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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: HeelSpur on August 12, 2014, 05:13:40 PM

Title: Wards Master Breast Drill
Post by: HeelSpur on August 12, 2014, 05:13:40 PM: I had put off buying one of these because so many people have them over priced in my opinion.
This one operates perfectly and just needs a lil cleaning up. Paid $8 for it, that's about 15-20 dollars cheaper than others I have looked at.

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Title: Re: Wards Master Breast Drill
Post by: JoeCB on August 12, 2014, 06:41:18 PM: Nice, I like the spindle lock feature, never seen one like that. Is that a spirit level that I'm seeing on the stock?

Joe B
Title: Re: Wards Master Breast Drill
Post by: EVILDR235 on August 12, 2014, 08:05:53 PM: I see it is a two speed drill. I have a Miller Falls simular to yours. They work good. I had to drill a hole to mount a gate on the duck pen many years ago. I was to lazy to drag a drop cord out so i used OLD CRANKY.

EvilDr235
Title: Re: Wards Master Breast Drill
Post by: Chillylulu on August 13, 2014, 05:12:36 AM: Is that a brace style chuck?
Title: Re: Wards Master Breast Drill
Post by: HeelSpur on August 13, 2014, 08:24:31 AM: Quote from: JoeCB on August 12, 2014, 06:41:18 PM
Nice, I like the spindle lock feature, never seen one like that. Is that a spirit level that I'm seeing on the stock?

Joe B
Yea, but unfortunately there is no bubble.

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Title: Re: Wards Master Breast Drill
Post by: Bill Houghton on August 13, 2014, 11:53:34 AM: The drills with spirit levels are neat - lets you drill a horizontal hole, if you can get the hole positioned at a height that you can press against the drill and look down at the bubble. Post the dimensions here - maybe someone's got one in a junk...um, parts...drawer.

Those two speed drills with the speed change done by moving the spindle seem so bulletproof - nothing much to mess up.

Wards Master tools are often unsung gems, as you may already know. I have one of their No. 4 smoothing planes, and it's a great tool, especially for the $2 I paid for it.