big tee

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I have never run one or been around one until yesterday. Son is redoing the hitch on his MM and borrowed his wife's uncles Mag drill to drill holes in the back of the transmission case. He had brought the tractor down to my shop to do some welding on it. I'm am building a brush guard for my tree puller I bought and needed some holes drilled in the side of it but it was too tall for my drill press. So it was just sitting there so son said use it. They work neat---It's like having a drill press everywhere. When son takes it back I will send a 12 pack of something for using it. There is no brand name on it so I looked on line for Mag drills to buy one myself. There is quit a price variance. $300 to $2800. I built the brush guard with all used steel--drilled and tapped pivot points and put grease zerks in. Machined the side of the head of the pivot pins and welded square key-stock to keep the from moving. When it warms back up I will sand blast and paint it.---------Tee
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We have a porter cable mag drill . That thing sure comes in handy at times. It is on a metal work bench and I use it as a drill press to.
 
They have a purpose but be careful.
Watched a guy get picked off his feet and tossed across the shop like a rag doll when the bit jammed and the magnet was not strong enough to hold.
 
If I am not mistaken you only turn the magnet on if it is sticking to a steel surface. They burn up if the magnetic flux has no where to go. Was a lot of fun useing it???.
 

Yeah, they are very handy. You learn to clean the bottom before turning the mag on though, so they hold good. Some of the really expensive ones have a clutch arrangement that kicks out if the mag slips.
 
i have had one for years. A friend gave it to me. When you need one nothing else will do the job as well. Mine has a 3/4" chuck.
Elmo
 
I have a smaller Jancy unit. Use it maybe a couple times a year but when I need it its good to have. Only a few of my close buddies even know i have it.
 
We had Milwaukee mag drill where I worked. Kind of expensive, $500 in 1982, but worth its weight in gold fabricating special machines with all the holes drilled square and on location. We used a wiggler and careful layout, easy to stay on location.
 

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