Customer Reviews

Great Neck 42 Hand Drill

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This thing is a piece of junk. While the components are sturdy, the finished product is anything but. Out of the box the thing was unbalanced. I put in a bit, took it to a piece of wood, and got through 2 1/2 of a crank before it slipped. After 5 minutes of fidling with it, the turn handle snapped off in my hands. Stay away.

This drill is not worth your time or money. The parts are strong but the gears are so crudely crafted that the drill turns in uneven jerks and freezes up once or twice in each revolution of the crank. I have an old hand-powered drill(brand no longer in production) that is so useful I bought this one to give as a gift. Its going in the trash instead.
Kent

When you tighten the chuck some of the jaws twist around, making impossible to get the drill bit in straight. It's fairly crudely, but solidly made (in China), the body is cast iron. It's clunky to operate. Perhaps a deal at $5, but if you're serious, buy something better.

A good and sturdy hand drill. It is a bit heavy and long. If you are going to use bits smaller than 1/4, I would recommend a lighter drill, such as the Fiskers model.

This was a present for my son. He is returning it because it is defective and will not hold the drill bits. Please refund my money. I have found another locally. Thank You.

I like to have a hand drill in my "small projects" tool box so if I need to drill something the drill is there along with my other commonly used tools. Longer than the one it replaced from Sears that was 30 years old, I dropped it and bent the shaft. Some assembly required of the wooden crank handle and side stablizing handle.

This is a terrible product. I would give it a ZERO STARS rating if possible. A waste of money. Chinese JUNK. The first one was useless and returned. The second was also unacceptable, but I kept it to avoid the return hassle a second time. PROBLEM: The small knob on the hand crank is held on with a swaged pin in the gear wheel. The wooden knob is defectively drilled off-center, and it will not turn freely on the swaged pin. The pin and knob bind, so free rotation is not possible. It cannot be cranked at a constant, controlled speed due to the drag between the knob and pin. SAVE YOUR MONEY.

I had had pretty low expectations for the "performance" for a cheap tool like this but I was blown away by how poorly made this thing is. All of the parts fall off whenever you try to use it. It cannot hold a bit straight and it is nearly impossible to turn the crank because the gears don't mesh properly.

This is the biggest piece of trash! My husband tried to fix the chuck and it fell of in his hands in several pieces! What more do I need to say. We were planning on having our ten year old use it for her science project. She needed a hand crank but she could have built a better contraption than this thing. Don't waste your time or hard earned money!!!!

Bought this mostly to hang on the wall with some of my junk collection. Fits in rather well I think, came pre-distressed.
I have about 6-7 other hand drills, one is a two speed, 24"-30" (depending on which top handle is used, stright ones, have 2 lengths or a cast steel metal breast plate to really get with it, made 1920's or earlier, this for serious hand drilling.
Great Neck is a good name in tools, have a number of mechanic's but they have gone down hill with their out sourcing.
Drill no. 42, the gears make a lot of noise, doesn't turn smooth, cannot say anything about the chuck as did not drill anything before I hung it on the wall.
Use an English made, about the same size, has double gears, real quite, light weight, smooth turning, when I need to do any precision small drilling like 1/64" and smaller.
Would not recommend this if you are looking for a real hand drill.