Stanley 905 Drill Review By: I.Ball
Category: Old Drills
Manufacturer: Stanley
Tool Type: Hand Drill / Breast Drill / Engineers Hand Drill
Model No: 905
The Stanley breast drill number 905 is in appearance, effectively a
larger version of the
Stanley 803 hand drill
but with a breast pad instead of a top handle and a side handle set
slightly lower down.
The Stanley 905 is also referred to as an engineers hand drill and a
two-speed breast drill.
The Stanley 905 has a hardwood winder handle and detachable side handle
with iron parts which are finished in a mix of black japanning, red
japanning and nickel plate.
The drill frame is made from an extremely tough malleable iron.
The adjustable shaped breast plate is designed to be positioned comfortably at the
top of the chest.
This positioning of the drill against the body allows extra exertion to be applied
while maintaining good control. This control is further assisted by holding the
side handle to help maintain stability.
The Stanley 905 hand drill has the option of two different speeds available at its
disposal.
The two different gear ratios cater for drilling into different materials with different
drill sizes.
The slower speed is more suitable for working tougher materials such as masonry
and steel whereas the faster speed is more suited to easier material such as wood.
The chuck has three internal jaws which lock onto drill bits with a shank diameter
of 0" - 1/2".
Once the drill piece is locked in place, the drill is operated by repeatedly turning
the cranked arm round and round.
This hand powered drill is particularly useful as a back-up for situations where
there is no power for power tools or when the battery packs of a power tool have
run out.
<1956 - 1986>
Stanley 905 Drill
Stanley Breast Drill No. 905
Stanley Engineers Drill No. 905
Frankie - Stanley 905 Breast Drill - I need to find the proper size and thread pitch
for bolt/machine screw for the handle,
mine is missing. Stanley was not able to provide the information.
An SAE 3/16" mach screw will turn approximately two turns.
Could it be metric?
The drive gear is marked with "Stanley England". I don't know if these drills were
manufactured in multiple locations with different specifications.
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