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The oldest electric drill I've ever had my hands on!

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Narrated: 1910s Electric Breast Drill [Restoration]

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LoveSniff

New mic? Sounds much better!

Erik S Switalski

Saw the first post go up. Was so excited. Wasn’t narrated. Was so sad. Told myself I’d have to wait for the narrated vid. Sad. DIDN’T HAVE TO WAIT!😎

handtoolrescue

I usually record next to an active shooting range during the thunderstorm.

LoveSniff

I did the exact same thing. I almost had to watch the non narrated version 🥲

Scott Hampshire

I am so pleased with everything. My life needs moar Eric.

ChuckD

Funny you say that. I was thinking of commenting that I thought the gain was a bit too high. Thought I picked up some clipping.

ChuckD

"Insanely sloppy and inappropriate" This isn't the place to bring that up, thank you.

Planky

I recall a mustie1 video (he was repairing a crack in a tractor engine block) saying when dealing with cracks in metal like that you should drill a hole at the end, it helps distribute the forces around a bigger area and prevents it cracking further. Not that I imagine there is any load on those parts; it must have been dropped or had something hit it in the past.

Chris Crowther

If there aren't some "breast is best" jokes in here I shall be disappointed.

Edward Conway

A beastly breast borer for sure. Amazing job with all the fabrications it took to get this back to original.

Andrew Egerton

That red stuff, I don't think it's asbestos, but you can check with our common friend My Mechanics. He did a project with some in it

Jeffrey R. Broido

I have just added looseosity to my vocabulary. Perfect.

Ross McLaughlin

Yes a bit distorted for me too. Great video tho

Darren Hallam

What a awesome drill. Eric you once again you surpassed even my expectations. The labels and Japanning were the icing on the cake. Well done.

handtoolrescue

Definitely helps, but the part is so thin here, it should be ok.

Joel Linker

It looks more like an electric meat grinder than a drill. Does it have an attachment for that?

Grant Pluntze

For drilling thin metal get a good quality step drill. Worth every penny.

Derek Waters

Awesome as always, Eric! Re: the red stuff - 'micarta' type materials were around when the drill was being built, eh?

CaneSelvatico

The red insulator is probably Bakelite (branded also with other names), you can easily find flat boards and rounds in various size on the popular chinese website. Can be of various colours depending on the base material; from woody brown to red, to bright orange