remember when motors were expensive and we went to extremes to minimize the number we had to buy? I recall these things to turn a 1/4 inch hand drill into a jig saw, like this one
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I have one of those drill powered circular saws. It has never been used. I was going to mount it under a nicely squared up piece of corian and make a small table saw. I also used to have and it was a decent tool, a black and decker drill powered band saw. I used a BD 3/8 drill that I locked on full speed and a seperate speed control. It came with two different gear sets so you could use it for wood or metal. I abused the heck out of that little saw while tinkering in the 80s. It would cut brass and aluminum and wood without slowin down. I gave it to a friend and he uses it cut meat. I also have now a tabletop jigsaw that is made almost entirely of OAK. I also have a drill powered lathe that you mount on a 2x4.
I remember my dad having a circular saw adaptor and a pump.
Best wishes,
Chris
Attachments that turned the drill into a sheet metal nibbler or a scissors shear for metal. I recall seeing both types of attachments advertised.
Cheers Trevor Jones
Benchtop-grinders, impact hammers (yes, an adapter that carried the "ratchet") drill-press even a lathe (by Metabo, IIRC)
Nick
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