I tested with the same type of spade bits I use on the farm to drill fence posts for hinges. Those tend to depleat my battery powered drills faster than I'd like.
So now I have a 'truck drill' that pretty much never has a dead battery.
Great idea... never would have occurred to me.
I used my 7.2 Makita for all the sheet in a small cottage... I thought this thing is great... still have it 35 years later... it was packaged as a father's day promo with drill, charger and flashlight and two batteries... guessing $120 =/- from Ace Hardware... that store the size of a city block is long gone... they had everything in that place!