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Hand drill - ratchet or pinion

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    #11
    Originally posted by Moose423956 View Post
    There's something earthy and nostalgic about using a manual drill rather than an electric one. You get a much better feel for what you're drilling (cue the crude remarks). You can almost feel the character of the wood itself.
    And you don't end up with a bit of ‘fourbetwo’ wobbling round at 9,000 rpm as you go straight through it in .00001 of a second.
    Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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