I'm still partial to the milwaukee hole shooters. Did you ever get the switch and twist lok cord for the milwaukee you got, Scott?
Chilly
You bet! I couldn't afford a new twist lock cord,
so I performed "open plug" surgery on the old one. I carved the cast vinyl/imitation rubber twist lock material like it was wood, until I exposed the broken wires inside.
Then I made the repair, made a little mold, and cast rtv silicone for the replacement plug material.
Then covered the whole Maryann with adhesive lined, thick, heat shrink tubing.
It'll hold.
The replacement switch needed to be fitted to the drill frame, and wired weirdly (compared to the original wiring scheme),.........
but once I got it all together it runs just like a top!
I made a wooden side handle for it. Well actually a fake wooden side handle. Oh its a wood handle alright, but it has a nearly full length 3/8" bolt inside. :)
But this is the lummox 1/2" super drill.
You can't stop the motor. It runs like a freight train. But the drill weighs as much as a pretty girl in a bathing suit. Lovely to look at, useful as the dickens, but you don't want to stand around holding it up all day.......... If you know what I mean.
I wanted a sweet little 3/8" torque monster to go with.
The Milwaukee 3/8's of the same period, are great drills too. But they hardly --ever-- get away cheap. One just sold on ebay for most of $100, today.
The good vintage Milwaukees have a lot of fans now.
Never try to collect what everybody else already wants!
The early Makitas are every bit as useful, almost as pretty, and you don't have to bring a Tommy gun with you, when you try to get away with one.
yours Scott