Sailing winch drill drive bits

[AHPP]

Can you get drive keys for sailing winches that fit small drills? I haven't got the tin for a big right-angled one atm but want to get gunning. Bought this one but I suspect the hex is too large for gay little drills. 

 

11mm or 7/16" by my eye. 

 

 

[Mark Bolam]

Would an adapter bit work?

 

 

[AHPP]

25 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Would an adapter bit work?

 

 

You clever old thing. 

[Dan Maynard]

My Makita drills have 13mm chuck so that would fit.

[AHPP]

Is the Makita right angle still the daddy? It pissed all over the Milwaukee one in a youtube video a while ago.

 

 

[Dan Maynard]

1 hour ago, AHPP said:

Is the Makita right angle still the daddy? It pissed all over the Milwaukee one in a youtube video a while ago.

 

 

@doobin is usually saying the other way round, I've not watched the vid to be fair 

 

[AHPP]

On 15/02/2024 at 23:05, Dan Maynard said:

@doobin is usually saying the other way round, I've not watched the vid to be fair 

 

 

[GarethM]

Surely a knock off Makita impact driver would have a better amount of torque in a small drill sized package ?.

 

End of the day it's about the gearing to slow it down and get the grunt.

Edited February 18 by GarethM

[AHPP]

2 hours ago, GarethM said:

Surely a knock off Makita impact driver would have a better amount of torque in a small drill sized package ?.

 

End of the day it's about the gearing to slow it down and get the grunt.

 

Prevailing thought is to not use impacts on sailing winches. Having now been inside one a fair bit, I suspect it's something like not wanting a pawl to travel half way to the next ratchet click, fail to get there and then slam back into its seat with the load. A stalling drill will just stall once. Plus it just feels mechanically unsympathetic rattling cogs into each other.

 

 

 

[AHPP]

Considering this instead of the right angle. https://www.makitauk.com/product/ddf486.html

Same torque, smaller, lighter, cheaper. Any thoughts?