R.I.P.

robo hippy · 2005-12-03T07:55:14+00:00

Tonight, with the screech of fried bearings, and a puff of smoke, my $29.95 close quater drill died. The shaft coming out of the body had gotten loose. I was sanding in both clock and counter clock wise. I don't know how many bowls I got sanded with it, but a couple hundred anyway, and 80 plus hours of time on it. Did I get my money worth out of it? Yes! Is it as good as the Milwaukee and Sioux? No! Would I buy it again if it was half the price of the S/M drills? Possibly. Will I buy it again? Yes. I can't burn up just one and consider the test conclusive. At about 1/5th the price of the S/M drills, I think that it is a good buy and a bargain, especially if you are more recreational with your turning. Even with production work, I still think it is a good buy. robo hippy

Dec 03, 2005 20 Replies

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Kevin Miller 20 years ago

Ayup. Kids keep asking "we gonna have a white Christmas?" and every time I think we might the snow turns to rain. Freezes at night, slicker than all get out, turns to slush in the day. Ah well. Good excuse to stay indoors and turn...

...Kevin

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