[BITList] Ta ta to the past!

[John Feltham]

G'day Hugh,

On 25/01/2012, at 5:36 PM, HUGH wrote:

> When I was still an apprentice fitter in Kincaids, we had the usual air turbine driven "hand" drills, big to small - my pal and I could drill oval holes with them.  I fell asleep on nightshift holding the biggest of them up while lying on a beam overhanging a drop of about 40 feet. Charlie Thomson, the journeyman, wasn't in the least put out. And there was one strange air machine, rather ancient looking, that operated via pistons and a crankshaft.  It did the job.

The RAF had some air-driven hand drills. Useful when used in or near aircraft.

We used to stick one in a vice and use them as an air powered wood lathe.

I made a hard wood gear lever knob for one of Mike's Volkswagens back in the 1060s.


ooroo



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