Atom Chainsaw Drilling Attachments have been manufactured for over 45 years in several model changes all utilizing Atom's well proven Automatic Reverse Gear system. They fit quickly and easily to most gasoline chainsaws. In 1992 the ATOM AUTOMATIC REVERSE GEAR AUGER-STOP model was developed, and released for sale in late 1993.

In 1994 Atom won the following awards:

• 1994 New Implement Award of Merit at the Australian National Field Days sponsored by BHP
• 1994 NSW State Bank FARM SAFETY AWARD. Highly Commended for Innovation and Excellence
• 1994 Product of the Year voted by Power Equipment Australasia Magazine

Light and easy to use, the auger does not turn at idling speed but automatically engages as operator starts drilling. To engage reverse gear, operator simply pulls unit, and as the auger rotates in reverse gear it becomes free and automatically changes back to forward gear and clears the shavings from the hole.

If sudden jamming occurs when drilling, the AUGER-STOP System (a world first) reduces the risk of the reactive force by switching the gear box into neutral gear, thus stopping rotation of the auger. The operator then pulls the unit to automatically reverse the auger from the jammed position and out of the hole.

The Atom Drill Attachment has hundreds of uses including fence post drilling, building stock yards, tree surgery, electric power pole anti-rot treatment, railways, park amenities and many other uses. Millions of kilometres of fences in Australia have been constructed with the Atom Drill Attachment.

Atom's unique Automatic Reverse gear system allows the operator to drill into timber for 2 to 3 inches (50-75mm), extremely quickly momentarily reversing to automatically clean the wood shavings out of the hole, and instantly drilling forward to complete the hole -- an extremely fast procedure.

This results in continuous and highly productive drilling of holes in wood. Productivity from the Atom Automatic Reverse Gear Drill Attachment is up to 10 times faster than other types of portable wood drilling machines. The larger the hole the more productive is the Atom Drilling Attachment over all other brands of drilling units.

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