Putting Ancient Drills to the Test! #shorts

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[tapalmer]

Just like today so many people don't realize that the Bit is the key. You've got to get some type of hardened metal that you can work into a very precise and sharp shape in order to allow whatever you're using work most efficiently. That is why even today a good drill bit is so damn expensive

[tomray]

About the PUMP drill. I saw a Native American version at Poverty point. LA. museum That visitors could use to drill HOLES through ROCK slabs. The mechanism was similar to yours but it did not use a flywheel, but rather another horizontal stick (Bottom half of the pump stick) affixed to the vertical shaft where your flywheel is. A fist sized ROCK is lashed to either end of this lower horizontal stick and serves as a POWERFUL "flywheel", running so fAST AS TO GENERATE a good "breeze" almost like an electric drill. In This case, to cut rock, a BAMBOO bit is used, fitting over the "chuck as sand is sprinkled down under it. It drills right through the sandstone and shale rock slabs. It should do well with wood too especially with the FLINT drill bit. I think those spinning rocks on the drill increase thetrearing force and help it drill through its objective.---also, the rocks are heavy and put more weight on the bit when you drill. ---Double its height

[jefffedorvich]

For the pump drill, try a heavier flywheel on it to give it some more momentum to hopefully get it past the hard spot

[CalebBOBBLEHEAD]

For the pump drill a larger weight will help with centrifugal force to keep the bit spinning through the friction

[solomonheppner]

Also a larger flywheel and longer shaft for the pump drill.

[jelah]

The pump drill edge sgould be turned into like a drill type point so it can so its work better

[jeffreyplum]

The brace drill is one of the more common and widely used modern hand powered drills. Bothe awl type and the brace work best with scew tip on their bits. The screw tip pulls the rest of the bit into the work. It is very hard for the simple bits used in the video not to create a compressed bearing surface under their point . which is not cut free and removed. There is a lot of art in creating simple bits which work, never mind work well

[burks]

the pump drill would probably be the best with modern staggered tips, like a step bit set. however with old hand crafted stick with the brace unless your going to pilot the hole 20 times before getting to desired size

[calebbarnhouse]

Just remember that that auger is a lot smaller, which means that if you need to use it anywhere tight or travel, it will be a lot better then the others

[Redavisunwind]

The brace drill was used not that long ago. My grandfathers tool kit had one with a chuck on it.

[BobyTechno]

There was an old brace drill in the garage when my familly moved in an antique house. It's a really cool device

[juststartsomewhere]

The pump drill needs a larger heavier wheel and give the bit a slight twist and make both sides a more aggressive or "biting" apex on the blade. Also make the rod taller giving more travel an thus more torque.

[Margoth]

for the pump drill, you could try different dowel diameters to get greater torque to overcome the friction of the wood

[christophercombs]

Well in the development of drill technology through history the brace was the clesr winner amd is still used in hand tool toolboxes

[yobama]

take the bit from the brace drill and put it on the pump drill and it would work better

[davtill]

Combine brace and pump drills with brace tips.

[masterplanet]

Pump drill needs a heavier weight as well as a longer stick, you need to get more momentum with less downward force.

[AK-oxmv]

For first one you need a bearing to keep it in place while rotating

[Kira-lcyg]

Try brace curves (blade) in pump drill

[lordshuv-rowyoknow]

Maybe change the pump drill's point to a drill bit design, should face less friction