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[486] said:
lol
only took one breaker pop using one overhead to realize the chain is not optional at all

ETA: no, it was a ****ing GFCI that damn near killed me
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Only got wear one once :laughing: I dont think I have ever used one with a chain.
 
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ThePanzerFuhrer said:
That is a magnetic annular cutter drill. Will only have like 2” of travel. So it cannot be used for drills .
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That’s not true, the one I have at work has a drill chuck attachment for it and I used it to drill out some 3/4” holes in a 1” thick steel plate. Standard length drill bits were used.

But even at a 2” stroke, I haven’t come across a need to have more travel. All the cutters we have at work are 1” length. I bought a new 1 3/8” cutter for it yesterday to bore some holes in 1/4” square tubing. They had 2” cutters available but I didn’t see the need for that. I don’t work with thick steel much at all.

I’ve used a huge Milwaukee mag drill years ago which I loved. But good luck finding one being sold reasonably or in a range I would buy it at. But I like how these cutters work over drill bits. Plus I get slugs for small round tubing.
 
Steve300xcw said:
I think the ol milwaukee's set the bar pretty high for a doitall magdrill.

My hougen slings annulars pretty damn nice, but sometimes I want a drill bit damnit :laughing: Or to be able to change the speed, or whatever else. Didnt even think about that when I bought mine:homer:
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I used to use a big Milwaukee mag drill to tap large holes. I sent out one big tap to a machine shop to have the shank turned down to fit in the chuck.

Slowed the speed down and do forward/reverse over and over until the hole was tapped.

Don’t get me wrong, a Milwaukee mag drill is still on my radar to own but it’s not high on the priority list
 
SomeGuyFromOlympia said:
no way I's trust an mag drill over me
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I was up in a ladder between 2 beams popping some holes in that the detailer missed. City safety guy was cruising around checking extension cords for ground plugs. I had taped mine into the spider box and put a do not unplug sign on it. So he cuts the tape a yanks the plug. Just about took me off the ladder and broke the cutter. Hunted that guy down and just about kicked his ass. He was so butt hurt he called his boss. His boss shows up and I explained how his safety guy almost killed me. Fortunately he was an older dude with some actual job experience. Did not go the way the kid thought it would.
 
Landslide said:
That’s not true, the one I have at work has a drill chuck attachment for it and I used it to drill out some 3/4” holes in a 1” thick steel plate. Standard length drill bits were used.

But even at a 2” stroke, I haven’t come across a need to have more travel.
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Drill more than just flat plate and you will find that need.
 
So the new milwaukee cordless had a permanent magnetic that you rotate a knob to engage. So it won't fall off.

The Hogan isnt too heavy so ill usually just keep a hand on it so if it lets go I can catch it. Also helps if you index the handle so your pushing against the steel when the magnet isn't holding the greatest like thinner steel.

Now the old Milwaukee mag drills, yea that falls off your ded. Things like 100lbs.
 
bdkw1 said:
I was up in a ladder between 2 beams popping some holes in that the detailer missed. City safety guy was cruising around checking extension cords for ground plugs. I had taped mine into the spider box and put a do not unplug sign on it. So he cuts the tape a yanks the plug. Just about took me off the ladder and broke the cutter. Hunted that guy down and just about kicked his ass. He was so butt hurt he called his boss. His boss shows up and I explained how his safety guy almost killed me. Fortunately he was an older dude with some actual job experience. Did not go the way the kid thought it would.
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that is a manditory ass kickin offense

ever notice how the worse offenders are always the safety guys trying to make a point about being safe

I have had too many tools yanked out of my hand because pefro wont pay attention on the forklift, no way I'm going to trush a extension cord with other around :laughing:
 
Steve300xcw said:
Drill more than just flat plate and you will find that need.
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As in what? I use it for square tubing and flat plate steel. As far as the drill knows, the square tubing is a flat surface. So I’m not sure what else you mean.

Hougen offers longer travel mag drills also. They also offer horizontal mag drills.

This guy is 3rd gen Hougen family and he’s a product specialist.

Hougen drills and angular cutters are made in the USA 🇺🇸

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Landslide said:
As in what? I use it for square tubing and flat plate steel. As far as the drill knows, the square tubing is a flat surface. So I’m not sure what else you mean.
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punch a hole down inside of something, Or on a block welded to your flat surface and you will run into travel issues.
 
Steve300xcw said:
punch a hole down inside of something, Or on a block welded to your flat surface and you will run into travel issues.
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I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make really?!? Like no other mag drill out there will run into reach issues depending on how far you’re down inside of something or on a block welded on your flat surface? This only a problem if you own a Hougen mag drill is what you’re trying to convey or what?
 
I used a mag drill yesterday to build these two hay wagon hitches.

Bored out a 1-3/8” hole at the trailer mounting pivot end for a weld in 1-3/8” OD 5/16” thick wall bolt bushing.

Bored out 1” holes in the 1/2” thick draw bar hitch pin plates.
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12 of 12 hay wagon hitches to modify with my self locking pin system.😎

I saved this hitch but probably should’ve built a new one to replace it too like the last two. This one was bent in the middle and tweaked. Gonna weld a piece of angle up through the middle full length. I used a big excavator to flatten it out.
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Landslide said:
I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make really?!? Like no other mag drill out there will run into reach issues depending on how far you’re down inside of something or on a block welded on your flat surface? This only a problem if you own a Hougen mag drill is what you’re trying to convey or what?
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Dude, enjoy your drill, they are an awesome tool to have around. When you run into the limitations of it, you will understand what I am talking about.

And no, its not a hougen thing. :homer:
 
Steve300xcw said:
Dude, enjoy your drill, they are an awesome tool to have around. When you run into the limitations of it, you will understand what I am talking about.

And no, its not a hougen thing. :homer:
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lol I’ll take a picture of mine today to show why it a issue. I didn’t think anything of it until I tried to drill a hole with it then went huh that isn’t even close to working. But I was able to whip out a Milwaukee and continue on.
 
ThePanzerFuhrer said:
I didn’t think anything of it until I tried to drill a hole with it then went huh that isn’t even close to working.
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When I bought mine, I did the same thing. Had only really ever used the ol milwaukees so I never gave it a second thought.

The one I have now has something like a 2"ish stroke. They do a lot of work, but theres a lot they cant do.
 
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Steve300xcw said:
Dude, enjoy your drill, they are an awesome tool to have around. When you run into the limitations of it, you will understand what I am talking about.

And no, its not a hougen thing. :homer:
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My point is you run into limitations on everything out there. Then you have to adapt, overcome and improvise to make things work. You’re trying to point out things you assume I don’t already know. I’ve fabbed up a ton of stuff in my life and managed to never have to buy a mag drill. Sure one would’ve been nice to use at times but you do what you gotta do.

I get it, this mag drill has a short stroke and I already knew this going in on it and I couldn’t pass up the price, but it’ll do things I have planned for it. If the day comes I stumble across a big Milwaukee mag drill, I’m sure I’ll buy it or try to, Because fawk yeah.

Anywho, wrapped this thing up after an hour plus helping someone out. Just figured I’d post up the finished product

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Yesterday I bought a beam to go with the gantry crane legs I bought back in January (post 1393)
It's a W8x24 and is ~11'10" long. So the plan is have a 10' clear span so a full width truck or trailer can get underneath it.

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Copilot claims it should have a safe working load limit of ~1200lbs because it'll be unbraced and included a 5:1 overhead lifting safety factor.
 
Yarz said:
Copilot claims it should have a safe working load limit of ~1200lbs because it'll be unbraced and included a 5:1 overhead lifting safety factor.
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lock the wheels and chain the legs together so they can't splay maybe a chain off to the uphill side so they don't parallelogram
then it's clearly good for five tons
 
Yarz said:
Yesterday I bought a beam to go with the gantry crane legs I bought back in January (post 1393)
It's a W8x24 and is ~11'10" long. So the plan is have a 10' clear span so a full width truck or trailer can get underneath it.

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Copilot claims it should have a safe working load limit of ~1200lbs because it'll be unbraced and included a 5:1 overhead lifting safety factor.
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You got a build thread for your gantry build? I built one a few years ago, but targeted ~2.5t with a 5:1 safety factor.
 
[486] said:
lock the wheels and chain the legs together so they can't splay maybe a chain off to the uphill side so they don't parallelogram
then it's clearly good for five tons
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Standard 3k ratchet strap around the casters. Acts as both brakes and anti-spread in a pinch.

Obviously there's a lot of ways to do something better that doesn't prevent you from rolling it around.
 
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