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I found the address and phone number for Price and Rutzebeck, if anyone wants it. 13004 Concow Rd.,Oroville, CA. 95965. Phone - 530-534-9858. I don't know if they have a web site or not.

I have used the Milwaukee version, and I'll detail my opinion about it...

• Air Guitar favorite on the site.
• A good production tool for lots of holes fast.
• No hopping up and down ladders for drill 8' - 10'cielings.
• No stooping drilling low or bottom plates.
• A good balance of torque and speed.
• Lasts a long time, but repairable (*I'll explain.)

A guy I worked for had one, and I made literaly tens of thousands of holes with it while with him. As it was used for many years before me, I think it may have gone through hundreds of thousands of holes, until one day it broke. (Other than several sets of brushes, and one guy who cooked a motor after 8 hours solid of 2 1/2" holes in wet framing with a dull bit.) There is a hex shaft down the middle, and it stripped after years of heavey use. To fix it, cut an inch or so off the shaft, and tube. Back in buisiness... On the same note you could cut to a length you choose. But this thing is made for reach. You'll love it.

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These extensions are a great idea! I've considered buying a Milwaukee hole hog, but this looks like it will suit me better. Thanks for the help guys!

I did find their website, HCE727: http://www.priceandrutzebeck.com/


[This message has been edited by Sixer (edited 12-24-2005).]

e57, that won't work ant more. The internal extension is a solid rod with a hex socket attached to each end.

Does anyone have a picture of that Danielson drill extension? It sound like a tool I used at a previous employer 15 years ago and have been looking for ever since. A tubular drill extension maybe 3 or 4' long, with and angled end and 1/2" chuck on one end and a spindle on the other. You would chuck it in a 1/2" drill motor like a Milwaukee Hole Shooter and it an extension bracket that would connect to the 3/4 pipe handle. I'd love to find one of these.

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Used one with one of my first EC's.

Nicknamed "the bazooka".

It's a cool gadget, and sure beats running up and down the ladder, especially with repetetive holes (think can lights)

Larry Fine
Been a while, but I think the (Steel) socket has a (Steel) rivit on the (AL?) shaft, and that rivit shears off. (And it takes some real abuse to get to that point!) Cut, redrill hole in shaft and replace rivit with rolled steel pin, or higher strength screw at the hex socket, cut tube to new length, back to work.

Think they still make em that way, and we might be on the same page? Haven't used one in a while, maybe I should get me one...

Ok, this will make some of us shriek, but in years way past when I was fearless macmikeman I used one while also wearing drywall stilts. That was back when I used to race my way through residential jobs. It made for really quick wiring to use that combination, especially on 10 foot ceilings. Of course I am only 5'-7" tall. Some guy's I worked with never even needed to use a stepladder on residential jobs they were so tall. I since learned how to slow down and be safe many years ago now.