vic008 17 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 So if cut down, basically remove the plain shank part, will it still lock in the jaws? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 399 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 maybe, but if it slips, it makes a mess of the chuck. It should have a stepped land on the cutting face so the grip will be tenuous at best. Just get a cheap one, cut it off to length on the cutty bit, then regrind the tip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 460 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 A - it'll be ready hard to cut the shaft off B - it may be very difficult to seat in a small 3 jaw chuck, you "might" get a better grasp with a larger chuck and/or wrapping the end with some shim stock .... however if you're drilling to drill in a confined space this is what you really need, an air-drill with right-angle head and compressor? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 835 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 You can buy a 10mm right angle attachment, like this https://www.trademe.co.nz/building-renovation/tools/power-tools/drills-screwdrivers/listing-2927869341.htm?rsqid=00bcf61e69a04dd8a79f1d692c2412d6-001 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vic008 17 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Thanks for that OT, looks good, but in description it says max rpm 500 and think the Ryobi spins a bit quicker? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 460 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 what are you trying to cut through and how thick? the air tools spin very fast but you often can't use the speed in deep frp as the resin melts most electric drills are variable speed now, you'll know when the little gearbox in the right angle is unhappy then you back off on the drill trigger a bit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 803 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 We've got one of these, for doing difficult jobs on the boat. 'Naked' they don't cost much (no battery), but we've got a few other milwakee tools that all take the same batteries. https://www.milwaukeetool.co.nz/power-tools/drills/right-angle-drills/C12RAD-0.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KM... 954 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 On 4/01/2021 at 3:29 PM, vic008 said: So if cut down, basically remove the plain shank part, will it still lock in the jaws? In most cases Yes if done so carefully. But it may not handle a lot of hard loading. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 181 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Most of my drills are short.....................broken. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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