We have a leg winder for drill and the drill is a black n decker 12v. When we try and use it ...the drill goes round but the winder does nothing....and it's tightened up as far as we can possibly get it....do you have any suggestions...other than keep using the manual one lol x
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Can you elaborate?
Does the chuck just turn and the winder socket stay still (as if socket fitting loose in chuck), or does the drill make a noise and nothing turns at all?
If the latter, many battery drills have a torque setting, usually a rotary ring around the base of the chuck and this maybe set too low for the drill to wind down the steadies.
Hi, do you mean the chuck on the drill does not hold the winder attachment tightly. if so some winder attachments are hexagon which need to be aligned with the 3 lugs in the drill chuck not just put in as you would do with a drill bit
Using the manual winder move the steady half way down, then try the drill winder. This will prove the drill winder works or not and will also indicate the rotation for up and down.
I know a lot of poeple use drills for their legs,but i prefere to hand wind as thats the only way you can feel the pressure and know its right,its not even like it takes long
assuming the legs are up the only obvious answer to this one is the legs have been manually wound up very tight and the drill chuck cant grip enough to get them going..
but if the legs are reasonably free turning a 12 volt drill should have more than enough power and grip to wind them up and down..
an electric drill isnt the ideal tool for the job.. it spins too fast and could even be dangerous in less than competent hands.. there are plenty of those about.. he he
The trigger on most drills controls the drill speed, pull it slow and the chuck will turn slowly, pull it all the way back and the chuck will turn at full speed. If a drill is being 'brutal' it must be because it is not being used correctly, or on the right torque setting, otherwise thousands of builders and DIYs would be tearing their fingers off. I use my drill every time for winding the steadies up and down and never have any problems, but there again I use a drill in a working environment as well.
I suspect as Trog100 says that the legs have been wound up tight manually, and therefore need loosening first before using a battery drill.
the snag with the speed control on a drill is the torque (power) is cut down as well as the speed.. slow the speed down and there isnt enough torque applied to do the job..
now is the average drill did have a true slow speed setting it would be better suited as a steady winder..
the perfect tool would have a flexi shaft and a much lower turning speed than the average electric drill..
lets be honest the drill is being used for a purpose its not intended to be used for.. :)
Speak to any approved workshop and they will tell you that the most common repair they do nowadays is replacing steadies which have had their threads stripped by owners using drills!.
When touching the ground they should be given a half turn more!. Not turning it until it will go no further - this will also cause stress on the chassis which are not designed for that type of stress!.
i've been using a drill for ten years or more now with no problems set the torque to the right setting and it releases at the top and bottom when the steadies are the right position allan-d
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Topic: Drill leg winders
