Re: Gotta Love A Hydraulic Slub Buster

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"Bob La Londe" <none@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>I know most of you guys never need anything more than your old 7.2 volt
>>>stick battery Makita cordless and a step drill, but yesterday I was
>>>really thankful for my 18 Volt Milwaukee cordless and my hydraulic slug
>>>buster. The problem I've always had with step drills is that you are
>>>basically drilling the same hole 5 times even for a smallish half inch KO
>>>bushing. Each step is harder than the last.  Still, if you only have one,
>>>and you are drilling in a horizontal orientation where you can brace into
>>>it, its not to bad and often takes less time than going and getting the
>>>right stuff out of the truck.  It still takes some time, but at the end
>>>of a dozen holes in medium gage galvanized steel your arms aren't
>>>noodles, and your hands aren't numb from vibration.  1/2" pilot point
>>>drill bit with a little Tap Magic cutting oil, and about five pumps with
>>>the slug buster, and you are snapping in your bushing and pulling the
>>>wire through.
>>>
>>> Maybe not quite as handy as the scissor lift, but the next best thing
>>> after you are up there.
>>>
>>>
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>> Bob,
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>> You mean like this???
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkVvNUsKguc
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>
> No, mine is straight hand pump hydraulic, but that one is pretty cool....
> until the battery goes dead.  I have to say its only marginally faster
> than my hydraulic one.
>
>


For the number of holes I have to do my Adjustable Wrench Slug Buster Kit
works just fine.  However if someone happened to donate a Hydraulic Unit I
will not argue.

BTW the unit in the youtube cost over $3k.  Out of my price range.

Les