Right Angle Drills

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Greg Swartz said:
I been looking at getting one of those...

Is it worth it?
Is it as easy as the ad says?
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personally have not used it but have rave reviews from people I trust enough to put it on my watch list. I never pay retail. Timing is everything in life.
 
Brady Electric said:
The right angle drill is great too but does not have enough power for hard jobs.
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Pay attention to which way you put the angle head on; it's not a 1:1 gearing.
 
right angle drills

right angle drills

quogueelectric said:
Do you seriously think you can break a superhawg??? Some of the smaller milwaukee drills had lower amperages and did not have a lot of guts I have heard people complain about them the amperage is right on the nameplate. I am picturing xrays showing compound fractures of the radius bone with the superhawg if you do not pay attention. It is the 50 caliber of the drill world.
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What are you saying??????????????????I didn't say anything about breaking a superhawg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Semper Fi.
 
right angle drills

right angle drills

LarryFine said:
Pay attention to which way you put the angle head on; it's not a 1:1 gearing.
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Don't know what I said to get these responses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Am I that hard to understand??????????????I just said that I have used all the drills above and that I prefer my hole hawg. I stock all kinds of drill and each have a job to do. Some have more power and lower gears and I use them for different jobs. If you use the right drill for the right job they will last forever. If this message isn't plane enough I will start keeping my thoughts to myself!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Angle drills

I have a Milwaukee that is old and wieghs a ton and goes through wood slower than snail snot. It now sits in my garage. I recently purchased a Makita and I love it. Light wieght, fast, and so far durable. I've dilled thousands of holes with it in the last year and its great. Please don't tell my father-inlaw. He's a retired Milwaukee Tool engineer!!
 
My van has a hole hawg on it. The "C" handle is missing. Does this bug anyone besides me? The chuck binds, so it is hard to tighten/loosen bits. I've tried WD-40 to no avail. Any suggestions?

As long as I am sniveling, the cord is frayed and the ground prong was broken off.

I have used the Super Hawg and like it's speed. My boss won't buy any more of them. The local tool repairman said the Super Hawg transmission is too weak for the high power motor. They don't last.

I have also used Makita's Hole Hawg clone. I love the way this drill handles the best. It seems to be lighter and faster than the original.

I had a Milwaukee right angle drill on the van. I never used it for general drilling. The boss took it back last week.
 
sparky_magoo said:
My van has a hole hawg on it. The "C" handle is missing. Does this bug anyone besides me? The chuck binds, so it is hard to tighten/loosen bits. I've tried WD-40 to no avail. Any suggestions?
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Simple: replace the chuck, if the drill is worth it. You can even put on a keyless chuck.

I had a Milwaukee right angle drill on the van. I never used it for general drilling. The boss took it back last week.
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The best thing about the Milwaukee angle drill is using the 30" extension with the 30-degree head.
 
I use both the 36'' extention drill and the dewalt right angle, I put 30 foot cords on both , and the extention aka "Boomer" always gets comments from new guys on the job. Had the porter cable right angle drill and the collar would slip no matter how hard you tightened it. That makes your wrist hurt! almost as much as using this one.:roll:



 
LarryFine said:
The best thing about the Milwaukee angle drill is using the 30" extension with the 30-degree head.
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I have never seen one before today. I wouldn't have thought it works well, except for the rave reviews.
 
sparky_magoo said:
I have never seen one before today. I wouldn't have thought it works well, except for the rave reviews.
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It's really great for roughing a house. You can drill down through bottom plates and tilt the hole into the crawl space a little, so you can center the top of the hole while still clearing the band joist.

Also, for drilling overhead, you can drill vertically through to plates and horizontally through joists with flooring above. A bonus to all this is that, by using 6" augers, you can align holes better.

In other words, by not having to use 18" augers for the reach, you don't have to tilt your holes which is caused by the drill hitting the previous framing members, so your pulls are easier.
 
I'll add another rave for the Milwaukee 33? knuckle on a 30" extension.

I can drill a room with up to a 10' ceiling and not use a ladder.

The adjustable side handle can be placed to receive one's hip for the majority of the hole's in the 12" to 48" range. One simply leans against the side handle thrusting from the hip. . .A sharp nail-eater will practically fly through the stud.

I like it so much, and use it so extensively, that I eventually bought a second D-Handle Milwaukee 90?, so I didn't waste time re-configuring the tool. I get the 90? out once every 3 or 4 jobs, and then only for a special purpose, not general drilling.

When the kids eyes bug out, the first time they see it, I like to offer them free dental care for those hard to reach back molars. :wink:
 
i own both drills and each has its advantages. the hole hawg is safest when the pipe handle is used to prevent your wrist from dislocating. without it you will eventually get hurt.
 
al hildenbrand said:
The adjustable side handle can be placed to receive one's hip for the majority of the hole's in the 12" to 48" range. One simply leans against the side handle thrusting from the hip. . .A sharp nail-eater will practically fly through the stud.
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I bought a new "nail bomber" Thursday. My apprentice hit one nail drilling up through a top plate, same day. It was wasted. The black oxide coating looks cools, but it still can't handle nails.

BTW, this is the best helper I've had in a long time.
 
:confused: "nail bomber"???

You mean the Greenlee Nail Eater II?

I don't recall a black coating. Maybe that's new.

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I've got a selection that I'm still wearing out, after years. . .

The only trouble I've had with them is the smaller shank will shear when driven by the 33? - 30" extension on a Milwaukee D Handle ?". I find the 7/16" shank doesn't shear, that I can stall the drill.

'Course, I admit that I don't deliberately TRY to cut nails unless I have to. Most holes with nails can be moved to the side slightly. . .

I like'em.
 
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