Garrett Wade used to sell them, and still has a page at their website,
but nothing left in stock. Any one else supply them or do I have to
scrounge around ebay for used ones?

Mostly I'm interested in the smaller (and thus more fragile) sizes.

Elijah
------
broke his last 3/32nd recently and has no 1/16ths left

https://www.amazon.com/Spare-Bits-Ya.../dp/B004ST1RZ6
https://www.amazon.com/Classic-Push-.../dp/B005CX7EMW
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Kings-Cou...Stan/969022710

In rec.woodworking, Sonny wrote:
https://www.amazon.com/Spare-Bits-Ya.../dp/B004ST1RZ6

I suppose so. The top review when I look at that is "POOR QUALITY: Broke
on first use". It's also a bit assortment, which makes it a very
expensive way to just get smaller bits.

https://www.amazon.com/Classic-Push-.../dp/B005CX7EMW

This is whole drill, at prices that match some bit sets on ebay
(specifically the bit sets that are 8 or more of the same size bit).

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Kings-Cou...Stan/969022710

Same product as first link, different store.

Elijah
------
usually will not use the push drill for holes 1/8" or larger

On Thu, 25 Feb 2021 05:12:36 +0000 (UTC), Eli the Bearded
wrote:

Garrett Wade used to sell them, and still has a page at their website,
but nothing left in stock. Any one else supply them or do I have to
scrounge around ebay for used ones?

Mostly I'm interested in the smaller (and thus more fragile) sizes.

Elijah
------
broke his last 3/32nd recently and has no 1/16ths left

I may be showing my Norm here but why use a Yankee drill at all?
Certainly not to just make holes. They're cool tools and all but
actually using them must be some masochistic need to make things the
hard way? ;-)

In rec.woodworking, wrote:
Eli the Bearded wrote:
broke his last 3/32nd recently and has no 1/16ths left
I may be showing my Norm here but why use a Yankee drill at all?
Certainly not to just make holes. They're cool tools and all but
actually using them must be some masochistic need to make things the
hard way? ;-)

It's long been my tool of choice to pre-drill for small nails when
installing trim or hanging light things on a wood backing. For bigger
holes, I'll prefer a cordless drill.

I broke the last small bit installing baseboard in my wife's shop.
(If I did that sort of thing more often, I'd consider a pneumatic brad
nailer, but I don't already have a compressor.)

Elijah
------
is not so well excercised that extra hard work would hurt

On Thu, 25 Feb 2021 19:46:51 +0000 (UTC), Eli the Bearded
wrote:

In rec.woodworking, wrote:
Eli the Bearded wrote:
broke his last 3/32nd recently and has no 1/16ths left
I may be showing my Norm here but why use a Yankee drill at all?
Certainly not to just make holes. They're cool tools and all but
actually using them must be some masochistic need to make things the
hard way? ;-)

It's long been my tool of choice to pre-drill for small nails when
installing trim or hanging light things on a wood backing. For bigger
holes, I'll prefer a cordless drill.

I broke the last small bit installing baseboard in my wife's shop.
(If I did that sort of thing more often, I'd consider a pneumatic brad
nailer, but I don't already have a compressor.)

Elijah
------
is not so well excercised that extra hard work would hurt
Get a cordless electric brad nailer

On Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:50:55 -0500, Clare Snyder
wrote:

On Thu, 25 Feb 2021 19:46:51 +0000 (UTC), Eli the Bearded
wrote:

In rec.woodworking, wrote:
Eli the Bearded wrote:
broke his last 3/32nd recently and has no 1/16ths left
I may be showing my Norm here but why use a Yankee drill at all?
Certainly not to just make holes. They're cool tools and all but
actually using them must be some masochistic need to make things the
hard way? ;-)

It's long been my tool of choice to pre-drill for small nails when
installing trim or hanging light things on a wood backing. For bigger
holes, I'll prefer a cordless drill.

I broke the last small bit installing baseboard in my wife's shop.
(If I did that sort of thing more often, I'd consider a pneumatic brad
nailer, but I don't already have a compressor.)

Elijah
------
is not so well excercised that extra hard work would hurt
Get a cordless electric brad nailer

Do they work? I've been looking for a stapler. I've bought two,
neither was worth a damn. The reviews on all of them are pretty poor
(wish I'd looked before leaping), am really leery about trying a
third. Twice burned...

On Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 3:18:45 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:50:55 -0500, Clare Snyder
wrote:
On Thu, 25 Feb 2021 19:46:51 +0000 (UTC), Eli the Bearded
wrote:

In rec.woodworking, wrote:
Eli the Bearded wrote:
broke his last 3/32nd recently and has no 1/16ths left
I may be showing my Norm here but why use a Yankee drill at all?
Certainly not to just make holes. They're cool tools and all but
actually using them must be some masochistic need to make things the
hard way? ;-)

It's long been my tool of choice to pre-drill for small nails when
installing trim or hanging light things on a wood backing. For bigger
holes, I'll prefer a cordless drill.

I broke the last small bit installing baseboard in my wife's shop.
(If I did that sort of thing more often, I'd consider a pneumatic brad
nailer, but I don't already have a compressor.)

Elijah
------
is not so well excercised that extra hard work would hurt
Get a cordless electric brad nailer
Do they work? I've been looking for a stapler. I've bought two,
neither was worth a damn. The reviews on all of them are pretty poor
(wish I'd looked before leaping), am really leery about trying a
third. Twice burned...

I had a corded nailer/stapler. Piece of crap.

My air powered nailers and stapler are a joy to use.

on Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:18:37 -0500 typed in
rec.woodworking the following:

It's long been my tool of choice to pre-drill for small nails when
installing trim or hanging light things on a wood backing. For bigger
holes, I'll prefer a cordless drill.

I broke the last small bit installing baseboard in my wife's shop.
(If I did that sort of thing more often, I'd consider a pneumatic brad
nailer, but I don't already have a compressor.)

Elijah
------
is not so well excercised that extra hard work would hurt
Get a cordless electric brad nailer

Do they work? I've been looking for a stapler. I've bought two,
neither was worth a damn. The reviews on all of them are pretty poor
(wish I'd looked before leaping), am really leery about trying a
third. Twice burned...

Main issue with them I have found is that most don't have the
"heft" to hold still when you drive a brad / staple. That is, while
they are pushing the nail _in_, they are also pushing the nailer
_out". If you hold it in, sort of lean on it, they'll do better.
Otherwise, I use it as a "nail starter" which will get the panel
held to the wall, and then I can go back and drive the brad all the
way flush. Beats trying to hold the panel and the nail and the
hammer.
--
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This Week's Panel: Us & Them - Eliminating Them.
Next Month's Panel: Having eliminated the old Them(tm)
Selecting who insufficiently Us(tm) to serve as the new Them(tm)

On Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 2:46:55 PM UTC-5, Eli the Bearded wrote:
In rec.woodworking, wrote:
Eli the Bearded wrote:
broke his last 3/32nd recently and has no 1/16ths left
I may be showing my Norm here but why use a Yankee drill at all?
Certainly not to just make holes. They're cool tools and all but
actually using them must be some masochistic need to make things the
hard way? ;-)
It's long been my tool of choice to pre-drill for small nails when
installing trim or hanging light things on a wood backing. For bigger
holes, I'll prefer a cordless drill.

I broke the last small bit installing baseboard in my wife's shop.
(If I did that sort of thing more often, I'd consider a pneumatic brad
nailer, but I don't already have a compressor.)


Have you considered getting a compressor combo kit? Lots of options out
there, for as low as $150.

$200 - $275 if you want a brand name kit.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=compressor+combo+kit

Or just buy a compressor and pick up some air tools on Craigslist,
FB Marketplace and the like.

A compressor is great for more than just air tools. Topping off tires,
blowing dust out of equipment, etc. My 6 gallon unit lives in the garage.
I have a 50 ft hose on a reel and PEX run down to the basement shop.

Being able to grab a nail gun for a quick pop-pop sure is nice.

On Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 3:50:17 PM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:

A compressor is great for more than just air tools.

I bought this one about 5-6 yrs ago, $125 then, for the upholstery shop. Today about $150.... $125 with coupon? Still going strong. Bought another one for the satellite upholstery shop. Plug directly in the wall. Won't work properly using a typical 14g wire extension cord.
https://www.harborfreight.com/air-to...sor-62441.html

Contact Kings County Tools, ask if you can get a bunch of one size only.
https://www.kingscountytools.com/

On Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:50:15 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 2:46:55 PM UTC-5, Eli the Bearded wrote:
In rec.woodworking, wrote:
Eli the Bearded wrote:
broke his last 3/32nd recently and has no 1/16ths left
I may be showing my Norm here but why use a Yankee drill at all?
Certainly not to just make holes. They're cool tools and all but
actually using them must be some masochistic need to make things the
hard way? ;-)
It's long been my tool of choice to pre-drill for small nails when
installing trim or hanging light things on a wood backing. For bigger
holes, I'll prefer a cordless drill.

I broke the last small bit installing baseboard in my wife's shop.
(If I did that sort of thing more often, I'd consider a pneumatic brad
nailer, but I don't already have a compressor.)


Have you considered getting a compressor combo kit? Lots of options out
there, for as low as $150.

$200 - $275 if you want a brand name kit.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=compressor+combo+kit

I bought this one ten years ago for $100, IIRC. Even though it's a
cheap unit, it works pretty well. I've never had a problem with the
nailers or stapler.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Porter-Cable-6-Gal-150-PSI-Portable-Electric-Air-Compressor-with-16-Gauge-18-Gauge-and-23-Gauge-Nailer-Combo-Kit-3-Tool-PCFP3KIT/312030570
Or just buy a compressor and pick up some air tools on Craigslist,
FB Marketplace and the like.

No point for the small tools. Roofing, siding, or framing nailers,
sure.

A compressor is great for more than just air tools. Topping off tires,
blowing dust out of equipment, etc. My 6 gallon unit lives in the garage.
I have a 50 ft hose on a reel and PEX run down to the basement shop.

I bought one of these last year. It's the slickest little tool I've
seen in a while. I have a bunch of the Ryobi odd tools but this one
is just great. Even my wife uses it.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-18-Volt-ONE-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-High-Pressure-Inflator-with-Digital-Gauge-with-2-0-Ah-Battery-and-Charger-P737D-P163/312166901

Being able to grab a nail gun for a quick pop-pop sure is nice.

I have to get my shop plumbed. It's on my _long_ list of to-dos.

wrote in message ...

On Thu, 25 Feb 2021 05:12:36 +0000 (UTC), Eli the Bearded

I may be showing my Norm here but why use a Yankee drill at all?
Certainly not to just make holes. They're cool tools and all but
actually using them must be some masochistic need to make things the
hard way? ;-)

For one thing, they fit in a tool pouch and are very handy while climbing
and working off ladders. I use one when installing signs on rail trails to
drill pilot holes in posts (I predrill and counter sink the signs
themselves). Combined with a regular screw driver, or Yankee screw driver,
yields a compact, light weight, reliable, electron free, way of making holes
and driver fasteners. ...and they are cool. ;~)

On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:57:48 -0500, "John Grossbohlin"
wrote:

wrote in message ...

On Thu, 25 Feb 2021 05:12:36 +0000 (UTC), Eli the Bearded

I may be showing my Norm here but why use a Yankee drill at all?
Certainly not to just make holes. They're cool tools and all but
actually using them must be some masochistic need to make things the
hard way? ;-)

For one thing, they fit in a tool pouch and are very handy while climbing
and working off ladders. I use one when installing signs on rail trails to
drill pilot holes in posts (I predrill and counter sink the signs
themselves). Combined with a regular screw driver, or Yankee screw driver,
yields a compact, light weight, reliable, electron free, way of making holes
and driver fasteners. ...and they are cool. ;~)

That's why they make belt clips. Are you afraid of Earth running out
of electrons? Sure, there are only so many...

They are cool. Long ago, someone was thinking. Far more interesting
than the egg beaters.

wrote in message ...

On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:57:48 -0500, "John Grossbohlin"
wrote:

For one thing, they fit in a tool pouch and are very handy while climbing
and working off ladders. I use one when installing signs on rail trails to
drill pilot holes in posts (I predrill and counter sink the signs
themselves). Combined with a regular screw driver, or Yankee screw driver,
yields a compact, light weight, reliable, electron free, way of making
holes
and driver fasteners. ...and they are cool. ;~)

That's why they make belt clips. Are you afraid of Earth running out
of electrons? Sure, there are only so many...

Running out of electrons when I need them... yes.

Ever been miles from the nearest road carrying all your tools with you?
Light and reliable rules!

They are cool. Long ago, someone was thinking. Far more interesting
than the egg beaters.

I've got egg beaters and braces too. There are times where they make a lot
of sense... I've got power drills, hammer drills, drywall drivers and a
drill press too.

On Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 9:52:12 PM UTC-5, John Grossbohlin wrote:
wrote in message ...
On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:57:48 -0500, "John Grossbohlin"
wrote:

For one thing, they fit in a tool pouch and are very handy while climbing
and working off ladders. I use one when installing signs on rail trails to
drill pilot holes in posts (I predrill and counter sink the signs
themselves). Combined with a regular screw driver, or Yankee screw driver,
yields a compact, light weight, reliable, electron free, way of making
holes
and driver fasteners. ...and they are cool. ;~)

That's why they make belt clips. Are you afraid of Earth running out
of electrons? Sure, there are only so many...
Running out of electrons when I need them... yes.

Ever been miles from the nearest road carrying all your tools with you?
Light and reliable rules!
They are cool. Long ago, someone was thinking. Far more interesting
than the egg beaters.
I've got egg beaters and braces too. There are times where they make a lot
of sense... I've got power drills, hammer drills, drywall drivers and a
drill press too.

Every time I use my drill press to hang drywall, the screws break the paper.

I think I need one more pulley on the speed stack.

They are available at Garrett Wade, I just verified it, https://garrettwade.com/product/pack...kee-push-drill

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For full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/woodwo...l-3100594-.htm

In rec.woodworking,
Craig wrote:
They are available at Garrett Wade, I just verified it,
https://garrettwade.com/product/pack...kee-push-drill

There is a page a Garrett Wade. It shows up in the "clearance" section.
I am unable to put bits in the shopping cart. (I can put other things in
the shopping cart.) You can hit the + button next to a size and it
increases a number, but there's not an "Add to cart" button. It's a
terrible interface. I thought I had them till I went to checkout.

Elijah
------
was not impressed

"Eli the Bearded" wrote in message ...

There is a page a Garrett Wade. It shows up in the "clearance" section.
I am unable to put bits in the shopping cart. (I can put other things in
the shopping cart.) You can hit the + button next to a size and it
increases a number, but there's not an "Add to cart" button. It's a
terrible interface. I thought I had them till I went to checkout.

That is odd... when I went to the site there is an Add to Cart button on the
page below the list of bits. It works. Did you scroll down?

In rec.woodworking,
John Grossbohlin wrote:
"Eli the Bearded" wrote in message ...
There is a page a Garrett Wade. It shows up in the "clearance" section.
I am unable to put bits in the shopping cart. (I can put other things in
the shopping cart.) You can hit the + button next to a size and it
increases a number, but there's not an "Add to cart" button. It's a
terrible interface. I thought I had them till I went to checkout.
That is odd... when I went to the site there is an Add to Cart button on the
page below the list of bits. It works. Did you scroll down?

Yes, and tested adding other things to the cart. All before posting about
wanting bits.

I did manage websites for money for a while, so I have some idea how
things can break or be hard to use. This one definitely fails to work
as intended.

Elijah
------
is happily not managing websites any more

In rec.woodworking,
John Grossbohlin wrote:
"Eli the Bearded" wrote in message ...
There is a page a Garrett Wade. It shows up in the "clearance" section.
I am unable to put bits in the shopping cart. (I can put other things in
the shopping cart.) You can hit the + button next to a size and it
increases a number, but there's not an "Add to cart" button. It's a
terrible interface. I thought I had them till I went to checkout.
That is odd... when I went to the site there is an Add to Cart button on the
page below the list of bits. It works. Did you scroll down?

Prompted by this, I tried on my phone and it works there, just not on my
desktop. I'll buy the bits there, that way, but yikes.

And I happened to notice while visiting the site on my phone that
Garrett Wade shows an address of Main St, Brooklyn. That rang a bell
with me, and I compared. Kings County Tools, also mentioned in this
thread and Garrett Wade have the same street address. So the bits are
likely the same, even though Kings County Tools only sells assorted size
multipacks and Garrett Wade only sells single size multipacks.

Elijah
------
grew up in Queens and remembers that the Borough of Brooklyn is Kings County

On Friday, February 26, 2021 at 5:27:48 PM UTC-5, Eli the Bearded wrote:

grew up in Queens and remembers that the Borough of Brooklyn is Kings County

Where in Queens?

I grew up in Flushing, across the street from what used to be the open fields
of Queens College.

I lived in the row houses at the bottom of this picture, the house with the blue roof.
The area with the square around it was always part of Queens College, but was open
field, originally without any fences. Football, frisbee and shagging long fly balls was
how we spent our time. Even when they fenced it in, we cut through it so many times
they gave up fixing it. We were neat about it, you couldn't even see the opening unless
you knew where it was. When we first moved in, Reeves Ave was one step above a
dirt road. My "time to leave" clock started ticking when they widened the road and
painted the yellow line.

https://i.imgur.com/t1TRWyq.jpg

Queens College was the anchor of an educational complex. The yellow line in this
picture one long sidewalk. Within that boundary you can go from Kindergarten
to Junior High School to High School and all the way to a PhD without ever leaving
the block.

https://i.imgur.com/xWVtE59.jpg

I grew up looking at and playing in the green fields, a rarity for most kids in NYC.
For the current occupants of my old house, this is the view from their living room
window:

https://i.imgur.com/Ea9Ns5q.jpg

"Eli the Bearded" wrote in message ...

And I happened to notice while visiting the site on my phone that
Garrett Wade shows an address of Main St, Brooklyn. That rang a bell
with me, and I compared. Kings County Tools, also mentioned in this
thread and Garrett Wade have the same street address. So the bits are
likely the same, even though Kings County Tools only sells assorted size
multipacks and Garrett Wade only sells single size multipacks.

On the Garrett Wade page for the push drills they list the packs with all
the available sizes. Currently out of stock so I signed up for a notice when
they are in stock. I need another set of bits... I've got a full set in my
Stanley push drill handle but need a set for the Yankee.

"Eli the Bearded" wrote in message ...

There is also an 8 bit set listed on
https://garrettwade.com/product/garrett-wade-push-drill

Currently out of stock... but provides and option of acquiring the larger
bits or a complete set. I have a full set for my Stanley push drill that
was a combination of the Stanley's bits and bits from my Yankee push drill.
The Stanley is in much nicer condition so that is the one I choose to make
whole. I'll get another set for the Yankee when they are available.