G184M365C72 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I want to buy a post drill. I live near South Fort Worth. I would like to drive and look at it but I dont want to drive to wisconsin where it seems all of them are for sale at. haha. I want one that is two speed. I dont want to pay a ridiculous price. Where can I find one? Any suggestions? I can't find one on Ebay or Craigslist that meets my afore mentioned requirements. Help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Isn't there a large fleamarket out that way, Canton??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Patience. Get your name and contact info with your regional farm and ranch auctioneers. They will have sale bills sent to you, USPS or online, with listings of what is up for bid. Another route is to put a 'wanted' ad in the paper. The post drills that I've seen were self feeding and had a pawl and ratchet wheel at the top which as I recall, you could fine-tune to get the pawl to jump one or two teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 The speeds I have seen were not advance but rotation---like some of the eggbeater drills can be set to crank fast or slow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 By post drill do you mean the hand cranked-bolts onto a timber type? Like Frank I've only seen the adjustable feed type, a set screw of sorts limits the throw of the pawl, speed is according to how fast you crank. Some do allow for adjusting the length of the hand crank, kind of adjusting the speed at the expense of torque. If you can't find what you want, something's got to give. Which of your criteria is least important to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathis Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 That Wisconsin comment is a hoot, I'm in Wisconsin and just picked up 2 at 2 different auctions, one a #1 Acne that has a top ratching dog and a smaller Buffalo Forge co. with a under the wheel ratching dog, Both are great after a little TLC. These are not works of art, most everything is cast even the gear teeth(gears) are cast. You will be real lucky if you find one with the original chuck, mine were missing their chucks. Good luck, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 A lot of post drills didn't have chucks; just a hole in the end of the vertical shaft with a set screw and the drill bits all had shaft extensions that fit that sized hole no matter what the bit diameter was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stash Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Just wondering if the #1 Acne is lubed with Clearasil? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob S Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Just wondering if the #1 Acne is lubed with Clearasil? Steve :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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