auger for drill

can anyone tell me if they have tried the drill attachment for your auger that runs off a portable drill. and if so how did it work?

I don’t have one myselfe, but some of my friends do and yes they work great. I wouldn’t go bigger then 6″.

Keeping the battery and a spare warm is a must. Cold days will kill your cordless drill batteries in a hurry….right Marlin

And I agree a six inch hole is a good idea. Maybe even a 5 inch is big enough depending on the size of fish you are targeting. A nice gill or crappie will come through a 5 inch hole as long as we are not talking a 15incer wedged through 24 inches of ice. Then for sure I want a 6 inch hole, at least.

When fishing out of a six inch hole or smaller drill 2 side by side and tight, one for jigging and one for the transducer. Sure does save on a lot of wrap around fish on the transducer cord

It the greatest thing since the fishing pole was invented. We use the lazer 6 inch and the 5 inch works the best. We can drill over 35 holes with the dewalt hooked up to the 6 inch in 18 inches of ice before it slows down.

From Jeff.

I assume you drill in low range? Is your deWalt an 18V ?

I tried it for a few outings, worked well on ice under 6″. Got a Nils now honestly fun drilling holes now, and almost effortless.

I have been using my Dewalt 14.4 Volt with a 6″ Lazer for the last three seasons. It works great!

So where do you find a attachment for a electric drill

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So where do you find a attachment for a electric drill

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Icemasteradapter.com
or order direct from web site

They work great!!! Keep battery fully charged though, and blades sharp!!!

I just looked on the website

Does that disk just spin with the keeper band over the drill head ???

Redneck option…11/16″ hole saw fits inside perfectly a Lazer or Mora. Just use the same thumb screw that attaches your handle. Scrap of 1/4″ plywood and a hose clamp prevents auger from going down the hole.

What can I say…a quick experiment a couple years ago with materials on hand…still working just fine.

I think the light above my head just went on

the 1/4 plywood (a hair larger then the hole) goes onto the shaft above the fins and the hose clamp on the shaft close to the connection stops it from sliding off the end of the shaft

I did go to Logan HS so it takes a little time

I got tired of humping my lazer mag for 5 miles and picked up a 19.2 volt craftsman drill from sears for 85 bucks. it came with a charger, two batteries and work light. I had to buy an adapter which was 25 bucks, married that puppy up with a 6 inch lazer. When my buddy isn’t looking I stick my lunch box with the extra batteries into his sled for good measure. I have been getting 35 holes through 6/10 inches of ice per battery. I have yet to kill the second battery even trying to drill lots of holes. If you walk and pull a sled, I have to highly recommend this setup. You can’t drive on the ice here so light is the might.

Just this season I tried this setup out with the 20v craftsman professional & an adapter purchased at Farm & Fleet for $20. Worked well, although battery life was less than expected but I may not have kept the batteries warm enough (& i have a 8″). Stopped working well when I lost one of the blades on my auger & had just taken a long walk to a fishing hole without realizing it, leaving me augerless. Not wanting to have taken the long walk in vain, I foolishly tried to punch a few holes with the one-bladed auger, which suprisingly worked OK, but was a little rough . Of course, this caused the chuck to loosen (the first time I ever had this happen) which happened to be right at the end of a hloe Needless to say, I’ll be making a return trip soon to go auger fishing. Lesson learned – check your blade tightness & make sure to get a fail safe device in case the chuck opens so it doesn’t sink down the hole. Apparently the farm sells those too, but I didn’t see them before! I’m embarrassed to admit my foolishness, but hopefully this prevents someone else from following in my footsteps. Maybe someone else will fess up to a similar brain-fart so I don’t feel so bad

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Maybe someone else will fess up to a similar brain-fart so I don’t feel so bad

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I have been there right Blue

But the Lazer Mag finished drilling holes for the day without a problem

I now have 1 and a half spare blades

I have looked everywhere online, but i can not seem to find any augers built for a drill. I have a 19.8 V Craftsman and i wanted to buy a 6″ auger. Any links or websites you guys may know of to find one? Any help appreciated.

No specific auger for the drill…just use 6″ or smaller hand auger and attach to the drill. Either purchase the adapter as mentioned above, or use the redneck method. Make sure you have a way to keep it from becoming an anchor should the chuck loosen, and start punching some holes.

ok, i’ll have to look into finding a decent used auger then. even if i have to put new blades on it, it’s still cheaper than a gas auger. thanks for the help

Well I just got done ordering a adapter.
Ice Master

Now I have a old treaded auger and have a question.

It is a NILS ?(blue), threaded, 8in (7 3/4 blade width) and the flites are 6 1/2 inches if I replace the blades can I put 7in blades on it to help with battery juice ??