Spyke
lemmy.world

Anyone who calls it a "drill machine" should not be allowed to use power tools

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Zimmyreply

Idiot, the anus is just the opening of the alimentary canal

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If it’s not on strava, it never happened!

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pimento64reply
sopuli.xyz

My wood shop teacher would insist it was "drill driver" and would bust your grade down if you only called it a drill.

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M137reply
lemmy.world

Same in Sweden; "borrmaskin"

Though it's still fine to say just "borr" (drill) for it, like "kan du sträcka mig borren?" (Can you hand me the drill?)

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In Danish, "bor" only refers the drill bit. If you asked someone "kan du række mig boret" you would be handed the drill bit, or possibly be pointed towards the table (bord/bordet, with silent d).

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Same in German: "Bohrmaschine".

Although the shorthand version is "Bohrer", not "Bohr".

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sh.itjust.works

Openly admitting to being pedantic. That said, here we go: it's a DRIVER, the end is the CHUCK, which holds the SHANK of the BIT, which can be a DRILL.

I understand it's a setup to the punchline, and nobody actually gives a shit.

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scutigerreply
lemmy.world

A drill and a driver are separate tools. You can fit driver bits in a drill's chuck, but it's not its intended purpose. A driver is meant specifically to drive screws, and it's better at the job than a drill.

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Most tools today are drill driver combo devices, they do both jobs well.

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sh.itjust.works

While this is only semantics and based on nothing more than my preference, I would argue that a drill is a type of driver. If you call it a drill driver, I might get upset though.

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oglerreply
lemmynsfw.com

i disagree with that, you can use a handheld drill to drive screws but that's not what it's for, it's for making holes in shit with drill bits. you can also buy little sanding discs for your handheld drill but nobody's calling it a drill sander

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Zehzinreply
lemmy.world

I'm imagining two mustached middle aged dudes in plaid shirts and denim having this talk in front of Home Depot

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