purplethumb

Anyone familiar with this particular 1/2" reversible drill? If so, have you had any issues with it? This one's trigger lock protrudes a 1/4" out of the handle and is easy to set accidentally when the bit jambs. I have brushed out the store name where I bought it. Not contemplating legal action, just interested in getting a potentially unsafe product off the streets. Please email me if you have information. Thanks.

purplethumb52@gmail.com

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kbsparky

Looks like a piece of junk from here.

Why not get yourself a nice cordless deWalt?

mickeyco

Damn, that's as bad as ladder ropes damaged by UV light from sitting in the sun.



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mickeyco

When I was young I worked at a place that had an old metal 1/2" drill, I think it was a B&D, and it had an on/off toggle switch and I believe it came that way.


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purplethumb

Yes, it is a piece of junk. I am going to be more diligent about the tools I will allow on my jobs. This one injured the right hand of the young fellow who used it when the 1/2" bit he was using jammed and the trigger locked itself in the full power position. I had it as a backup. I would like to see this thing recalled, but so far this is the only injury I have been able to find. The manufacturer pulled it out of their shelves last year, but will not say why they did it, and will not tell me if there have been other reported injuries. They will only say that there have been no other incidents "like the one I reported". When I asked if there have been other injuries at all, they refuse to answer saying that they will not get into a conversation around semantics. I personally use Ridgid, DeWalt and Makita equipment. The new 12v Ridgid cordless is awesome, especially for driving screws. Light, powerful, great clutch, nice balance.

bert0168

I think any high torque power tools should NOT have trigger lock devices that can lock in the on position.

Years ago, my father was using a 1/2" Milwaukee drill, low speed high torque D-handle drill, the ones that were all metal. The bit froze up and turned the drill, hands and body up until enough of the cord wrapped up it unplugged. He wasn't hurt too bad but scared the hell out of him.

Still have the drill but it never gets used

TimNJ

About 26-27 years ago I broke my hand in one of those D handle drills when the hole saw bound up. This one was a Rockwell drill.

painterman

Try being left handed and using a drill like that.Those damn buttons get in the way all the time a real PITA

woodworkbykirk

was in a similar situation the other day

i was using an older black and decker d handle drilling holes with a 3 1/4 hole saw while up on a ladder. the trigger lock is extremely easy to activate and in a bad spot, needless the hole saw bound up then the drill started spinning. the chord started to wrap around the drill. i had to yell at my other guy to unplug the extension chord.

the lousy thing is i told the general i didnt want it on site. i wanted him to buy a new corded drill for this task. i told him it wasnt safe to be using it, wasnt until i nearly got thrown off the ladder he acted. needless to say, the d handle is now strictly for mixing bond

dlcj

speaking of odd drills my dad has one he picked up in a flea market probably 15 years ago. It is a milwaukee D-handle but it has about a 4 foot extension made out of
1 1/2" aluminum pipe and a 45 degree angle on the end. It looks factory made but ive never seen another like it. We use it with 12" long 3/4 and 1" auger bits ( the ones with the starter screw on the end) to drill studs for wiring. You dont have to bend over and you dont need a ladder for drilling top plates 9' high. It does not have a trigger lock and good thing cause on more than one occasion it has rolled a man up in the corner before he can stop it.
If any body else has one. What is this thing called and what is it made for? My opinion is we are using it for what its made for.

gitnerdun

Bosch's half inch hammer drill has a button much like that. Being a lefty sure makes it easy to lock it on, so I disconnected it first thing outa the box.

Chris G

I have the same drill. It locked up on me last month. The chord wrapped around my wrist four or five times before it unplugged itself. Bruised a bit.

Soooo,......how do you disconnect the thing?

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oldrivers

first thing i do when i get a new tool is break off any piece that looks like it could be a hinderence, screw guns i always break off the that belt hanging clip on top so i can get the gun in the corners better its amazing what a 1/4 inch will do for a screw gun trying to set screws straight. its funny cause my co workers always cringe when i start customizing brand new tools break it off i say. i hate box cutters with retractable blades so i make them so they cant. reason being when im trying to trim something that requires alot of pressure the damn thing always retracts on me when i dont want it to. tape measures i always break off the lock thingy and belt clip. routers i take off the depth gauge and throw it away. 500 what lights i throw away the front cage. and sometimes i break off the ground on cords cause i cant find my adapter.

so simple answer is break it off.

richard123

piece of junk that tool, wireless one is a must have nowadays but the one i have is still a bit sketchy, always god damm jamming.!!!

KHouse75

Too much unnecessary torque for a drill.

I have a milwaukee d-handle that has sprained my wrists multiple times. It's also torn back my thumbnail a couple of times and crushed my thumb against a wall.

I don't use it anymore. It takes the wrists too long to heal after being spained.

deadjed

Scary stuff. Def. a tool to be respected .

Winchester

I hate drilling with stuff like that. Especially when drilling steel, I find they catch more often,

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Get a super holehog on low speed it has a clutch