b-evans@earthlink.net wrote:
> Back in 1946, my dad decided to build a third bedroom on our house,
> and set about doing it himself. One of the tools he bought was a big,
> and I do mean big half-inch drill. After the bedroom was completed,
> the drill was used off and on for different projects. Now, 60 years
> later, it has given out, and and given up the ghost! I have taken it
> to a couple of tool repair shops, but they just shake their heads and
> have no idea how to take it apart and repair it.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions? It is a half-inch drill made by the
> Thor Industrial Pneumatic Tool Co. of Aurora Ilinois, and was their
> Model 6579. The company, it seems, must have passed into history as
> Americans wanted cheaper tools.
Thor made excellent qualtiy tools.
I had a Shopmate drill in similar straits. In my case, the brushes wore
out. If this is the problem with yours, you can take the drill to a
motor shop and they can either find a set of brushes that will fit, or
sell you some you can file to the correct shape. If a bearing has
failed, those were almost all standard bearings, and a bearing shop can
help probably sell you one. You might have to ream it to the correct ID
though.
It's a big job, and to be honest, I'm not convinced it's worth it. I
replaced mine with a Bosch rotohammer/drill and have been much happier
with it than my old drill. There are good quality tools out there, but
you'll never find them at Home Despot [sic].
Cheers,
Dave Ambrose
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