Gas-Powered Hand Drill [DiRestoration] 

Thank you brother happy to see it come to life!

I want to thank you so much for providing such excellent content. My RU-vid algorithm suggested this channel to me and boy was it dead on! No annoying music, no commentary, subtle humor and therapeutic disassembly and reassembly of vintage and antique tools. Doesn't get any better than that, honestly.

Wow. Where did we lose our way and go from being Producers of amazing tools like this to being Buyers of whatever passes for a Tool nowadays? 60s or 70s, I was a teen in the 70s. Everything did seem a lot more 'metallic and durable' back in those days. Thanks for doing these videos, Doc. You add years to the life of everyone who views and appreciates what you are doing.

Great job! You def *"DIRESTA'ed"* it. For all the people asking, "Why didn't you leave it yellow?" Jimmy paints all his tools white. This is Jimmy's drill, so it's painted white. (That should explain the *"DIRESTA"* too.)

Credit to Mustie1 for getting it running properly!

I understand you don't want to do an "as new" restoration, but now its completely lost its old-tool look. The yellow was nice.

I love your channel. I have been a collector for a while and it's nice to see someone else preserving the history of the tools that built this country

Nice one. But how come you stopped disassembling everything? No piston/con-rod/crankshaft/head/exhaust/intake cleaning? And that chuck needs something.. is a little wobbly. The arbor is bent, or the jaws are misaligned, or something. And no inspection on the gearbox.. must have some gritty shmoo in there.

love your videos, brings me back to my younger days when i used to disassemble my toys and couldnt put them together again.

Any Jimmy Diresta yellow tools have to be repainted white... It took me a few seconds to figure it out. 🙂 Keep up your good work.

Fantastic job you did restoring that gas-powrred drill. It looks much better and it works like a charm too. Great work.

13:05 but why ?

It's awesome that there's someone out there doing things like this and taking the time to share it. I think it's a bit of a bummer (but unsurprising) that there are so many complaints. Such is life on RU-vid, I suppose. I enjoyed this (and other videos of yours) quite a bit. Thanks :-)

it hurt me when he super glued that sticker to it

I saw one like this new (in the UK) in my local tractor dealer in 1994. Priced £175.00 and wanted it then. Nice job. Thanks

u should of cleaned that everspray at least on the handle lol

For some reason this had to be the coolest little invention I had ever seen. I am very jealous of your talent as I was never taught any mechanic skills. Awesome video!

Love your videos keep up the great work. Just read through the comments, apparently some of these guys don't have a clue about diresta's aesthetic.

I actually thought this was going to use butane of some sort. The american use of 'gas' is confusing sometimes.

Both youse guys produce very entertaining and informative vids. I keep a smallish vial of jelousness in my cabinet of curiosities which I add to when finished watching. Sigh. Thanks for sharing your effort and talent. Good on you for sending him a project. Really generous.

I have one of these in my garage, doesn't have a box or manuals...but I think I might make a restore video. I watch all your video's and find them entertaining as well as excellent.

why did you just not stick with the old yellow paint?

thank you for not talking and just giving me the sped up satisfaction of shit just gettin donnnnnnnnnnnnn

1:15 Jimmy included a stencil 😂😂

Gas powered dr-- SHUT THE FRONT DOOR, you've got to be kidding me. First the circular saw, now this? Amazing.

I think you overdid The Rustic look lol

I am sure I have seen this engine in other applications, mainly model aircraft. That aside.. If you ever get the chance to play with hydraulically driven drills and chainsaws, "do it". I once got to play with a well equipped "SEE" (A U.S. Military version of the UNIMOG 406) , and the chainsaw was a beast. Even with a dull chain it would rip through mesquite like nothing. Just make sure they don't leak. Some of them run at absurd pressures, and will sever digits.

I think it is great you fixed this nice tool, but the finish you decided on was not an improvement. I am confused by your choices. Sad to say that the ending with the black paint was just plain sloppy.

I still don't understand why you did the overspray so far over the edge of the paper. Thanks for another wonderful video. I hope you make a bajillion more.

Makes me wonder if Jimmy Diresta has a Jimmy Diresta tattoos on his various body parts

Wow I've never seen something like this. That's so cool! Glad to see it restored. 👍

You are the best and you always make my day thank you for making awesome videos!

Yeah, like the musical box at the beginning but you broke my heart with the black spray paint.

Great job as always

i used a ryobi engine drill when i installed piers in the early 90's. it was a 25cc, if i remember correctly. it drilled holes in concrete sea walls in nothing flat.

Yes I have been looking for one sooner or later I will find one I think you did a great job

Man, you fucked this up.

One of the most beautiful things I've ever seen and I mean it.

Great video! And to answer Andrew Suderman a few replies down, I suspect it's because the client requested it - and given who the client is, I suspect this thing isn't going to sit on a shelf - it'll get used.

Awesome job on making the paint look worn. When you were putting on the gas tank I was like "ah that sucks the paint wasn't cured and he scraped it up" but then I was like "wait a minute. This dude usually has a plan." Great homage to the Diresta tool Anti-Branding.

Nice job. I got everything you did. Awesome. Love your work.

What a cool little gas engine. Love it!

Howdy.At 4:08 the caption reads 1000 grit.From the dark colour of the grit,it is possible that is emery.I was taught years ago,in no uncertain terms,never ever use emery on points under any circumstances, it is an electrical conductor,and once embedded,is very difficult to remove.You might want to remove the points and clean them up with a nonconducting abrasive.Clean flat points that are parallel to each other make quite a difference. Good luck with the carbeurator. I remember many frustrating hours with those little things.

nice one man! I was expecting to see a nicley painted yellow drill but I totally got where you headed with this. I laffed with the over spray touch. keep up the vids!!

1000 thumbs down???? who the fuck would give this a thumbs down?? this is pure brilliance and dedication and care , and yet some people think this is shit. unbefuckinglievable

Muskie got her purring like a kitten!😊

that's kind of cool if you working on a farm or building a log cabin before battery operated tools you had to have one of these

Awesome old tool ruined with diresta crap. Disappointed

Hey, at our school in washington we have an old 1960's Toro Sportlawn Reel Mower 22 inch. I did all that I could and accidentally broke the clutch (it was broken anyway and I really just finished off the crack). I did some makeshift repair and fixed what I could, and the clutch is hard to replace. I managed to "repair" it because it works a bit more than none at all. If I was able to weld I could have fixed it easily. The engine sparks (I should know, I shocked my hand several times trying to get it to start >~

I was a bit sad when you removed the original paint, baffled by the faux aging then totally gutted with the spray job. What the fuck, where's the respect?

You found the worlds first cordless drill

I thought it said "hand powered gas drill" lol

Un restaurador GENIAL, Saludos cordiales desde Barcelona Catalunya.

Nice, always a pleasure to watch you do your magic to the forgotten tools of the past! Good work

I think you ruined the project in the last 3 minutes. Why give it new paint and than make it look used again? And why were you that sloppy at the logo and DIRESTA spray on?

wonderful job i love both channels yours and jimmy the tool look awesome

I bet that thing use to really chooch.

HEhehehe this was great! I love your sense of humor during the repair. I love taring down tools too, although I'm not an engine guy, one of the few things I never really focused on learning. Great Job!

I've honestly never seen one of them ever! how crazy! So is it a 2 stroke? Want more power? weld up a little expansion chamber exhaust for it - and i bet you get 2hp at least out of it by just modifying the exhaust - NO BS! If I can do it with a chainsaw powered old school "real aired up tires scooter" lol - you can do it with that drill!!!!!

I enjoyed this very much you troubled shooters the spark issue made new diaphragm super super was glued to the screen to see if it ran. Will you take this build further making it stronger maybe or fixing the wobble to the chuck.

Name a more iconic duo than jimmy diresta and hand tool rescute, i'll wait.

Wow man you are so good at engeneering !

That fucked it completely at 15:00

so cool! My 2 favorite youtubers!!! I love the "wtf" moments haha!

I really want these gas powered tools!

Beautiful find well dome

2cc? That would not even power a computer mouse. Good thing I peeked in the description box.

sometimes this guy has no idea how to restore things

These were also used for timber bridge construction in remote areas.

This was painful to watch...

Long lives brotherhood of steel

I had one of these. I still have a couple O&R engines. I want to get one of their mini generators

Hum... liked to see the tool working again, but as many, the sloppy paint job and logo overspray was a hard thing to watch. I know Jimmy paint his new tools white, so nobody would steal them, or at least this is why he started it, but still was awfull to see. At least if the job was well done, i'd say okay this time for special reasons. Would have made the box to match to help forget the ''crime'' :)

Nice one. When in doubt try to remember one thing: MACHINE GREEN! ;)

do you get to keep them tools or are they some one else I just wanted to know keep up good work I like watching you fix that stuff I worked on a lot of stuff till about 7 months ago an I was cutting a tree an the top fell across my back an cripped me I am still in hospital but I enjoy watching you you need to talk an cut up an laugh have more fun doing it my friend I don't know how to keep up with your page what do I have to do old friend

READ THIS: Jimmy Diresta sent me this tiny gas-powered hand drill made by Ohlsson and Rice for restoration. It was originally used to tap maple trees for syrup and was called the Drillgine. I believe it's from the 60s or 70s. I decided that I didn't want to do an "as new" restoration and wanted to make the drill look like it was one of his tools that he painted white and used every day. The drill needed its points cleaned, a new carburetor diaphragm, and a new recoil assembly. The small 22 cc (video says 2cc) engine produces 0.85HP. The carburetor design, in my opinion, is horrible, as the small carburetor parts have a tendency to move around under the diaphragm, causing damage. I believe one of these parts is damaged beyond repair and a new carburetor is VERY difficult to find. Until I find and replace the carburetor, the drill currently runs with less power and for short periods of time. Mucho sadness. From what I have read, this is a common problem, and part of the reason these tools were never successful. I thank Jimmy immensely for sending me this super cool and unique tool. I really appreciate it. I plan on returning the favour... If someone has the parts I need, I would gladly purchase them off you.

Gasoline and power tools go together like peanut butter and chocolate.

가스드릴이 있다니.... 너무신기하네요. 너무 재미있게 보고있어요.

After reading the description everything made sense. Good job! It wasn't my favourite though.

Pretty nice. Would've liked to see it to original, but this is good too!

Where do you get all these kick-ass tools from? Do people hire you to restore them or do you find them on your own? Either killer videos.

i never seen a carboratur in a frying pan before :P

I wish they still made gas tools for construction

Thank you for doing these videos.

I probably don’t remember correct, but I thought the points were .10, the coil timing was .20 and the plug was .30. I saw you set the timing at .10. Is this older motor different?

Sweet resto and editing

I have one of these, it is quite a fun little drill. Why did you not put the front bar back on?

Бензиновая дрель?! Какая прелесть, хочу такую же.

Tip: stuck chuck? Use 2 keys at the same time.

Take the chuck off and press it apart. Use a hex bit in an impact.

That was cool to send that Jimmy! great resto, and I learned about what the claw thing my grandfather left me is, its a magneto/ bearing puller

That sonic tank is the shit!

Great video. I dig the white. I have a yellow one with original case. It runs on starter fluid buy my diaphragm is toast. Where can I get one or would you sell a few? I need two. One for my drill, 9ne for my amp champ generator

This is the coolest shit EVER! Also, seen your rad fuckin wrenches so much now and became so envious, I finally ordered one. 😁

THUMBS UP... But arrrrrggggghhh!!!! White paint !!! Black Overspray!!!

Mad skills man. Thanks for sharing.

men i love your vids keep them up.

I like the white with diresta

You throw me off but that's okay. You do good work.

Love the intro, this is probably the coolest tool ive ever seen , great video, and congrats on over 40K!