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Thats strange. Like i said several times already, my NEW plate wobbles (shakes/vibrates) with two of my hand augers and the other two are absolutely 100% smooth as butter. The two smooth ones have never been used with a drill, the two wobblers i used on the drill before the plate.
So are they all being used with the same Plate and extension? Which 2 Wobble and which 2 do not?
Still waiting for a wobble video!
I would give you one but I took the drill off the plate and will not use it again that way. So no I wont waste my time putting it back on when I know I wont use it.
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I swear I just saw them going for $50 just days ago and now they're $67..I'll give you 40 for yours, since it's clearly defective.
I'll bid $25 including shipping.
You can't bid 25 if I started at 40!
The Milwaukee/Mora/Clamplate has been a home run for myself and dozens of other guys I have personally assembled them for. I still say its the Rigid drill/chuck.... something is binding. I haven't found one Clam plate yet thats the wobble culprit on any of the Milwaukee's/Mora/Clamplate augers I have built. There is always a learning curve when something new comes along. There is NO WAY I would ever run a 1000+ in/lb drill on a shaver type auger without a plate. History repeats itself and heres one to ponder.... Some of the early gas augers only had 1 side handle to hold on to it with, you won't find ANY modern gassers that dont have 2 sturdy points to hang on to and steady yourself and the auger while drilling, why do you suppose that is??? Its not about how tough, macho or "I know how to run a cordless drill" you are..... these new brushless drills ARE NOT TOYS. For those that are too smart not to respect a power tool there will be a number of wrenched/broken wrists, elbows and shoulders etc etc etc.... Let the learning curve begin.....
right on ill run a wobbly ridgid/clam plate before i tweak myself running a 8” mora that binds when hand drilling let alone running just the drill and handle.ive got a 1 armed bandit jiffy so i know sheet can happen.
Even if the shaft was slightly loose in the bearing, that wouldnt CAUSE a wobble.. it would ALLOW a wobble. Something else has to be causing it... bent auger, drill not mounted straight, drilling at an angle, something has to make that shaft WANT to wobble for it to be ABLE to wobble. Does that make sense??? Unless the shaft in the clam plate is bent as well as having some bearing play, which I dont see how could be the case when they are lathe produced and hardened steel.
That is all correct^ I think most of these wobbles are not wobbles, just wobbly wrists and arms..When you spin an unbalanced bit that weighs pounds, it's going to shake the entire rig including the person running it. Nobody is strong enough to stop this action, because it's happening at the end of a four foot lever.. Also it seems to be coming from slop in the joints. Being exaggerated by inadvertantly jamming every next piece to the same side.In other words..Most of these rigs folks are complaining about, are wobbling as much as any washing machine in spin cycle with an unbalanced load..<°)))>{
i have mine out of the plate and put it into the drill and ran it slowly, it wobbles.i added the clam extension to the clam shaft that is not on the plate and it wobbles big time!!installing it all back the plate has no change on the amount of wobble. it has nothing to do with arms or wrists (that's crazy) or drill. the shaft is bent for certain. i have said it many times now that i turned the shaft by hand it is bent and wobbles when you turn it with any thing.i might give clam a call and see if they care to send a straight one. just because mine is for sale on the for sale board i wouln't want the next owner to get hurt from an auger walking into a boot
Anyone that has a wobbler, can you do something when you get a chance.. can you unhook your drill support while leaving the shaft chucked in the drill. Then carefully squeeze the trigger making sure to not nut shot yourself. See if it still wobbles. If it still wobbles can you take the shaft out of the plate (with the C clip on top) and chuck it back in the drill and try again. I'm suspecting that as soon as you unhook the drill from supports the wobble will be gone. If it wobbles every time its either the clam shaft or the auger.