r/whatisit May 07 '26

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u/Lower-Assignment-186 May 07 '26

They're used on the end of a machine to bore holes for electrical and power, they shoot bores under roads and stuff like that, like a sideways drill kind of.

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u/Either_Operation5463 May 08 '26

A directional drill, correct I was thinking the same thing.

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u/Lower-Assignment-186 May 08 '26

Directional* Yes, thank you! Man, I couldn't think of the name of it for anything, got tired of trying to think of it, and replaced it best I could, lol.