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Brace and Bit

J

JDnTN

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Trying to get one to work and when pressure is applied, it just clicks like the drag on a fishing reel. It has a small wire and screw for possible adjustment at the bottom. How do I "tighten" it up?
Thanks. JD
 
Going back a ways, a lot of them had a "ratchet" for partial turn operation in a tight area. Check IIRC just above the chuck for a "collar" that is notched. It should be rotated to the center position, if either side of center, (at end of notch) it will ratchet.
 
exactly -

here's a picture that might help - the ratchet mechanism was slightly different amoungst all the various brands out there - but most were similar to this
a157711.jpg
 
Here's another question.

Has anyone made a new wooden grip for the crank part of a brace? I found one without the grip, cleaned it up and got everything loosened up and working but it needs a grip. Any ideas?
 
Bore, shape, and split (saw) a wooden rod (old shovel handle/closet rod?) of suitable diameter. Glue the halves together over crank eccentric?
 
you can buy braces for about $5.00 - If you've
got one you like that's missing the wood - I'd
just buy another and strip the parts. But
probably easier over all to just buy another one
and use it!

I think they're probably THE most common tool made
over the past 100 years. They don't wear out,
they're too big to lose, and they're cool enough
looking that people tend not to throw them in the
trash.

I must have 5 or 6 of them floating around myself.

I did think about selling some off until I saw how
cheap they are. Hardly worth the effort.
 
The ones I am familar with has a collar near the chuck. It swivels 180 degrees. To change the direction it ratchets. Midway, no ratchet in either direction. At either end it ratchets.

I presume it is so you can drill a hole near a wall or some place you cant swing the handle in a full circle. Twist the collar to forward ratchet, drill the hole by ratcheting the handle back and forth, twist the collar to reverse, remove the bit.
 
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