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Long Reach Drill/Driver
comments (0) November 2nd, 2009 in blogs
Bricofleur -, contributor
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I wanted to share these two shopmade long reach drill/drivers I devised. They are ready to help and work hard to drill or drive in hard-to-reach tight and narrow spots. Since I had two old chucks from worned out cordless drills, I bought at my local hardware store a 36’’ long 3/8’’-24 fine threaded rod that I cut with a hacksaw at 12’’ and 24’’ long (to see a tip on cutting such rods, click here). Note that the 3/8’’-24 fine threads are the standard for drill chucks. I screwed a chuck on each threaded rod and I locked them up with a nut, very tight, directly under the chucks. Then I slipped on the threaded rod a 3/8’’ inside diameter transparent vinyl hose, that I also bought at my local hardware store in the plumbing department, to protect my fingers and the rod from rubbing materials. Note that I left about 2’’ without vinyl hose at the other end of the rod. They fit in 3/8’’ drill/driver chucks or bigger. To see all the details, click here. Best, Serge
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