There are still facilities around that will rewind electric motor cores. No idea the economics of it for a drill.
Tried to repair a Craftsman drill that was made in the 1960s. The problem is that one of the inner coils is shorted out. They don't make parts for it anymore, so it's not really repairable.
Apparently I could replace it for $40.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266976958735
But then I'd have another drill (I don't need another drill) and this one would still be broken.
However it could be spare parts for someone who has the same model but a different broken part. Model 315.10491 If you have an inner core lying around, hit me up and I'll try to bring this puppy back to life!
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The enamaled wire appreads to be glued in place. I guess if it's all being ripped out anyway, that won't stop anyone though.
I was hoping it would be an open circuit that I could just patch, but no such luck. I have hand spun coils before and I'd have to be pretty desperate to want to go through that hassle. Even in the most dire of times, I might just used a crank drill before going to that trouble.