1960-1970 Sioux Pneumatic Drill Restoration

[@nicholas2374]

Nicely done! A couple years ago I bought one at a pawnshop for $15. I work at a custom cabinet shop and use it for assembling cabinets. Its fantastic, adjusting the air pressure changes the torque, which is great for driving different sized screws. Today you can find used, well made air tools and nail guns in good condition for at a great price thanks to everyone getting all hopped up in the cordless tool market. Cordless tools are over rated lol.

[@georgebrown8312]

Good job you did restoring the pneumatic drill. It looks much better and it works like a charm, too. Great work.

[@dfishpool7052]

Its great to see these old tools being re-furbished and good to go for many years to come - well done - thanks for the video.

[@USMC1984]

This took me back about 30 years. I used one just like that for a couple years working in a manufactured home plant driving thousands of 2”, 3”, & 4” screws.

[@Waynesbusinesschanne]

What a great restoration! That is a beautiful tool now

[@onemansgarage6203]

Thanks for the comment and for watching.

[@RESTORATIONOFSCRAPMETAL]

Hi. An excellent project and beautiful restoration, I liked it👍

[@onemansgarage6203]

Thank you very much!

[@c.j.cleveland7475]

Looks great and works, too! Do you think it has the same torque as new (or at least close!)? 😃👍

[@onemansgarage6203]

It twisted the rubber glove off my hand the first time I ran it, so yeah, the torque was there. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!

[@c.j.cleveland7475]

@@onemansgarage6203 Thanks to you and please keep making these great videos! 😁

[@arquimedesgonzalez-ly1cl]

Exelente

[@restorationconstantines7731]

Very well👍

[@onemansgarage6203]

Thanks a lot

[@zanechristenson3436]

“Luckily it hit me in the face” we are officially friends lol. I wish I had a camera going last week… a rebellious snap ring went flying at Mach 10 speed, ricocheted off of something about 6 feet away, and somehow landed in the palm of my other hand while I contemplated my choices

[@MichaelVanNuffelen]

I worked in the tool repair industry for around 30 years, 8 years as a repair mechanic, the rest as shop manager. I am factory certified by dozens of tool manufacturers, including Sioux Tool, since 1992. If you are repairing your own equipment, you can get by with your mistakes. For the short time I watched this video, I see 2 mistakes I would not tolerate of anyone working for me. Always replace bearings when a tool is being repaired. NEVER sandblast the motor housing of a rotory tool. You run the risk of not getting all of the sandblasting medium from inside the tool, thus damaging motor parts.

[@MrAppalachia]

What type of o-ring should I use and where should I source them if I did something like this for a old model where parts are no longer available?

[@onemansgarage6203]

Grainger or McMaster-Carr off the top of my head

[@onemansgarage6203]

Thanks for the comment and the advice. I will definitely take it into consideration. Thanks for watching!

[@Thomas-yr9ln]

A modern one would probably be to cheaply made to overhaul.

[@XX-sz6qh]

It's a impact driver toothats rare

[@art7727]

you'd better restore your rusty tool