Metabo hand operated drill

[kevin beeversParticipant @kevinbeevers61752]

Hi,does anyone own one of theese?i would like to know the dimentions for the hand crank as mine is missing,also what is the scew for just below the flywheel.Please look at photo in my album ive tried to put it on but wont do it.

[kevin beeversParticipant @kevinbeevers61752]

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

My dad has a similar drill, but i think it has an open gearbox. Ican't answer your questions.

Here's your photo:

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

Hi Kevin, I have one that looks identical, but it is un-badged. On mine the front cover is 110mm long, the flywheel is 124mm in diameter and the cranking handle is 144mm between the centre of the square hole that fits the spindle squares and the centre of the wooden handle that is used to crank it. The set in the top of the cranking handle is approx. 30mm from the face that is close to the drill body when it is in position and the centre of the handle and is approx. 34mm down from the square hole. The handle also toe's in towards the drill body, the wooden handle is 80mm long. You can view my one stripped down in this **LINK** although the last three photos are not part of this drill.

The screw just below the flywheel puts pressure on to the shaft attached to the flywheel, via a spring and a steel ball. Turning the screw inwards puts pressure onto the shaft which in turn increases the inertia on the flywheel and thus drives the drilling spindle downward with more force.

I can do a sketch of the handle with the dimensions on tomorrow if need be.

Regards Nick.

[Roger Provins 2Participant @rogerprovins2]

Interesting, I had no idea that Metabo have been in business that long. I wonder if that was badge-engineered same as their current catalogue appears to be?

Rog

[kevin beeversParticipant @kevinbeevers61752]

Thanks neil for photo,yes Nick that certainly look like mine thats a great help if you could do a sketch of the handle that would be great,i notice that the screw unerside of the flywheel has a spring and ball on mine they are missing, is this for tention?I got mine at a carboot a while ago for a tenner thout it was a good price so i snapped it up,just had a mesure and it seems to be the same as yours nick.Thanks for the responce and i will look forward to seeing the sketch cheers.

Kev

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

Hi Kevin, hope you can understand my photos of my cranking handle with the dimensions added.

Forgot to add some diameters, the part of the cranking handle under the wooden handle, which is 18mm and the spindle which the wooden handle turns on is 8mm, and the steel collar on the wooden handle is 15mm.

Regards Nick.

Edited By Nicholas Farr on 21/01/2016 21:19:48

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

They had a keyless chuck on bench drills, could be German made, all their tooling widgets seemed to be well regarded/made and made of small castings

Edited By Ady1 on 22/01/2016 01:11:26

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Roger Provins 2 on 20/01/2016 05:55:03:

Interesting, I had no idea that Metabo have been in business that long. I wonder if that was badge-engineered same as their current catalogue appears to be?

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It's worth a look at their History **LINK**

MichaelG.

[john fletcher 1Participant @johnfletcher1]

I had a Metabo 2 speed breast drill in about 1955 ,it was used for days to drill hole for Rawlplugs using a Durium ? tipped drill instead of the usual jumper type. A quality made drill and was quite expensive.John

[egaParticipant @ega]

I bought one of their Futuro keyless chucks some years ago and find it excellent; somewhat to my surprise it does not claim to be made in Germany.

[kevin beeversParticipant @kevinbeevers61752]

Many thanks Nick good drawing i wasnt expecting a full detaild drawing like that,and thanks for taking time to do it,i hope my handle will do your drawing justice when made.thanks for the link MichaelG

Kev

[Bob StevensonParticipant @bobstevenson13909]

….Just happenend to see this.

At the recent LMEE show (at Ally Pally) I exhibited my own Metabo Drilling machine which is similar to Kevins but has a single crank mount and pull out knob to change gear (two speeds) on the stand of Epping Forest Horology Club along with our Drummond treadle lathe. We attempted to show that one can build clocks with even the oldest and non-motorised of equipement.

There was much interest among visitors and several people said they still used these machines and how efficient they are for fine drilling work. All of those who commented on their own machines mentioned two crank mounts for 'speed' change. My machine is the only one that I know of with the speed change knob and has an apparently earlier 'Metabo' plate. It was made in 1920 and used in WWII for production of landing craft parts!!

I recently had this passed to me by a friend;

http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/metabo-hand-wind-drill-press-refurbishment-project-t95000.html

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