March 15, 201313 yr I scored this drill for $5 at a garage sale today. It is missing the part that engages the ratchet which I assume mounts in the small hole on the nut. Having never actually scene one of these drills before I don’t know what it looks like. Could someone post a picture of the missing mechanism? Thanks
March 15, 201313 yr http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1200&bih=686&q=cole+drill&oq=cole+drill&gs_l=img.3..0i24l4.1825.4269.0.6490.10.9.0.1.1.0.110.595.8j1.9.0...0.0...1ac.1.6.img.J8DOjZcOees
March 15, 201313 yr Author Yes, I have searched Google Images for Cole Drill but none of them show the mechanism that engages the ratchet.
March 15, 201313 yr Greetings, I have 3 cole drills like yours .. Its just a toggle that engages the handle See the above from Google... You have a complete drill and you are lucky.. Clean it up and you will find its a very usefull tool.. Jim
March 15, 201313 yr Author Hi Jim, Would you mind posting a picture of the toggle? None of the pics on Google show the toggle and I am just not grasping how exactly it works.
March 15, 201313 yr Greetings, I won't be in my shop until late tomorrow. But if you have an old drill brace it works the same way... You use the large nut for pressure on the drill... They work slick.... This assembly was used with the Cole vise which had a place under the jaws to hold the drill... You also have the rare V block that is used for center drilling of pulleyes and such... You are indeed have a lucky find for the money... Jim
March 16, 201313 yr Gosh another one? I wish these were easier to come by, Im wanting one pretty bad! Congrats on the score :)
March 18, 201313 yr Author Thanks Sam. Does anyone know what the purpose of the hole in the nut is? I was just assuming there was some way to lock the feed and handle together for drilling in soft materials.
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