Milescraft1300 Orbiter - Any Angle Drilling and Driving Power Drill Attachment

After reading other reviews I proceeded to order the Milescraft 1300 Orbiter just to have around the house for those odd occasions that require drilling in difficult spaces... big mistake!!! I did notice, as at least one other reviewer pointed out, that the run-out or wobble of the drill bit was pretty significant. That didn't bother me because I typically wouldn't use this item for precision drilling so 1/16 of an inch error, give or take, is not a big deal for my intended use.Finally the day came (months after I received the 'Orbiter') that I needed to put a hole in a 2X6 with limited clearance. I'll spare you all of the details of what happened during my attempts to put a hole through 2" of pine but my attempt was unsuccessful. I don't know if I hit a knot or possibly a nail coming in from the unseen side but the 'Orbiter' self destructed on the very first use. Apparently the gears inside must have stripped. Turning the input shaft no longer results in motion at the output shaft.My conclusion is the 'Orbiter' is a flimsy POS that has no practical use in my tool box. They probably should have put a maximum of 1/4 inch chuck on the output side to prevent the unit from being so easily overloaded. I was using a battery powered 3/8" VSR drill. I can't imagine how quickly the 'Orbiter' would have self-destructed if I had used my corded drill, with serious torque, instead.From what I can see this product is a TOY not a tool. Give it to a child and warn them not to be to rough with it. I am not familiar with Milescraft but if this is representative of their product line I won't be buying any more of their stuff. In fairness to them I have not attempted to return the item or have it repaired under warranty or even spoken to or notified them of my experience. My view is what's the use. It seems like they used cheap plastic gears inside the 'Orbiter'. While the design is novel and could be useful, this device is certainly not up to the standards I would expect of a real tool. If I contacted the company and they sent me a replacement I would still have a flimsy POS that I wouldn't use so why bother?If you are inclined to buy an 'Orbiter' I recommend you use very small drill sizes and don't try to drill anything hard such as metal or hardwood. Read the other reviews and take their message to heart. If you have an extra $30 and want to find out for yourself how good the 'Orbiter' is go ahead and get one. Just don't be surprised if you too find it isn't capable of doing real work. I ignored the other reviewers comments thinking "How bad can it really be?" Now I know, I didn't learn from other peoples experience and had to find out firsthand about the 'Orbiter'. Okay so I should have listened to the other reviewers and didn't.Again, to be fair, perhaps I just got a defective 'Orbiter' and they really are wonderful, durable tools that will stand up to years of use without failing. IMO, doubtful but possible. I am only one user and only have experience with one 'Orbiter'. Statistically this is an insignificant sample.While I applaud the design concept it appears that the choice of materials really degrades the potential of the 'Orbiter' from being a useful tool to a useless toy. Would it have cost that much more to make it a robust product? Could it have been designed with a friction clutch to prevent the gears from stripping if it encountered greater torque than it could handle? To me these apparent 'short comings' in the design and manufacturing of the 'Orbiter' will keep it from ever becoming the hit product it could be. To bad for tool freaks like me who love to have all the nifty gadgets that make DIY projects a breeze. IMO, this device fell so short of the mark that it cannot reasonably be considered a worthwhile investment. A real disappointment as I had high hopes for the 'Orbiter'.

I bought this just to have it for the day I'd need it, and that day came recently. I'm adding a folding extension to my table saw, and wanted to deburr the insides of holes I'd drilled through the saw enclosure. No f-ing way was I going to do this with any normal drill, unless I took the whole saw mechanism out of the enclosure. Though it was awkward, and it took me a bit of messing around to get the angle set right, this item did the job where almost nothing else would. I have also used it to drive a few deck screws where I couldn't get a regular drill/driver in. It seems to be well built, though I haven't really taxed it yet, and the keyless chuck seems pretty good as well....Update; a couple months back I was trying to drill some large holes in metal using this device, and the internal gears stripped out. I took it apart to check it out, and decided it wasn't worth trying to fix. It's a cool device if used within its limits, but I am hard on tools and was ultimately disappointed.

I bought this for my husband, so I personally haven't used it, but he thought it was a very clever gift idea and a great little tool for someone to have in their back pocket in case you're ever in a bind and need a special tool to reach a hard-to-access area. It works great. Only complaint is that the zip ties that secure the product to the packaging were all cut when I received the product in the mail. So basically I opened the box and got this tool, the paper package, and the cut zip ties all 3 separate pieces inside a very big USPS box. It clearly hadnt been cut to help it fit into the shipment box better because the shipment box was really really big. I couldn't figure out if it had been used or at least opened and then resold, or what. The product itself appears new, but just weird that it had been cut and removed from all its packaging already. It made it kind of hard to give away as a gift.

You can use this drill attachment at any angle between 90 and 180. The handle, which you use to loosen or lock the attachment into the desired angle, is a big help during the drilling process. Depending on how you wish to apply pressure to the drill chuck, either by pulling or pushing on the handle, you can loosen the handle and change angles until it's "just right" and comfortable. At the price + shipping, it's very very reasonable for the quality of the product. It works much better than the $18 fixed-at-90 degrees drill attachment, sans handle, I picked up a couple of years ago. Oh, and because you can lock it at 180 degrees, you can drill straight while using the handle for better "handling" and ease of use. I may pick up another to give as a gift to my best friend.

Se puede seleccionar el ángulo tanto del mandril como de la empuñadura, es muy robusto. Facilita los trabajos en lugares incómodos.Ne vinieron a montar una mampara de ducha y el taladro para fijar la barra del soporte de la luna a pared no se podía hacer desde arriba; si se hacía desde abajo se veía mucho, saque la herramienta y "voilà" alucinaron.

I haven't had opportunity to use it yet, so I can't say for certain that it'll work to my expectations; but it looks like it will. I will update review once it's used.

Exactly what I was looking for!! In my case, I will be using this handle as an extra support when holding my drill to polish headlights and metal parts in my cars, not really using this handle for drilling, so It is working wonders with the extra side support and all the angles I can mess with. ABSOLUTELY loved it!

Bigger (and heavier) than you expect from this photo but very well made. Not slim as the competitors but does the job well. It has a regular chuck that takes round bits as well and not limited to the octagons.

Very good i use it for my workVery very durable

The design concept is good but the chuck (where you insert the drill bits) is too thick which prevents you from using this in tight spaces. In tight spaces or awkward angles, the spinning chuck will rub against adjacent surfaces, making marks and dents. This sort of defeats the purpose. Also, it takes quite a bit of adjusting to get the parts into the proper angles, depending on the space you are working in. It is not easily adjusted.

Awesome for those hard to reach places.

Very easy to use and adjustable angles. I used it set some screws in a tight space where my drill didn't fit and I used this attachment and had no problems screwing pieces of wood together.

Bought it to replace another one that broke, seems fine