Do these gadget work good in close quarters?

How functional are these, if the space is tight and you use these attachment
kit, you will have to use another hand to push it sideways in order to drill
a hole at a right angle correct?

Is the transfer of the torque adequate? Any appreciable loss of power when
using them?

How about a hammer drill? I assume these can only transfer the rotation and
if I want to drill a hole in concrete I cannot use one of these in hammer
mode right?

Thanks in advance,

MC

On Dec 28, 7:12*pm, "MiamiCuse" wrote:
Do these gadget work good in close quarters?

How functional are these, if the space is tight and you use these attachment
kit, you will have to use another hand to push it sideways in order to drill
a hole at a right angle correct?

Is the transfer of the torque adequate? *Any appreciable loss of power when
using them?

How about a hammer drill? *I assume these can only transfer the rotation and
if I want to drill a hole in concrete I cannot use one of these in hammer
mode right?

Thanks in advance,

MC

MC-

When you say right angle attachment are you talking about a serious
heavy duty tool like a Milwaukee right angle drill kit
or one of those toys they sell at the hardware store?

I have a Milwaukee (RADK) right angle drill kit; I can use the D-
handle drill w/ or w/o the right angle attachment.
The right angle attachment reduces speed & boosts torque when
installed one way...the other way 'round it boosts speed & decreases
torque.
When installed in speed reducing / torque increasing mode....it has a
LOT of torque.

typical gear train looses very little power

The Milwaukee RADK is meant to be used with self-feed augers but I
just use monster twist drills.
They arent cheap and need a fair amount of "push" behind them to bit &
drill but they handle nails WAY better than augers (ruined too many
augers)

Makita makes a much smaller right angle drill. The older version that
I have is a bit dangerous, a good amount of torque and a paddle switch
that seems to turn the drill on at the wrong times. With a spade /
paddle bit I can bore through a couple of 2x with some effort.

Hilti supposedly makes a right angle attachment that fits some of
their small hammer drills...AFAIK it transmits hammering as well as
drilling. It aint cheap I found one on ebay for like $150, just for
the attachment, I passed because I didn't have a Hilti hammer drill
that fit it.

cheers
Bob

"MiamiCuse" wrote in message
...
Do these gadget work good in close quarters?

How functional are these, if the space is tight and you use these
attachment kit, you will have to use another hand to push it sideways in
order to drill a hole at a right angle correct?

Is the transfer of the torque adequate? Any appreciable loss of power
when using them?

How about a hammer drill? I assume these can only transfer the rotation
and if I want to drill a hole in concrete I cannot use one of these in
hammer mode right?

Thanks in advance,

MC

I bought one, and if I had to do it over again, I would have bought a Makita
right angle drill, the small 9.6 one that might be available at the pawn
shop for slightly more than the $20 I paid for the attachment. Problem I
had was that you are already trying to get into an awkward spot, and the way
that head rotates around, it is difficult to impossible in some locations to
get your two hands in there at the same time to hold it right and align the
hole. Drilling true holes is almost impossible. If you are hogging out
studs for electrical, they would be okay, but if I was going to do a bunch
of studs, I'd just suck it up and go buy a real right angle drill for the
job. The small Makita would be good for small holes, but worthless for
hogging studs. So, I guess you should buy two just to be safe.

Steve ;-)

DD_BobK wrote:
On Dec 28, 7:12 pm, "MiamiCuse" wrote:
Do these gadget work good in close quarters?

How functional are these, if the space is tight and you use these attachment
kit, you will have to use another hand to push it sideways in order to drill
a hole at a right angle correct?

Is the transfer of the torque adequate? Any appreciable loss of power when
using them?

How about a hammer drill? I assume these can only transfer the rotation and
if I want to drill a hole in concrete I cannot use one of these in hammer
mode right?

Thanks in advance,

MC

MC-

When you say right angle attachment are you talking about a serious
heavy duty tool like a Milwaukee right angle drill kit
or one of those toys they sell at the hardware store?

I have a Milwaukee (RADK) right angle drill kit; I can use the D-
handle drill w/ or w/o the right angle attachment.
The right angle attachment reduces speed & boosts torque when
installed one way...the other way 'round it boosts speed & decreases
torque.
When installed in speed reducing / torque increasing mode....it has a
LOT of torque.

typical gear train looses very little power

The Milwaukee RADK is meant to be used with self-feed augers but I
just use monster twist drills.
They arent cheap and need a fair amount of "push" behind them to bit &
drill but they handle nails WAY better than augers (ruined too many
augers)

Makita makes a much smaller right angle drill. The older version that
I have is a bit dangerous, a good amount of torque and a paddle switch
that seems to turn the drill on at the wrong times. With a spade /
paddle bit I can bore through a couple of 2x with some effort.

Hilti supposedly makes a right angle attachment that fits some of
their small hammer drills...AFAIK it transmits hammering as well as
drilling. It aint cheap I found one on ebay for like $150, just for
the attachment, I passed because I didn't have a Hilti hammer drill
that fit it.

cheers
Bob


I've had good luck with Greenlee Nail-Eater Auger Bits. The bits go
through nails and staples without a problem. You can get the long
ones that you can use to drill at a near 90° angle from either side
where the holes intersect or use the shorty version with the right
angle drills. Greenlee now sells the Nail-Eater II bits that fit the
new impact drivers. Doing electrical work in new/remodel jobs when
there is no Sheetrock up yet, most electricians will use the long bit
at a near 90° angle to bore through studs for Romex installation.

TDD

MiamiCuse wrote:

Do these gadget work good in close quarters?

How functional are these, if the space is tight and you use these attachment
kit, you will have to use another hand to push it sideways in order to drill
a hole at a right angle correct?

Is the transfer of the torque adequate? Any appreciable loss of power when
using them?

How about a hammer drill? I assume these can only transfer the rotation and
if I want to drill a hole in concrete I cannot use one of these in hammer
mode right?

Thanks in advance,

MC

A "real" right angle drill is vastly superior to generic add on kits. A
Milwaukee Hole Hog will drill holes at probably a 50:1 rate to a generic
drill with a generic right angle adapter, and then infinite:1 once the
generic adapter breaks when you hit a nail.

As for hammer drills, Hilti has rotary hammers with right angle
attachments that actually hammer at right angles, The TE5 is/was one
such model, haven't looked recently. The TE5 also has tool free quick
change chucks, right angle head, etc.

I got one from Harbor Freight, some years ago. Only used it
a couple times, but it sure came in handy. There was no
noticable loss of torque. I'd never use a light weight
gadget like that on hammer drill.

--
Christopher A. Young
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"MiamiCuse" wrote in message
...
Do these gadget work good in close quarters?

How functional are these, if the space is tight and you use
these attachment
kit, you will have to use another hand to push it sideways
in order to drill
a hole at a right angle correct?

Is the transfer of the torque adequate? Any appreciable
loss of power when
using them?

How about a hammer drill? I assume these can only transfer
the rotation and
if I want to drill a hole in concrete I cannot use one of
these in hammer
mode right?

Thanks in advance,

MC

On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:12:12 -0500, "MiamiCuse"
wrote:

Do these gadget work good in close quarters?

How functional are these, if the space is tight and you use these attachment
kit, you will have to use another hand to push it sideways in order to drill
a hole at a right angle correct?

Is the transfer of the torque adequate? Any appreciable loss of power when
using them?

How about a hammer drill? I assume these can only transfer the rotation and
if I want to drill a hole in concrete I cannot use one of these in hammer
mode right?

Thanks in advance,

MC



The right-angle attachment is handy when drilling electrical holes in
studs. Of course there is some loss of power due to friction. Not
sure about the hammer drill, but I'm sure a concrete drill will work
just fine.

Steve B wrote:

I bought one, and if I had to do it over again, I would have bought a
Makita right angle drill, the small 9.6 one that might be available
at the pawn shop for slightly more than the $20 I paid for the
attachment.

Pawn shops must be a lot more reasonable where you live.