eric_marsh
Well Known Member
I'm working on a budget and just couldn't afford $250 for a Sioux 5000 rpm drill. In fact I got my air drill from Harbor Freight for somewhere around around $20.
I guess I can't complain about the performance of the $20 drill. It does the job but it's so noisy that my wife told me that I should be wearing ear protection.
Recently I decided to take another look at high speed drills. The Sioux was still too expensive so I started looking at alternatives. Eventually I bought a used ARO 5000 rpm 1/4" drill on Ebay for $55.
I've got to say that even though this thing is old and has been given a tremendous amount of use it's really a great drill. Believe it or not, the holes in the chuck where the chuck key fits are actually somewhat egg shaped from use yet it only makes about half as much noise as the HF drill and goes through aluminum twice as fast.
I'm impressed.
What ever happened to the America that made this kind of high quality equipment?
I guess I can't complain about the performance of the $20 drill. It does the job but it's so noisy that my wife told me that I should be wearing ear protection.
Recently I decided to take another look at high speed drills. The Sioux was still too expensive so I started looking at alternatives. Eventually I bought a used ARO 5000 rpm 1/4" drill on Ebay for $55.
I've got to say that even though this thing is old and has been given a tremendous amount of use it's really a great drill. Believe it or not, the holes in the chuck where the chuck key fits are actually somewhat egg shaped from use yet it only makes about half as much noise as the HF drill and goes through aluminum twice as fast.
I'm impressed.
What ever happened to the America that made this kind of high quality equipment?
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