Hi All,
As earlier I introduced myself and have done this 180 from power tools into hand tools and Soooo.... here I am now collecting old rust, and bringing them back on line as user tools. Man is this addicting!!!
I went to an auction in Washougal Washington today and came away with a Millers Falls No. 2 Type D (best I can tell) and a Millers falls no 13 Breast drill and a no name brace that is functional but not worth anything. I got them for $32.50 (all in a single lot otherwise the brace wouldn't be there) which seems like a fair price and the no. 2 had 6 of the original 8 drill bits in the handle. The wood is in immaculate shape on both tools but the paint is pretty dinged up. But hey these are users for me and they work great. So I think I did ok on the price and so here's my question:
Take a look at the Breast Drill: I need to know what should go where the nail is just above the level and below the gear? right now there is a nail in there holding it together. The second question is it was missing the side handle and would any of you know where I could purchase and or find one of those? I would like to use originals to the tool but if I can't find any I'll make one.
So any help on the missing screw and the handle would be greatly appreciated. Now all I need to do is finish cleaning them up.
And oh ya, no pictures it didin't happen so Link to pictures http://picasaweb.google.com/rmbonella/Drills#
I haven't figured out how to post directly into the message so sorry about the link
Randy...