Stanley 03-105 Hand Drill

I like this tool because I had one like this before and it worked amazingly and now this new one is like a brand new car is amazing I do really love it.

Was turned onto this hand drill for, guess what, not drilling. With a little bit of modification I use them to tie fly fishing leaders, who knew. Perfect number of turns and leader done. Great product

This is a high quality hand drill from days gone by. It is very useful in drilling holes in wood and plastic. My hand push drill was just to slow if used for multiple holes.

I paid the high price for this hand drill because I thought it would have a 2-gear drive like the Stanley drills from the 1970s. Still a fine drill, but not the same as two Stanley drills I bought in the early 1970s that still work perfectly.

I ordered this not realizing that it would take almost a month to arrive here in the US from the UK, but my fault on that one, and I didn't rate it any lower based on that.However, after arriving today, I wanted to try it out with a small bit (1/8") so I could show my 6 year old son how to use it. Good thing I tried it before showing him. This workmanship on this drill is so bad that I couldn't even drill a 1/8" hole 1-inch deep. There is so much play in the gears that you can't keep it spinning. The gears skip and the disc that you spin wobbles like crazy.Not really sure what else to say. As there are other options for hand drills at similar prices, I wouldn't risk your time on this one. Maybe you'll get lucky and get one of the ones that the 5-star reviewers got. Or, if you'd like to try to re-engineer the attachment of the pieces. But why not try for a working tool first.

First, this is a handy little hand drill ideal for doing jobs where the chances of going wild with a power tool are entirely too great. I love the thing and shall be using it (again) today to seat pegs in a metal-free box I am putting together. But. Wait. It gets better. There was a minor glitch in the delivery process. The gals and guys bent over backwards to make it right--far above and beyond the call of duty. They should get a medal--or at least an hot cup of coffee. Seriously. I am very, very impressed with the product and the service. Thank you.

Not the quality I wanted. It spins really loosely. Very hard to tighten the bit. Not good with hardwoods

Very handy tool and much faster than setting up a power drill for quick jobs. Also very good for precision work by be able to drill slowly!