Hints and tips that some may not have heard of. #48: Does your drill kick back out of spite?

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Boys and Girls,
 
I can handle all the abuse yazall like to toss at me about my penchant for  Fe$tool stuff

however, it's nice to discover that my frugality is not always wasted.

Don’t know whether any of youz come across the topic of the cordless drill kickback, but I just came across this video today

Don't be fooled by the spruiking in the video name/title... NOT EVERY drill has the feature I am highlighting, most have "workarounds".

If you don't watch the video (reminds me of most of my overdrawn presentations), the story goes that when you are drilling with a large bit/hole-saw and it binds, the drill twists in your hand and will either scare the bjesus outta ya or it will be wrenched out of your hand and with a bit of luck, that happens before any physical damage.
 
Apparently the better brands will immediately stop and start flashing when they detect an abnormal sudden sideways twist… 
Rushed down to give it a try and had to record my findings
 
Woo-Hoo…
Just put a sling on your arm if you’re gonna rush out and try it… or follow the advice in the top video (not mine)… I nearly dislocated my shoulder trying the manual twist on my Makita and Ryobi drills, Chubby move over,
  
PS. This doesn’t apply to impact drivers (the video covers it), but then again you would use a hex ended bit and probably not too heavy drill bit.

Late Edit:

I have read (UGH!) that most brands have a model that sports this antikickback feature, however, they are at the upper end and you are only looking at pennies difference between them and Fe$tool... and Fe$tool has Bluetooth
 

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

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safety features are for girls ducks. a real woodworker accepts a broken wrist or arm as  a badge of being a "real"man !!!! now when it comes to ducks, god only knows 🤔😁

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

😂😂😂

Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".

I think it has its place. For example, let’s say you’re working quickly on the job-site and don’t have time to consider whether there is a defect below the surface such as a knot that could bind things up on you.

There’s a difference between having a manly story to tell and losing out on a paycheck because you have to take time off.

If I was back to working summers with my cousins for my Uncle, renovating burnt-down houses in the 90’s, I would have jumped at the chance to have anti-kickback. Time was money then, and us kids worked sun-up to sun-down, for zero pay (it was all for work ethic, we got sent to the Uncle in the summer to get whipped into shape).

The more we complained throughout the year, the more likely we were to be joining Uncle in the summer. If we were good, it was optional, otherwise mandatory.

When we came back from summer with Uncle, we behaved ourselves for months. Nary a bad word or a slick thought passed our minds, after being broken by that man.

A man that is 4-foot-8 but can whoop you good. Uncle was fierce.

 DevinT
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There’s a difference between having a manly story to tell and losing out on a paycheck because you have to take time off.
... or churning out the next puzzle.


 DevinT
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A man that is 4-foot-8 but can whoop you good. Uncle was fierce.
Did you dare to call him Titch?  Me at 4' 15" would poke the bear.

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

I have read (UGH!) that most brands have a model that sports this antikickback feature, however, they are at the upper end and you are only looking at pennies difference between them and Fe$tool... and Fe$tool has Bluetooth!

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

Good info Duckie!  I'd like to see you get the real dress/shirt like that!  If it doesn't exist get creative....markers!

Mike

 

 Moke
 commented about 7 hours ago
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Good info Duckie!  I'd like to see you get the real dress/shirt like that! 

But the pants,

wouldn't fit me and the top wouldn't be long enough to avoid embarrassment.

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

Gotta love those clutch chucks! Knots? feh! The real issue is hidden nails.

Real carpenters use old school 1/2" 200 RPM Holeshooters (all-metal cases) for ripping off appendages and smashing knuckles. 
hole hawgs were notorious for throwing guys off ladders and breaking wrists when they bound up !

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.


 SplinterGroup
 commented about 5 hours ago
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Gotta love those clutch chucks! Knots? feh! The real issue is hidden nails.....
I use my vixey bits that go through knots like butter and as for nails, I have one of these industrial toe nail clippers,
 


 Pottz
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hole hawgs were notorious for throwing guys off ladders....

At least I wont fall far... at my age I stick to one rung ladders... and only 150mm separation.

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

you sound like my wife. one step up and she's shakin !

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.


 Pottz
 commented 33 minutes ago
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you sound like my wife. one step up and she's shakin !
Nah! I wouldda divorced you... twice!

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

🤣 she did..............once ! and the last time that will happen !!!!!

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Why the hell do you think I said twice?

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

Ladders are a fickle animal…some folks are terrified of them and some couldn’t care less. I’m in the second batch, but that could change! 

Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".

Heights never worried me... after I got tossed out of uni, I worked as a window washer on high rises... outside, not inside... till I came down to earth and got a normal job. 
It's just old age and a few unrehearsed swan dives off the top rung that made me a tad scared when I came down to earth these times.

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

no more high ladders for this old man ! for the roof ill call "the guy" !

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.