SirCranksalot Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 The hole saw shown had a hole on opposite sides that allowed me to insert a bolt slightly smaller than the one that came with the drill. I just put a U-bolt thru a piece of wood about 9" long i.e about 3" longer than the 6" bore of the auger. It fits loosely on the shaft and be easily removed for storage. I tested it on about 10" of ice and it went thru easily using a DeWalt 18V. The problem I had was the drill coming off the hole saw even though the shaft on the saw is hex. The chuck on the drill is tightened by hand rather than a key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 That'll work!! great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strik Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Love it NIce work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Does anybody know if you can buy a keyed chuck for that type of DeWalt drill? I checked their site and a couple of more online (Home Depot etc) and could not find anything. The piece of wood is, I admit, not the sleekest looking solution to prevent losing the auger but it's easy and it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) When your drilling,are you in low or high? ? You want to be on low for slow turn and torqe.Dont push on the augar. Let it cut with just the weight of the drill. I have found with the thicker ice,you need to drill,lift,drill lift. And watch out for yer know what with that wood piece.LOL Edited February 3, 2014 by Misfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 If I am understanding what I see on that wood piece, it just slips in the U-bolt as the shaft is spinning so the wood isn't turning. I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work and I think it is a good idea but I still like the idea of the fixed disc better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 I've have had the "Ice. Master" a couple of years now and I think it's great. There solution for ensuring the auger is not lost down the hole also takes the weight off the drill bearings. It uses a nylon friction disc and a bungie. Simple elegant solution that could easily be replicate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Hey Hoppy If your coming to the Tyler event,could you bring that along? I would like to have a look at it and see if I can make something like it. Thanks B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 I've have had the "Ice. Master" a couple of years now and I think it's great. There solution for ensuring the auger is not lost down the hole also takes the weight off the drill bearings. It uses a nylon friction disc and a bungie. Simple elegant solution that could easily be replicate. Smart idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 I thought you'd be interested in this adapter. I'll be there, no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 I drilled a couple of holes on Simcoe today as part of a Simcoe Ice Drilling Team outing without much trouble. It was hardly worth taking the drill for the sake of a couple of holes but I wanted to try it out a bit more than I had. The chuck just came loose once. That was when I put it in reverse to get it back up from the hole. I drilled/lifted/drilled/lifted as Brian suggested above. The main reason for posting the pix above was to tell others of a fairly easy way to attach the drill to the auger: A number of people expressed interest in Brian's conversion but most of us don't have some of the tools that he used----e.g. welder. The wood piece to stop the auger from dropping thru the hole is to me , of secondary interest. There are many ways of skinning that proverbial cat. The wood slides down the shaft under its own weight and sometimes spins with the auger. Yes, it's a good idea to keep 'vital parts' away from it , but it can be stopped from spinning with very little force because it's a loose fit. A circular piece of plywood would look neater but would take up more space when stashing the auger unto the toboggan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Some really good ideas here, I still like the idea of Brian's extension though, it would make my life a lot easier. My back likes the idea too LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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