Does anyone know if a short bodies electric drill exists?
 

I am looking for a short bodied power drill. It can be wide but it
must be shorter than10cm (including whatever chuck is fitted)

I know of special flat motors, sometimes called 'pancake motors so I
guess somewhere someone has used one of these to make a stubby drill.

Can anyone shed any further light on this please?

Peter wrote :-

I am looking for a short bodied power drill. It can be wide but it
must be shorter than10cm (including whatever chuck is fitted)

snip

Right Angle drill ?

Regards Jeff

Peter wrote:
I am looking for a short bodied power drill. It can be wide but it
must be shorter than10cm (including whatever chuck is fitted)

I know of special flat motors, sometimes called 'pancake motors so I
guess somewhere someone has used one of these to make a stubby drill.

This sort of thing? Or still too deep?

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...01448&ts=70105

David

Jeff wrote:

Peter wrote :-

I am looking for a short bodied power drill. It can be wide but it
must be shorter than10cm (including whatever chuck is fitted)

snip

Right Angle drill ?

I have for one job, used a right-angle screwdriver adaptor, to drill
15mm holes using a spade bit.
It gets warm, and I have doubts it'd last for more than a few holes.

Peter wrote:
I am looking for a short bodied power drill. It can be wide but it
must be shorter than10cm (including whatever chuck is fitted)

I know of special flat motors, sometimes called 'pancake motors so I
guess somewhere someone has used one of these to make a stubby drill.

Can anyone shed any further light on this please?


FOr the ultimate in shortness I'd get a pancake motor and grind a
cutting point on its shaft. total length, including bit, under an inch.

Wont drill very far of course... :)


NT

FOr the ultimate in shortness I'd get a pancake motor and grind a
cutting point on its shaft. total length, including bit, under an inch.

This would be nice! I don't need to drill. I want a really squat
rotary sander but not the type described as 'orbital'

I needs one that forcefully spins rather than vibrates as the target
material is jelly-like and just absorbs the vibration displacement of
that type of sander.

Peter wrote:
FOr the ultimate in shortness I'd get a pancake motor and grind a
cutting point on its shaft. total length, including bit, under an inch.

This would be nice! I don't need to drill. I want a really squat
rotary sander but not the type described as 'orbital'

I needs one that forcefully spins rather than vibrates as the target
material is jelly-like and just absorbs the vibration displacement of
that type of sander.

Angle grinder?
Maybe one with a carbide grit disk.
It can melt and spray 'jelly-like' stuff quite well.

Peter wrote:
FOr the ultimate in shortness I'd get a pancake motor and grind a
cutting point on its shaft. total length, including bit, under an
inch.

This would be nice! I don't need to drill. I want a really squat
rotary sander but not the type described as 'orbital'

I needs one that forcefully spins rather than vibrates as the target
material is jelly-like and just absorbs the vibration displacement of
that type of sander.

For an easy life you can get belt sanders with an sticking-out sanding
arm, well under 4". Look in screwfix cat for pics.


NT

In article , "Peter"
says...
FOr the ultimate in shortness I'd get a pancake motor and grind a
cutting point on its shaft. total length, including bit, under an inch.

This would be nice! I don't need to drill. I want a really squat
rotary sander but not the type described as 'orbital'

I needs one that forcefully spins rather than vibrates as the target
material is jelly-like and just absorbs the vibration displacement of
that type of sander.

How about something like this?

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=12879

Yes, that looks very promising. Thanks!