Ok, so this year at the Covered Bridge Festival yielded a new vendor. Somehow he convinced me to abandon my self-imposed ban not to exceed $5 for a push drill purchase unless it was a pristine, mint, all bits model...Well this one met most, OK some, alright,  resembled  that criteria...I was unsupervised while there and was debating to purchase a $5 Lemon Shake-up...cost avoidance on the Shake-up provided cash flow for this...

 

A Craftsman (no model number nor has my inter-web searches yield a model number for this one) Push drill with the (3) bits  shown by the handle. It uses Stanley-Yankee style bits versus

the Goodell-Pratt/Miller Falls style. I also bought a near full set of Stanley bits, although th 1/16" is slightly bent. Total as shown was $13...I offered $10 and he said "OK"....so technically the 

drill did not exceed my personal limit of $5...I have yet to establish a max limit on bits.

 

Very similar to the Millers-Falls #100 "Buck Rogers"; In fact the same person designed both. Disassembly was much easier and more logical than the M-F. The wooden plunger in this one is turned from white oak versus the maple

in the M-F 100. Again cleaned it with acetone, Scotch-Brite and 4 coats of Johnson's. Dremel work on the rest. The turret cap is not Tenite on this one but still had some of that odor. It was faded from UV or ??? exposure.

  

 

Some time at the buffer with various compounds brought it back to life. I chose not to attempt to remove the body from the see-through magazine. It appears was pressed to the aluminum body during initial assembly.

 The body is some type of aluminum alloy and has a good deal of heft to it. Much heavier than any of my other push drills. I decided to keep the natural patina on the handle too. there was some rust staining in the magazine

windows,; I used some Simple Green and automotive window cleaner (non-ammonia) with a nylon brush and was able to remove most. White grease on all the moving parts and back together.

  

As mentioned, very similar to the Millers-Falls #100. Actually, I like the feel and bit storage delivery design better on the Craftsman. Both are keepers...

  

Tuned up and ready for it's new home too. Modified my storage container design some. Thanks for looking.

  

 

 

 

looks like some of those need a better home...

 

Never had one apart.  Thanks for posting the pictures. Another job well done.

That right there was a great find, great save and great narrative on the restore.  Thanks Dave!

Cal

8 hours ago, Stick486 said:

looks like some of those need a better home...

 

Assuming you're talking about the recycled paper towel tube?