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Hot take: that vintage hand crank drill I picked up for $8 is way smoother than my electric one
Found this old Stanley model at a garage sale in Newton last Saturday. Figured it'd be a fun shelf decoration or maybe for some tiny pilot holes. Tried it on a piece of pine board and the thing just glides through. No vibration, no cord to wrestle with, and I can feel exactly when I'm about to punch through the back. My regular drill chatters like crazy on small bits under 1/8 inch. Anyone else ditch their power tools for old school stuff on small jobs?
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paulw633mo ago
lol that reminds me of when my grandpa showed me his old Yankee screwdriver from the 50s. Thing looked like a toy but it would drive a screw through oak like butter. I tried using it once and stripped the hell out of the slot cause I was used to my impact driver just blasting everything in. Took me a while to figure out you gotta go slow and let the tool do the work. These old tools definitely teach you patience.
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