Car boot
What’s it for. It’s a drill. I know it’s a drill, what’s it for. Drilling I ventured. Oh god I know it’s for drilling she almost shouted. Don’t you have fifty drills in the workshop already. No that’s a slight exaggeration I countered, nearer twenty I muttered.
To set the scene for you guys, sometimes in the UK like minded people get up early on Sunday morning car parks where a car boot sale is advertised, very much like our cousins garage sale but all the wares are piled on to a wall papering tables and sold to whoever shows up.
Well last Sunday we ventured to our local one and low and behold there before me looking lost and forlorn was a Hilti TE10 percussion sds drill. It was calling out my name to save it. I could see it had not a hard life just treated badly, very much like my own circumstances.
I asked the price and was given a £15. The reason being it was 110v site drill and no use to the diy’er as we use 240v in the UK. However I had kitted out my workshop in both voltages
I found my good wife and quickly extolled the virtues of owning such a magnificent machine. Which brings me to. What’s it for.
Now at this point I needed time to formalise my reasons for owning a new drill and she knew it with quick fire questions leaving little manoeuvre. Does it have reverse, is it two speed, what’s the percussion rate. God I was screwed.
Desperation set in and I played my only ace card.
You know that hanging flower basket you wanted, yes, well this is the very drill for the job. How so she enquired, why not one you already have.
This is a high level drill. What’s a high level drill she asked. One you can use off a ladder I offered. My other drills are for ground level only. The look on her face told me she wasn’t convinced.
I pushed on, my other drills are double insulated in that they don’t have an earth and they use my body to earth them, that’s why you have to be on the ground, in order to earth them.
So whats the difference with this one she asked, suspicion still echoing in her voice. This one has a three core cable with a built in earth, so if you are up a wooden ladder, say fitting a flower basket for random example, you can still work safely without getting electrocuted, and you don’t want that that to happen to me do you. No she said with a little to much hesitation for my liking.
So if you buy this drill I can get my hanging basket and you won’t get a shock she offered. That’s about it I answered.
The stall holder who had been witness to this husband/wife interaction, just took my money and shook his head, not offering any insight that would affect his sale of the very rare high level drill.
So lads got it home and set about it. Tried it out and it worked but sounded rough, and it wouldn’t release the percussion, ie no normal drill.
After strip down to last nut and bolt, completely cleaned out all lubrications, grease etc and found that it must have had a fall as the lever for engaging the percussion was out of place.
Checked the motor brushes and they were almost new, which made me suspect it had been sold due to lever not engaging.
Well a couple of days later I had it rebuilt and it’s working well and will now have to install a hanging basket with my very special one off drill.
Before I leave you a few words regarding my condition. As you know I was given the honour of a contributor of the month a few months back, but unfortunately succumbed to a wood turning accident which I documented in a past post, which required a stay in hospital and some surgery, which effectively took me out of action for a considerable time.
I am now on the mend and this is my first post I have been able to submit, mainly because the accident affected my hand.
Still got a couple of months therapy to go, but getting there and looking forward to getting back into the forum again.
And my good wife isn’t making her sausage rolls today. She decided on pies, another Scottish delicacy filled with Aberdeen Angus steak and mince.
Life is good again.
Colin
Scotland
What’s it for. It’s a drill. I know it’s a drill, what’s it for. Drilling I ventured. Oh god I know it’s for drilling she almost shouted. Don’t you have fifty drills in the workshop already. No that’s a slight exaggeration I countered, nearer twenty I muttered.
To set the scene for you guys, sometimes in the UK like minded people get up early on Sunday morning car parks where a car boot sale is advertised, very much like our cousins garage sale but all the wares are piled on to a wall papering tables and sold to whoever shows up.
Well last Sunday we ventured to our local one and low and behold there before me looking lost and forlorn was a Hilti TE10 percussion sds drill. It was calling out my name to save it. I could see it had not a hard life just treated badly, very much like my own circumstances.
I asked the price and was given a £15. The reason being it was 110v site drill and no use to the diy’er as we use 240v in the UK. However I had kitted out my workshop in both voltages
I found my good wife and quickly extolled the virtues of owning such a magnificent machine. Which brings me to. What’s it for.
Now at this point I needed time to formalise my reasons for owning a new drill and she knew it with quick fire questions leaving little manoeuvre. Does it have reverse, is it two speed, what’s the percussion rate. God I was screwed.
Desperation set in and I played my only ace card.
You know that hanging flower basket you wanted, yes, well this is the very drill for the job. How so she enquired, why not one you already have.
This is a high level drill. What’s a high level drill she asked. One you can use off a ladder I offered. My other drills are for ground level only. The look on her face told me she wasn’t convinced.
I pushed on, my other drills are double insulated in that they don’t have an earth and they use my body to earth them, that’s why you have to be on the ground, in order to earth them.
So whats the difference with this one she asked, suspicion still echoing in her voice. This one has a three core cable with a built in earth, so if you are up a wooden ladder, say fitting a flower basket for random example, you can still work safely without getting electrocuted, and you don’t want that that to happen to me do you. No she said with a little to much hesitation for my liking.
So if you buy this drill I can get my hanging basket and you won’t get a shock she offered. That’s about it I answered.
The stall holder who had been witness to this husband/wife interaction, just took my money and shook his head, not offering any insight that would affect his sale of the very rare high level drill.
So lads got it home and set about it. Tried it out and it worked but sounded rough, and it wouldn’t release the percussion, ie no normal drill.
After strip down to last nut and bolt, completely cleaned out all lubrications, grease etc and found that it must have had a fall as the lever for engaging the percussion was out of place.
Checked the motor brushes and they were almost new, which made me suspect it had been sold due to lever not engaging.
Well a couple of days later I had it rebuilt and it’s working well and will now have to install a hanging basket with my very special one off drill.
Before I leave you a few words regarding my condition. As you know I was given the honour of a contributor of the month a few months back, but unfortunately succumbed to a wood turning accident which I documented in a past post, which required a stay in hospital and some surgery, which effectively took me out of action for a considerable time.
I am now on the mend and this is my first post I have been able to submit, mainly because the accident affected my hand.
Still got a couple of months therapy to go, but getting there and looking forward to getting back into the forum again.
And my good wife isn’t making her sausage rolls today. She decided on pies, another Scottish delicacy filled with Aberdeen Angus steak and mince.
Life is good again.
Colin
Scotland
