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Title: Giant Drills - Railway Sleepers ?
Post by: rustyric on May 02, 2017, 06:36:47 AM

This is my latest find giant drills. I have been told that they were used to drill holes in railway sleepers. What do you think ?

(http://i.imgur.com/h1s7wc2.jpg)

Title: Re: Giant Drills - Railway Sleepers ?
Post by: mikeswrenches on May 02, 2017, 09:40:43 AM

I kind of doubt it. They used spikes through a tie plate to hold the rails down.

Mike

Title: Re: Giant Drills - Railway Sleepers ?
Post by: kwoswalt99 on May 02, 2017, 09:55:35 AM

They look like they were intended for use in a machine.

Title: Re: Giant Drills - Railway Sleepers ?
Post by: EVILDR235 on May 02, 2017, 09:56:10 AM

Check out the WRANGLERSTAR website on You tube. He just did a video about beam drills used in timber framing. I also have one of those large auger bits.

EvilDr235

Title: Re: Giant Drills - Railway Sleepers ?
Post by: Chillylulu on May 02, 2017, 10:01:37 AM

They look like regular auger bits.

We use similar today, when drilling holes through wood joists. And much bigger. In fire protection the smallest steel pipe is 1", copper and plastic the smallest is 3/4". In reality we havent used 3/4" in over 10 years. We get kind of snooty  and look down on 3/4" pipe users.

For residential applications we carry auger bits up to 2-1/2" in diameter.

The top one has a modern shank. You can buy similar at any well stocked hardware store. I would guess that the other two are post war, again, based on the drive end.

Chilly

Title: Re: Giant Drills - Railway Sleepers ?
Post by: wvtools on May 02, 2017, 05:50:40 PM

The one on the bottom is a counterbore bit typically used in an application with a sunken bolt head, like a ship deck.

Title: Re: Giant Drills - Railway Sleepers ?
Post by: rustyric on May 06, 2017, 02:54:42 PM

Thanks for your answers. Ship decking, Railway Sleepers infact anywhere you need a really big dia. drill I suppose