1940s Thor Power Tool Company Model 5041 Electric Hand Drill Restoration! Antique Tool Restored!

WOW! This was a really cool restoration that was months in the making. I tend to spend time cruising eBay and Craigslist looking for fun or interesting items to restore. I came across the 1940s Thor Power Tool Company model 5041 power hand drill and I was captivated!

It looked like a space blaster from an old sci-fi movie or a weapon from a dystopian wasteland video game that I enjoy (which I will not mention here...).

As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to get it. Problem was the price... it was very high. I ended up mulling over getting it or not. While I was debating, someone else was buying. It got snatched up. I missed out on it and it was the only one listed. Boo. I watched eBay for a while and scanned CL hoping to see another one. Nothing. There were other Thor power tools listed, heck they made hundreds of different pneumatic and electric tools during the course of their production, but not the one I fell for.

Two months later I'm searching eBay with my usual search phrases "vintage power tools", Thor drill". boom. There it is! Not wanting to let it get away, I buy it now.

It arrives and is pretty nasty. The cord is cracked and there's bare wire showing through in a number of spots. It's a two prong plug also... Where's the ground? Not wanting to be shocked, I forgo testing and jump into the restoration.

This thing is cool and just keeps of pseudo sci-fi. These old vintage drills really pack a wallop of torque and with it's all metal construction There is very minimal run out at the chuck.

Join me as I see what lurks in the heart of Thor!

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