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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Brustbohrmaschine

English translation:

breast drill

Added to glossary by Kim Metzger
Jul 2, 2008 20:37
15 yrs ago
German term

Brustbohrmaschine

German to English Tech/Engineering Engineering: Industrial
Looking for confirmation really. This is from a company history - the firm started out making "Bohrwinden" and "Brustbohrmaschinen" in the mid-19th century. Before I start going on about "breast drills" I would really like to know that is a genuine term for a tool! There are a couple oon eBay but Wikipedia says "also known as eggbeater drill" which sounds less anatomical (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill)...

I have found a picture of something similar here:
http://www.altes-handwerkzeug.de/museum/bohren/brust/0077.ht...
Proposed translations (English)
4 +5 breast (hand) drill
Change log

Jul 3, 2008 13:00: Kim Metzger Created KOG entry

Discussion

Sarah Appleby (X) (asker) Jul 2, 2008:
Thanks Patrick - good to have it from a dictionary.
Patrick Johnson Jul 2, 2008:
Sarah, Goetzel's Dictionary of Materials and Process Engineering indeed gives "breast drill". The same translation is given against "Brustbohrwinde" in Oppermann's Dictionary of Modern Technology.

Proposed translations

+5
19 mins
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breast (hand) drill

They're really called breast drills.

http://www.thomax-werkzeuge.de/handwerkzeuge/maschinen-zubeh...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/A-STANLEY-BREAST-DRILL.-NUMBER-905.-MI...

eggbeater (last two)

http://www.mtmc.co.uk/prodtype.asp?cookiecheck=yes&PT_ID=127...


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Note added at 22 mins (2008-07-02 21:00:20 GMT)
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breast drill - a portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the work
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/breast drill


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Note added at 45 mins (2008-07-02 21:23:37 GMT)
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Hi Sarah - I've been an actual cabinetmaker for 25 years. I have a large collection of drills - power drills and hand drills. Woodworkers still prefer hand drills for certain operations, especially those where precision is required. A breast drill would be used if the material is especially hard, like rosewood. The breastplate pressed against your chest allows you to apply extra pressure.

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Note added at 47 mins (2008-07-02 21:25:04 GMT)
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http://tinyurl.com/26qfbb
Note from asker:
Thanks Kim - I found the ebay ref and freedictionary definition. Wanted to be sure actual woodworkers would have used the term in the days before power tools.
Hurrah - a woodworker is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks Kim who is a man and therefore himself :)
And thanks for clarifying the eggbeater thing people
Peer comment(s):
agree Patrick Johnson : As per my note to Sarah
2 mins
Yes. The difference is in the plate held against the chest to give added force.
agree Stephen Sadie : Yes, btw. Sarah Kim is a superb woodworker himself
27 mins
agree Johannes Gleim : 12500 Google hits for breast drill, 2050 Google hits for eggbeater drill. @Stephen: Sarah is a woman! She is called herself.
32 mins
The classic eggbeater doesn't have a breastplate.
agree milinad
8 hrs
agree hazmatgerman (X) : Just to supplement Metzger: 'chest drill' can also be found.
12 hrs
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