splashhopper Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 (edited) I saw this mentioned on another board.... i know... this is the ONLY board,,, but hey... i was bored... I already own an 18 v lithium powered hand drill( 2 batteries) and wonder if adapting an auger would actually work. Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks Splashhopper Edited December 19, 2009 by splashhopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Just look at that punky spring ice he's barely drilling through. Leave the hand crank on ! .. or buy a proper power auger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 If you don't mind burning out your drill after a few holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 If you don't mind burning out your drill after a few holes. the drill? or the batteries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Just look at that punky spring ice he's barely drilling through. Leave the hand crank on ! .. or buy a proper power auger. Not sure I am gonna be "hooked" on ice fishin yet.... so i want to keep the costs to a the bare minimum this year.... slow season for work is winter time for me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 the drill? or the batteries? Try both. Drained first battery after 3 holes, burned out drill on the 4th. DOH! Typical of most "amazing" TV offers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 I got a free drill that works great so I had my cousin cut a small part off the internal part of the grip and fabricate a bit for a 3/8 dril. I'll let you know (if you want) how it works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fang Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Free Time Sports in Woodstock had a sale on $49.99 for brand new ice augers, 5-8" sizes. Saw it on Kijiji - Ice Augers under London You'll get your money back on that one if you don't like ice fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Try both. Drained first battery after 3 holes, burned out drill on the 4th. DOH! Typical of most "amazing" TV offers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 I got a free drill that works great so I had my cousin cut a small part off the internal part of the grip and fabricate a bit for a 3/8 dril. I'll let you know (if you want) how it works out. let me know.... I don;t think I will be on ice thicker than8-12 inches.... Local conservation areas to start I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 let me know.... I don;t think I will be on ice thicker than8-12 inches.... Local conservation areas to start I think Sure, will do. All he did was cut off the bottom portion of the handel that goes in the shaft of the auger and welded a 3/8 drill bit into it. Not to hard at all if you can weld... How does it work, we will see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Come on...a 6" auger will drill a hole through 3' of ice with little effort. Why mess with a drill. I used to drill 8" holes for my kids all day long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjcanoe Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Splashhopper I'll take you guys out to a honey hole for Crappie in the new year! Don't waste the $$$ on the drill adapters I've heard nothing but bad things about them. jjcanoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Try both. Drained first battery after 3 holes, burned out drill on the 4th. DOH! Typical of most "amazing" TV offers Maybe you could cut a hole with a Slap Chop ? Why have a boring life ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muer Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 (edited) Maybe I am a bit late, just want to give my one cent. I bought a 6" drill, I made an adaptor out of a metal bar. 19.2V Jobmate drill powered by two 12V UPS battery connected in series which equals to 24V DC. Consulted a professor, specialized in AC and DC motor and generators, for this configuration and was told o.k. if don't run too long and stuck for too long. I brought it to Barrie for perch. Drilled 6 holes with ease, drill didn't burn, neither the battery. 3-5 inches ice. The only problem was that I didn't get a little warmer from drilling, I still need to run about to keep warm after that. Here are the pictures, if you can't read, please don't read. As you can see, I kept my batteries in a warm bag. This is very necessary on ice. http://chineseanglersclub.ca/forum/dispbbs...7958&page=1 Below is my second DIY for an auger adaptor, using an impact wrench adaptor. I tested this twice but proved not working well. The so called impact wrench adaptor is a joke, plus the connections make the proccess very shaky. Here is my second approach. Again, focus on the pictures, not the words. http://chineseanglersclub.ca/forum/dispbbs...7966&page=1 Thanks Edited December 29, 2009 by muer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 (edited) I diss agree with it being a bad idea. But i dont disagree with not buying an adapter make your own.. All i did was cut three inches of the bottomw of my handle off at the first notch no one uses them set that high.. Then i took a socket extention cut off the big part and had it welded onto the small piece of the handle. You need a high priced drill or its a waste of time cheaper ones wont cut it.. I can get about 25 holes out of three batteries.. Thats with 12" ice - I see you have lithium batteries thats what i use.. Cant beat them. I have been banging the idea around my head of plugging the inverter into the quad and running it with a power drill Edited December 29, 2009 by Curtis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinguypat Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 are you kidding you guys must have cheap drills if you can't do many holes with a drill attachment. i have a few drills and many batteries and i can say the drill does matter ...and battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 This thread is boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Hahahaha! Boring, Get it? Actually, I think this is a good idea. I remember my Dad giving up ice-fishing because he was 'getting to old to drill all those holes' with his hand auger and he didn't want to get a power one. He would have loved this . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 (edited) just get an extention for a 1/2 inch drill bit so you can get all the way through the ice to the water...surely you can fit your line down that unless your using 5/8 rope for line funny fireball Edited December 29, 2009 by Twocoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadadude Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 The secret to using a drill to punch holes is use a a top quality comerical drill, I mean a $350-$400 dewalt pro 1/2" 18 volt drill, with this unit you can punch 10-20 holes and still have a drill. Cheaper mastercraft 18 volts will just blow up under the pressure of a 8-6" auger, do yourselfs a favour dudes buy a freaking auger, to drill with a drill you can buy an auger for the same price and trust me if I got a sweet $350.00 dewalt drill the last thing I want to do is smoke it drilling ice. Buy a auger there built for ice fishing thats the whole deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutnMuskieHunter Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Do yourself a favour and buy an axe with a fiberglass handle...much cheaper, will last a lifetime and you can use it for a variety of applications year round.....you'll also get in shape. What more can ya ask for??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Do yourself a favour and buy an axe with a fiberglass handle...much cheaper, will last a lifetime and you can use it for a variety of applications year round.....you'll also get in shape. What more can ya ask for??? safety glasses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnimon Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 I saw this mentioned on another board.... i know... this is the ONLY board,,, but hey... i was bored... I already own an 18 v lithium powered hand drill( 2 batteries) and wonder if adapting an auger would actually work. Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks Splashhopper Why bother for about 50 bucks you can get a manual auger.And when your drill is burnt out then youll probably kick yourself for using it in the first place.If you can weld then make a spud/chipper like I did.Apiece of 1"flat bar,1 piece of rebar and a piece of round bar.Foam on the handles to absorb shock.As I use it for my driveway too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 I should mention.... Ryan is selling me his auger and an old fish finder to get me started. Thanks for the suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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