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That's what it's for and it does it well. It's a welcome addition to my shop. It's well made, but it is not for gorilla work. Use it for smaller holes especially in hard to reach places.
Much like a bicycle crank, the torque output of a hand drill is essentially *zero* when the crank arm is parallel to the drill body. Its limit, in my view, is that compared to either an electric drill or a bit brace, the torque it can develop in hard wood or with a large diameter bit is inadequate. As others have pointed out, this is a well-made drill but limited in its usefulness. In my hands it can drill a 3/16" hole in walnut, or a larger hole in softer wood. One has to let go of the crank and grab the gear wheel itself to get past the no-torque point.This low torque is actually desirable in certain situations, where it's too difficult to hold back the torque of a powerful 3/8" electric drill.If you're so inclined, buy this drill and use it serenely for the tasks it can handle. This in my judgment makes it a very useful tool in certain circumstances, well worth having.The torque limit would not be overcome with a larger (say 12" long ) hand drill-- i've tried one.
actually a little larger than Fiskars models that we've used for delicate/tricky drilling jobs. Provides exactly the kind of control desired. Personally, I think this should be required use before folks ruin their projects with power drills they don't know how to use, though this is not a replacement for a power drill. It has an excellent gear mechanism. Schroeder makes a fantastic, rugged product. Have already used this model on all typical housing materials including a range of woods and with masonry and specialty bits on mortar, cement, brick, drywall, etc. Just my thoughts. with success.
that come with power tools. I tried to find one of these in a large hardware store, and they had no idea what I was talking about. So I was glad to get this one. I wouldn't want to use it all day, but for light household tasks, it's great. It's very, very handy for light, accurate, silent drilling without having to mess with electric outlets, rechargers, weight, awkwardness etc.
The maximum drill bit you can use 1/4" which didn't come as a surpsise, but I was dissapointed in the ability of the drill to generate enough speed to push the bit into the wood very far. Like the other reviewer, I found it to be of high quality and the gears worked smoothly. In short, the tool and concept is nice, but in practicality, it didn't work out anything like I hoped it would. Additionally, once you find your mark, you are better off using a drill that can generate some decent level of speed on the bit. Upon receiving the drill, I was surprised at how small it was. It's also very important to keep the drill perfectly vertical with smaller bits or they have a much higher chance of breaking off.I tried it with some pine and because of the small wheel, it's tough to get any momentum or consistent speed. I give it two stars for the quality, but if it's not practical due to it's small size, it's nearly unusable to me. My hope for the drill was to use the versility to find the center of hinge holes, but I didn't have any more luck than using a standard cordless drill.
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