![]() ![]() The next morning, I discovered that the Evaporust had also removed all the original paint! Damn it! I didn’t know Evaporust would do that. I gave the disassembled crank the mineral spirits/toothbrush treatment before putting it into an Evaporust bath to remove the rust spots here and there. Next, I turned my attention to the crank. This I followed by a good polishing of gear teeth, metal shaft and brass pieces on my bench grinder’s cloth buffing pad (no rouge). Then I wiped down the spindles with a toothbrush and mineral spirits. I chucked up a new brass wire brush from my Arizona tool hunt into my Dremel and removed what rust I could. That left the body with rust spots and the crank. Boy, reading the thread about one guy’s spring-making chuck-restoration experience was enough to make me break into a cold sweat.Īs for the pins holding spindles and such-screw that. Or worse-risk breaking one of those springs and having to fashion a new one. Since the chuck works ok, I decided not to take it apart and risk tinsy springs boinging all over hell’s half acre never to be found again. Basically, I only removed the main crank and unscrewed the chuck. The plan didn’t unfold the way I thought it would. ![]() I would remove rust and polish metal surfaces where possible (restoration) and leave existing paint and wood finishes (rehab) because they added some nice character. In fact, I wanted to do a part rehab, part restoration-a rehabistoration. The chuck functioned properly…all the parts were there…and there were brass appointments as well. I attributed that to the previous owner who clearly had lubed the piece up for a good ole fashioned pig chase. The Goodell Pratt drill also had a smooth rotating action, though it was noisier than its iconic brethren. Unfortunately, the chuck jaws failed to work properly so I put it back on its shelf with a heavy heart and a frown. The crank rotated very smoothly with the merest sound of hummingbird wisps as gears interlaced at high speed. One was a Millers Falls and one was a Goodell Pratt. These are super nice clean tools! Goodell-Pratt was purchase by Millers Falls in 1931, so these tools were made from about 1900-1931.I was poking around in my favorite tool dealer’s booth when I came across a couple of smaller eggbeater drills. This system works fine, and holds drills well, but to my knowledge, the bits haven't been manufactured since the 1960's by another company, as Goodell Pratt was not in business after 1931 to my understanding. The bits are + shaped, so that the bit grooves fit in-between the 4 jaw teeth, hence the drill won't turn in the chuck. Both of these push drill have the same style screw chuck, that has a 4 fluted type chuck that requires a special bit shank style (different than the Yankee drill points). There is no sign of any nickel plating on either one of these push drills, as no doubt they were never plated. There was a short period of time around WWI when both North Brothers and Goodell-Pratt produced tools that where normally nickel plated, without the nickel plating since the material for plating where not available at this time. This 2nd one is in very good shape, very minor wear only, no damage, very nice polished brass finish. The second push drill is rather rare! Unlike the 1st one, this one has an end cap that can be unscrewed, but that area has the spring loaded mechanism inside it, so no room inside for any drill point storage. Basically much like the North Brothers Yankee push drill in size and function. The push drill is quite nice with a few minor scratches, one tiny dent, none effect the smooth spring loaded movement or use of this tool. Of the 8 different sizes of drills included with this push drill, all in very good used condition, some appear unused. The holes on the side of the handle are the same sizes as the various drill sizes that were offered to fit this push drill (so you can match the right size drill to the appropiate compament as you put each one in the handle). It features 8 compartments on an rotary index in the handle that are designed to hold the included set of drill points, sizes (from 1/16"-11/64"). This is a nice clean group of two Spiral push drills, both all brass exterior, both in very good condition, plus one full set of drill points to fit either push drill. ![]()
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