Fuller Tool 890-1072 12-Point Reversible Ratchet Bit Brace Hand Drill with 4-Jaw Chuck, home improvement wood bit set, woodworking tools, handheld manual drill

This tool is awsame after tighting the ratchit it will just fall of and when using with wood auger bits it let's go crunchis and done new tool to buy. Only lasts 1/2 inch hole with a 3/4 augers . Very good tool. Not.

This unit is sturdy and feels like it would work great. I purchased drill bits that were not round on the end that goes into the drill to make sure hand tightening the bit would give a good grip in the drill. It made no difference. This drill couldn't hold on to a bit. Even if I pinched the bit with my finger I could turn it inside the chuck. It took almost no resistance to stop the bit from drilling and it would just spin inside the chuck. The only way I could get any use out of this drill at all was to hold the chuck as tight as I could and very gently turn the handle with very little pressure on the drill bit tip as it slowly scraped the wood away. I had previously used the egg-beater style drill and thought I could get more drilling power out of this style. This turned out to be total garbage and almost causes us a world of hurt as when we used it we were miles away from any civilization with no way to easily get back to buy a different drill. What should have taken a few minutes to drill a hand full of small holes for our hooks took hours. Seriously, if I had brought a hammer and nail, that would have worked better for priming the holes for my hook screws. I don't understand why a company would waste the energy to produce a seemingly nice handle then attach a useless chuck to it.

Looking at other reviews - it's hard to tell if this is a solid piece of equipment or not.I decided to purchase this - plus the auger bit at the same time and they work awesome.A few things to note: (1) The brace is NOT built to hold standard drill bits, spades or auger bits. (2) This brace is not designed to work with hex shanks (may work - but jaws won't tighten correctly) (3) most big box stores will not carry the correct bits for these type of hand tools. (4) This tool is built to function as a hand tool. The jaw and handle are not designed to be centered to each other. (5) This is not a hand drill (like the ones with a crank). This tool uses auger bits.Taking these points into consideration - if you are looking for a bit/brace - this is a great choice.If you think it will work for any other purpose - please research the tool before you purchase.

Works as specified albeit a little wonky. The bit holder sometimes slips and seems a little wobbly and poorly designed.

The tool looks like it was made from recycled soda cans. Plastic is also kind of flimsy. It does work but I don't see this tool lasting very long and it was assembled poorly so the grip section where you put your bit isn't even so the integrity of the device is not recurring. Old ones you find at yard sale will probably function better.

I am a merit badge counselor, and I added Woodworking to my list recently, so Scouts doing woodworking projects for the Eagle project can also pick up this merit badge. One problem is they have to use specifically this tool and a hand plane as well, in the project. We found that standard bits work, but as soon as the torque (which is awesome with this tool) is needed, the bit slips a lot. I hunted the internet, and buying new auger square bits are not possible (i found two websites on East coast that seem to have them, but very pricey!). I guess people go to garage sales (estate sales are supposedly better). Luckily, i phoned my dad, and got my grandfathers, and just needed to polish and sharpen them. I recommend youtube search on how to sharpen because you can ruin them if not careful.Back to the bit brace - no problems whatsoever, i put it in the hands of 11 year olds to use, and they had no problem!

This hand too was easy to use,very sturdy, worked well with my drill it’s and the price was 👍

What can I say good about this brace? It looks nice. It's construction is so very poor that no matter what bit I put in it, no matter how tight I try to make it, the bit wobbles around hopelessly, flopping from side to side. It barely even holds the bit because the mechanism is so poorly constructed.It's a 4-jaw chuck. Why? A 4-sided shank bits cost 4X what this brace does. It won't hold a bit with a round shank because the force required to turn the bit causes it to slip hopelessly in the chuck.Other braces cost 4X what this brace does. I don't know why. The tech is old, the design well-worn, the materials pedestrian. I figure it's a racket designed to make those with a penchant to "do things the old fashioned way" feel good, and fleece them of their money in the process. I solved my brace problem by finding an old, worn out, beat up brace that must be 75 years old with a 2-jaw chuck. It's ugly, rusted, and WELL worn, and it easily does what this new brace couldn't: hold a bit, drill a hole.This one is either going back, or in the trash can. Utterly worthless.