Not a fan of car boot fairs but...

[leswold]

Making myself go to the rubbish exchange today as I'm looking for a bit brace. Anyone else use one to drill for eco pellets, or is it too much hard work? Getting ticked off having to remember & charge a cordless.

[mendiplogs]

Making myself go to the rubbish exchange today as I'm looking for a bit brace. Anyone else use one to drill for eco pellets, or is it too much hard work? Getting ticked off having to remember & charge a cordless.

 

Hi LES I love a good car boot sale BUT I DO NOT BUY ANY Electrical items thanks John

[peatff]

Brace and bit are not hard work but they are slow, probably even slower in wet wood with a spade bit which is what I used with them. I'd rather wait 15 minutes for the rechargeable to top up nowadays. Pick up an old cordless and convert it to run off your car or a jump battery.

[mendiplogs]

Brace and bit are not hard work but they are slow, probably even slower in wet wood with a spade bit which is what I used with them. I'd rather wait 15 minutes for the rechargeable to top up nowadays. Pick up an old cordless and convert it to run off your car or a jump battery.

 

Hi pea that's what my mate does run it off a car battery thanks jonn

[woody paul]

Car boots are good to pick up the odd tool you only use once or twice a year.

Got a big 12 volt drill once used by electricity board its one hell of a drill but its got no reverse so once it bits you have to hold on tight, its alright if truck is near. I have got a couple of old GPO t augers which are fast.

Edited October 18, 2015 by woody paul

[CJM]

My old firm used a sthil bt45, what a cracking tool it's a bit pricey but compared to a decent cordless drill it's not that bad. I'm sure it has other uses than drilling stumps

[openspaceman]

Making myself go to the rubbish exchange today as I'm looking for a bit brace. Anyone else use one to drill for eco pellets, or is it too much hard work? Getting ticked off having to remember & charge a cordless.

 

How many do you do in a day? Stihl BT 45 is less than 300 quid or find an old atom drill attachment for a saw.

 

I assume you mean eco plugs, what a terrible misnomer, is the plastic compost-able?

[CJM]

How many do you do in a day? Stihl BT 45 is less than 300 quid or find an old atom drill attachment for a saw.

 

I assume you mean eco plugs, what a terrible misnomer, is the plastic compost-able?

 

 

If you charge £25 for a 5 plug stump you sharp make your money back.

 

It's not really, it's an excellent way for killing a stump.

Their biodegradable you have zero chance of contamination, pets, children and wildlife are safe.

For the Eco side of things you can argue that a dead stump and root system is a great place for those beasties.

[Cae Ffynnon]

My old firm used a sthil bt45, what a cracking tool it's a bit pricey but compared to a decent cordless drill it's not that bad. I'm sure it has other uses than drilling stumps

 

We've also used the Sthil BT45 for Stump drilling to insert eco plugs and to drill anything when remote from elastic-trickery....

[Logrod]

If you're not successful at the car boot then ebay have this one ending in 8 hrs with no bids so far

 

Stanley No. 78 ratchet brace 8" sweep old vintage carpentry tool | eBay

 

I prefer an auger bit to a spade with a brace .