<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Last week I bought myself a Yankee = push drill for my shop.  I went to a customers house and found </FONT><FONT = face=Arial size=2>a broken pedal rod (the one with the plastic ends) . I = still had the drill in my car so I got it and drilled  the end of the rod..."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But beware using a push drill on = the end of a wooden dowel</FONT> <FONT face=Arial size=2>for a field repair, = unless you have access to a vise.  If the wood splits or the bit otherwise = jumps off the mark, it doesn't feel very good.  Don't ask me how I = know!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>With a cordless drill, you don't need = to use the same amount of pressure to acheive the desired result.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill Maxim, = RPT</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>