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Push drill bits

jrnbj | Posted in General Discussion on June 12, 2006 06:47am

Anybody have a source for Stanley push drill bits?….only listing I came up with was a collectors listing on Ebay…new in pack, for $52 with 2 days left to go on the auction…yikes!

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  1. torn | Jun 12, 2006 06:56pm | #1

    auctions, flea markets, yard sales, farm sales...

    I'm looking for them, too, so let me know if you find any sources supplying "new" bits...

  2. JJV | Jun 12, 2006 09:50pm | #2

    Try Garret Wade-http://www.garretwade.com-they may have something.  At least they used to seel those push drills.  A lot of Stanley stuff is now out of sight, price-wise, because of collectors. 

    Maybe someday I'll know a little something.
    1. jrnbj | Jun 13, 2006 02:17am | #3

      No luck there, either....bothers me no end that collectors price everyday (or anyway, tools that get use when nothing modern will do!!) work tools out of sight...thank god Lie-Nielson makes some nice replica stuff (better than the originals, generally)

      1. JJV | Jun 13, 2006 04:07pm | #11

        I hear you.  They're tools, for crying out loud, not Picassos. Maybe someday I'll know a little something.

  3. MrBill | Jun 13, 2006 02:43am | #4

    Jr,

     Do a google search for "Yankee" drill bits. Thats what they are called. Here is just one result, there were many more. I would almost bet that Sears has them too.

    http://www.acehardware.com/sm-yankee-screwdrivers-bits--fi-1259541_cp-1813507.html

    Bill Koustenis

    Advanced Automotive Machine

    Waldorf Md

    1. jrnbj | Jun 13, 2006 02:46am | #5

      Always enjoy your posts (and miss Silver Spring!!!), but I'm looking for drill bits, not driver bits......

      1. MrBill | Jun 13, 2006 03:33am | #6

        jrn,

         Which sizes do you need ? I have a whole box of them somewhere out in the garage if I can find them !Bill Koustenis

        Advanced Automotive Machine

        Waldorf Md

        1. jrnbj | Jun 13, 2006 05:04pm | #12

          Might take you up on that...think I'll have to post a photo here of the bits & drill, though....lot of people here seem to be missing the difference between a Yankee screwdriver and a Stanley push drill....
          I'll be in Gaithersburg in a few weeks (back to work, thank god), maybe I'll get a chance to look you up...

          1. torn | Jun 13, 2006 05:08pm | #13

            The adapter from McFeely's looks promising, but if you have the ball detent on your push-drill (as I do), it might require some modification with a rat-tail file...

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            skip555 | Jun 13, 2006 05:13pm | #14

            electrical supply house like graybar might have them , klein put out the same drill

    2. restorationday | Jun 13, 2006 08:40am | #10

      Sears defiantly does not have them. I gave up looking years ago and took my old Yankee bits and some new regular bits to a master machinist friend of mine and he milled the new bits to match the old ones.
      Good luck is all I can offer.
      Day

  4. BUIC | Jun 13, 2006 05:57am | #7

      McFeeleys sells an adaptor that lets you use any hex shank drill bit or 1" screwdriver tip in a yankee.

      My local tool store still sells the original Stanley bits. If you can't get them, I can easily mail you some.

      Just post or e-mail me...Buic

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      james | Jun 13, 2006 06:27am | #8

      for 52 a pack you should put some on e bay.

       

      james

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    BillHartmann | Jun 13, 2006 06:43am | #9

    Here they are in carbide.

    http://www.bamanufacturing.com/spy_series.html

    And for anyone interested this is a german version of the Yankee drill, but it has a hex chuck

    http://www.traditionalwoodworker.com/product_info.php/cPath/355/products_id/2211?osCsid=4d8da0c62

  6. ETG | Jun 13, 2006 05:38pm | #15

    There a series of tool "junk shops" along mid-coast Maine - the biggest collection is located in Liberty - Liberty Tool:

    http://www.jonesport-wood.com/jwLibToolPhotos.html

    Essentially the owner buys box lots of tools through estates and auctions - all in the hope that a rare Stanley #1 in mint condition shows up - and they do along with other rare collectables and are priced accordingly.

    However, the rest of the box might contain everything from chisels to handsaws to whatever - and that's what the 3 shops in Maine primarily sell.  Every year, I go with a list of items I need - say a jack plane iron, some long handle straight tip screwdrivers, etc.  And I've found plenty of North Bros/Stanley Yankee accessories.  And I've found bargins like the Porter Cable 548 Bayonet saw for $20 in excellent condition - sells new for around $475.

    The shops are hit/miss - they have quite a following, particularly in New England but folks from all over go there to shop.  As I said, there are three shop - a big one in Liberty, one in Searsport that is more touristy and Hulls Cove on the Way to Acadia - that's where a lot of collector items are displayed.  All 3 are worth the trip just to see them.

    You can call them and see what they have in inventory - don't know whether they will sell over the phone.  Let us know where you ultimately one the bits.

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