Millers Falls #38 hand drill

3/18/05, 2:35 AM #1

Jack Guzman from Maine
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Millers Falls #38 hand drill

Jack Guzman from Maine

>Hi, I just bought a pretty nice #38 drill made by Millers Falls. My question is about the handle.It looks like it should have a threaded cap on the end for holding bits. There is a groove but it doesn't unthread using a fair amount of force.I don't want to force it so can anyone tell me--does this model have a reservoir for bits or is the groove purely decorative?According to one source,the handle is hollow but it doesn't mention if the hollow is accessable. Thanks---Jack

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I am a carpenter by trade.Also a handyman/Jack -of-all-trades.I work around my neighborhood mostly helping people keep up their old houses.I have a fairly large woodworking shop in my house where I work with both hand and power tools. At the moment I'm focusing on Windsor chairs building.I will build most anything if needed. I'm always learning,adapting,changing trying to broaden my woodworking skills.I work mostly with hand tools in my shop but will use power if it is a better way to get the desired result. My wife,Donna,and I live in the woods of Maine with our dogs,cats,and birds. We have 5 grown kids and six grandchildren. Woodcentral has been central to my growth as a woodworker. I pass through this place every day.

Re: Millers Falls #38 hand drill

3/18/05, 12:50 PM #2

Jack Guzman from Maine
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Nevermind

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>I couldn't stand it so I gave the handle one last "tweak".The handle does indeed have a removable cap and this one was full. It has a full set of bits and they're all sharp!I had shaken the drill looking for a rattle but it was so full the bits couldn't move.---Jack---Sorry about the waste of webspace.

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I am a carpenter by trade.Also a handyman/Jack -of-all-trades.I work around my neighborhood mostly helping people keep up their old houses.I have a fairly large woodworking shop in my house where I work with both hand and power tools. At the moment I'm focusing on Windsor chairs building.I will build most anything if needed. I'm always learning,adapting,changing trying to broaden my woodworking skills.I work mostly with hand tools in my shop but will use power if it is a better way to get the desired result. My wife,Donna,and I live in the woods of Maine with our dogs,cats,and birds. We have 5 grown kids and six grandchildren. Woodcentral has been central to my growth as a woodworker. I pass through this place every day.

Re: Millers Falls #38 hand drill

3/18/05, 2:33 PM #3

Ernie Miller
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web space Fine levied!

Ernie Miller Topeka

>for waisting all of that space here in cyberspace you are hear by fined and required to send that drill which you have no knowlage of it's working to me. Using that too with out proper knowlage could be dangerous to your health.

Re: Millers Falls #38 hand drill

3/18/05, 5:09 PM #4

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TWEET!! Penalty called on the ref.

Bob Hackett

>He didn`t used his whistle first.("Weasels,we don`t need no steenking weasels".)

10 yards and first use of the drill goes to Maine.

Send it up I`ll post a full evaluation and instructions as to proper operation of said handle.As a bonus I`ll even post a diagram of which way to turn the crank,not like I ain`t turning it enough already.;^)

Mainely,Bob-Who`s stirring as fast as he can(ducking too)

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3/18/05, 5:19 PM #5

Jack Guzman from Maine
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Weasels?

Jack Guzman from Maine

>Thanks for the laugh guys and I think I can handle it fom here. Which direction did you say I turn that thing Bob?---Jack

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I am a carpenter by trade.Also a handyman/Jack -of-all-trades.I work around my neighborhood mostly helping people keep up their old houses.I have a fairly large woodworking shop in my house where I work with both hand and power tools. At the moment I'm focusing on Windsor chairs building.I will build most anything if needed. I'm always learning,adapting,changing trying to broaden my woodworking skills.I work mostly with hand tools in my shop but will use power if it is a better way to get the desired result. My wife,Donna,and I live in the woods of Maine with our dogs,cats,and birds. We have 5 grown kids and six grandchildren. Woodcentral has been central to my growth as a woodworker. I pass through this place every day.

Re: Millers Falls #38 hand drill

3/18/05, 11:22 PM #6

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Re: Yeah, Weasels?

William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>Hey, guys, that was one of the most elegant drive-by gloats I've seen in quite a while, and Jack set you up and drove it right past you! It was totally within the rules, and your whistle-blowing has no legal standing.

Re: Millers Falls #38 hand drill

3/19/05, 2:30 AM #7

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