chrisjpainter Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 I walked past a chap who was chucking a drill bit set into a skip today. I asked what was the matter with them. 'Rusted up completely. No good to man nor beast' says he. Challenged accepted, thought I and took them off his hands. Two things occurred to me: 1) why let perfectly good bits get in that state in the first place 2) why then just assume they're only good for the scrap heap? Cleaning them was time consuming, for sure, but it's not difficult and there's plenty of life in them. Anyone else got any resurrection stories on them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 They still cut wether they are rusty or not .good find . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 7 minutes ago, Ultrastu said: They still cut wether they are rusty or not .good find . I don't think some of the wood drills have been used at all; the points are still lovely and sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 I'm a right skip digger. I have a wire wheel on my bench grinder just for what you've done there. I've had loads of Dysons fixed back up, mowers and literally a garage of tools all thrown and cleaned. Used to make a fair bit of dosh on ebay selling it 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob85 Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 My dad lifted an old Wolf power drill from a box of pruck someone was chucking out and put it in the shed. That was about 20 years ago and i came across it last year while doing a clear up, decided to plug it in just incase it worked and lo and behold the damn thing runs, the feeling of torque in it is unreal. Contacted a few people about them to be told they were known as gutbuster drills for the propensity to do a Wallace and grommet spin you round if the bit jammed and you didn't let go quick enough. I'll have to get round to restoring it sometime, think it needs some insulating inside as it's an alloy constructed thing and they are also known for giving the operator a little electric jag every now and then with bare wires touching the shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinj Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 10 hours ago, Ultrastu said: They still cut wether they are rusty or not .good find . My thoughts exactly, why even bother cleaning them? and why chuck them out in the first place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 You don't need to clean them, if you use them. But last thing I want is rusty fingers if I'm handling wood...... Its bad habit and a throw away nation that junks off something that a simple spray down would of fixed before storing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 My son shares his yard at work with a skip company, they pay skip divers to salvage goods for sale. It's amazing the amount of goods that are skipped. I had a brand new, still packaged sea fishing rod. Brand new photography tripod, box wet. 5m cam net new, but ripped. Loads and loads of partly worn ex military gear. Tools by the ton, mostly new unopened but either ex display? or dirty/rusty. That's just the stuff he brings home for me that the skip yard can't make a fast profit on themselves, the yard boys don't want and my sons drivers don't get to first. I put a new pull cord in a brand new genny that was scrapped and my son sold it as seen. Chop saw, required a fuse in plug only and sold on. Oh, old Diana .177, cleaned oiled and sold on. The list goes on and on, if I was more able bodied I could make a tidy sum just repairing what others can't be bothered to and are re skipping for landfill or wherever they end up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, chrisjpainter said: I walked past a chap who was chucking a drill bit set into a skip today. I asked what was the matter with them. 'Rusted up completely. No good to man nor beast' says he. Challenged accepted, thought I and took them off his hands. Two things occurred to me: 1) why let perfectly good bits get in that state in the first place 2) why then just assume they're only good for the scrap heap? Cleaning them was time consuming, for sure, but it's not difficult and there's plenty of life in them. Anyone else got any resurrection stories on them? that is criminal and a terrible waste (could have been)...................what does it say about the person who threw it away......... i have a loverly old very small electric drill (plug in)........it was being thrown away at a tip cause it had been dropped in a bucket of wet sloppy plaster........took it apart cleaned it....runs sweet as a nut.... some of those drills you have....look as if they are titainium coated Edited June 17, 2020 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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