I love eggbeater drills. They work well for poking small holes in most any material. They're compact and light, don't have batteries that need to be changed...
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The Millers Falls Company developed the best single-speed, non-ratcheting, eggbeater drill there ever was ... ... until Marketing vanquished Engineering. Next, Millers Falls abruptly jumped to what I think is the best designed eggbeater drill ever. A modest little flanged roller was added, outboard of the main gear,
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The old style Millers Falls No.104 eggbeater drill;; an enigma - who made it ? Millers Falls or the Crane Manufacturing Company, both of Millers Falls, Massachusetts.; The six drills are (from left to right):;
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The firm's original vision for its eggbeater hand drills was one of smaller tools designed for light work. As time passed, however, improvements in bit...
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As was the case with its breast drills, the firm's claim to have invented the eggbeater drill was an exaggeration. Factory-produced eggbeater drills had...
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May 31, 1998 Some things to look out for when selecting an eggbeater drill. Most decent eggbeaters are double-pinion drills, however.
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Want to see the original add for your Yankee 1530 eggbeater drill? Vintage tool adds are online here. George Langford, resident Porch metallurgist, has a nifty web site featuring the first type study of Millers Falls eggbeater drills.
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If you want a cordless drill that will never run out of juice (until you run out of juice) an eggbeater like this is ideal for any toolbox. These tools have small chucks that are great for furniture-scale twists and brad-point bits.
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A task or exercise for teaching a skill or procedure by repetition: conducted an air-raid drill; a drill for learning the multiplication tables. Breast drill, also known as "eggbeater" drill An old hand drill or "eggbeater" drill. The hollow wooden handle, with screw-on cap, is used to store drill bit...
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FYI, I use a small "eggbeater" drill for ALL my small cordless drilling. Faster to set up and fewer broken bits. I picked up an old Stanley eggbeater drill at a garage sale. When I took it apart for cleaning, I went too far, and disassembled the chuck.
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