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Classic Power Tools => Classic Power Tools => Topic started by: Glen on November 21, 2020, 10:48:03 PM

Title: Skil Drill with strange handle
Post by: Glen on November 21, 2020, 10:48:03 PM
New to the group her and my first post. I recently purchased a Skil Drill model 80 1/2” 115 volt 4.5 amp 459 rpm with a D handle and another handle on the top. The upper handle has 2 bits of information on it; Pressure Handle Co., Wilkes-Barre PA, Model G and Ingersoll Rand Power Feed cat. No. R55. I will post pictures tomorrow. Does anyone know anything about this drill and handle?
Title: Re: Skil Drill with strange handle
Post by: Glen on November 23, 2020, 04:52:35 AM
Sorry it took me a while to get the photos to the right size to post!
Title: Re: Skil Drill with strange handle
Post by: papadan on November 23, 2020, 11:25:23 AM
Hi Glen, welcome to the site. Would eally like to se a couple pictures from a distance showing the whole drill and handles.
Title: Re: Skil Drill with strange handle
Post by: lptools on November 23, 2020, 01:09:18 PM
What Dan said +1
Title: Re: Skil Drill with strange handle
Post by: Glen on November 24, 2020, 04:14:23 PM
Not sure what happened with the full drill picture. I see it but it’s tiny and terrible! I’ll repost it.
Title: Re: Skil Drill with strange handle
Post by: Glen on November 24, 2020, 04:35:36 PM
Here is the whole drill.
Title: Re: Skil Drill with strange handle
Post by: oldgoaly on November 24, 2020, 05:16:07 PM
When I resize from 3m to get to less than 250kb, 640 by 480 seems to work, many time 800 by 600 is just a little too big.
It looks like the  topside handle says "power feed" never seen that before on a hand drill. Interesting !
Title: Re: Skil Drill with strange handle
Post by: papadan on November 24, 2020, 05:59:42 PM
I used to have a drill just like that, but the top handle was just a piece of pipe. Watch the torque on that drill, I was thrown 5 ft. and both handles broken off when the bit grabbed.
Title: Re: Skil Drill with strange handle
Post by: lptools on November 24, 2020, 06:24:21 PM
That tool is a beast!! i'm guessing an Industrial application, with the Ingersoll Rand attachment being aftermarket. Thanks for posting!!
Title: Re: Skil Drill with strange handle
Post by: Glen on November 24, 2020, 07:20:56 PM
It cost me a whole $10 at a flea market and runs like a champ. You’re right about the torque too! I’ll try to post a link to a video showing me taking off the power feed handle. I have no clue what it does but as you rotate it, an inner wheel rotates.
Title: Re: Skil Drill with strange handle
Post by: oldgoaly on November 24, 2020, 07:42:39 PM
maybe some type of clutch to limit torque at times?