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Re: [OM] IMGs: Yard Sale Treasure

Subject: Re: [OM] IMGs: Yard Sale Treasure
From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 19:53:00 +0100
The photo looks a bit soft - I hope the drill won't be so ;-)

I also love this kind of gear - used it as a youngster - which still helps me assess how talented and skillful our elders were.

Thanks for the reminder :-)
Which may also apply to photography to stay on topic for a change ;-)

Philippe

Le 23 mars 15 à 17:41, Chris Trask a écrit :

On Saturday I did my usual cycling tour of nearby yard sales, and I came away with a real treasure:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/16906143101/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/16719721260/

It's an intact Millers Falls breast drill. It's a bit rusty, and the chuck collar is frozen for now. But, I will take however long it takes to carefully free it using Liquid Wrench and some gentle vise-gripping, then disassemble it and give it a thorough cleaning.

I found an identical one on evilBay with a photo that shows it mostly disassembled, so I know what I'm dealing with:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/16905974522/

There are three positions for the crank length, and two speeds on the crown gear. It's a far better breast drill than I ever thought I would find, and since I paid just $15 for it, it will be worth the effort.


Chris

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