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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? |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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Yes, that looks very promising. Thanks!
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