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I seen one last year, it was plywood, and clamps, but cannot recal, I shoukd have taken pics. would cost under $4
The problem with plywood is moister. The Kicker is more than the Clam Plate. Wonder why?
I have made 3 of them using painted plywood. No problem with moisture. No problem at all.
Question. Why use a plate at all? I have an 18v Milwaukee hammer drill I use with the included side handle with an 8" Lazer auger. Cuts like butter. Doesn't break my wrists.
Because the drill has so much torque that a lot of the side handles have broken off of the drills.
Only Milwaukee so far, but they have the most torque...<°)))>{
Yep...I think the guys that engineered it should have thought about it a bit and beefed up the handle grab spots.......drill is strong enough it will rip itself apart.
Not my drill from last year, handle is rock solid.
For now....its been a common problem for a number of guys. I've always had mine on the clam plate so never had to worry about it.
The ice kicker is the bomb. I use my old blue ryobi 18v drill and a 6" laser. It drills great in the 8" or we have here now. I bought the new 750 lbs ryobi hammer drill but haven't needed to use it yet. For $90 shipped this plate will turn a lack luster drill into an electric auger.
The " reason" to use a clam plate, is your auger will never come loose off of your drill chuck.
whatever happened to the guy and the plan for building the d.o.r.a. gear reduction plate?think it was last year I saw it.