90° Drill Attachment

[inchpincher]

There's one job I seem to have to do every couple of months where a right angled drill would make life a damn sight easier. Anyone used those slightly flimsy looking drill attachments?

 

[shenion]

I have an old B&D one somewhere. They work ok but are a pain as you have to hold it and the drill.

 

[KemppiFrog]

I have an old B&D one somewhere. They work ok but are a pain as you have to hold it and the drill.

Same here, and it was designed for you to use the drill chuck after unscrewing it from the drill.

But, invaluable for when I needed to drill holes in limited space. To shorten the length I threaded the back of the drill, so it went in without needing a chuck.

 

[Pete.]

There's one job I seem to have to do every couple of months where a right angled drill would make life a damn sight easier. Anyone used those slightly flimsy looking drill attachments?

I have an old but working one, and I need something I know you have got if you fancy a trade

 

[Wedg1e]

Anyone used those slightly flimsy looking drill attachments?

If you're hinting at the sort of thing seen in Aldi, I'd give it a wide berth. Her ladyship brought me one in as a surprise gift one day; it has more play than a college netball team on J2O
In essence it's a bevel gear drive, but the 'output' shaft seems to only be supported on one ball bearing. If it had a thrust bearing behind it, maybe it'd be a bit more likeable...

 

[Tiggy_dorset]

http://www.sitebox.ltd.uk/sealey-sa...m-reversible-osealey_SA26?paid=googleproducts

something like this might be more suitable than one of them attachments?

 

[Wallace]

I've had one of these angled screwdriver attatchments for a few years, with a 1/4" hex drive drill bit chuck it wobbles about quite a bit but has got me out of trouble before. It is hard work to use on a cordless drill, much better suited to screwdriver bits by hand.

I bought a Ryobi One+ angle drill and that works quite well, the battery swivels which can be usefull for access and the chuck is quite short but the overall head and chuck length is larger than some other makes. Whatever you get there is always a job that the angled head is too big to get into.

 

[zx9]

Perhaps getting off topic

I bought a Ryobi One+ angle drill and that works quite well, the battery swivels which can be usefull for access and the chuck is quite short but the overall head and chuck length is larger than some other makes. Whatever you get there is always a job that the angled head is too big to get into.

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One of my subbies was using an angled Makita, to cut 25mm holes in the top rails of a partition wall. I was impressed with its low profile (keyed) chuck.

 

[inchpincher]

Good input, thank you. I've decided to keep an eye on the dreaded eBay for a decent windy right angle drill at the right price.

Pete - pm me what you need, although I've decided those copper rivets will come in useful so if it's them...

 

[normspanners]

I have all of those attachments and air drills meantioned above apart from the ryobi and my weapon of choice is still the makita sometimes even for normal drilling it is a great bit of kit
mine is the long 9v battery one I find it good for inside car work.
in answer to your question those attachments are what you say flimsy but better than fileing (just)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Milescraf...738?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item20d030f0aa
I bought one of these for very close work I use the very short drills as in the picture or grind my own if over 6mm ( snap-on do sell the drill bits)

 

[Pete.]

Good input, thank you. I've decided to keep an eye on the dreaded eBay for a decent windy right angle drill at the right price.

Pete - pm me what you need, although I've decided those copper rivets will come in useful so if it's them...

Naw I don't want your rivets

PM sent.

 

[the snooper]

I have one of these dewalt drills only problem it the switch is a bad design, very easy to catch by accident especially when changing a drill bit, it pays to unplug it

 

[Robotstar5]

I have one of these dewalt drills only problem it the switch is a bad design, very easy to catch by accident especially when changing a drill bit, it pays to unplug it

I use the battery version of that, got a proper trigger/switch I've borrowed a couple of different corded angle drills and both had the "bad design" switches

 

[rory1]

I've seen a modified Jacobs chuck on a 4" angle grinder in the past. Probably be a thousand times too fast to be of any use unless you had one of the slow speed polishing type grinders .

 

[shakyman]

i bought a lidl right angle chuck thingy a while ago,didnt expect much from it..but so far quite useful,seems robust enough not bad for around a fiver..!