davie h
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 01:44 PM |
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drill press
i got a vat free day card from machine mart today andthe wife has agreed to get me a drill press for my birthday. is this one any
gooddrill press
drill press
[Edited on 28/12/07 by davie h]
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big_wasa
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 02:07 PM |
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the table on mine flexes with any presure making it hard to drill square.
The motor and drive have been fine.
Well worth having 
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r1_pete
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 02:09 PM |
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Ive got this one:
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cdp15f-drill-press.
Not too happy with it, all feels a bit tinny and weak, the tilting table slips easily and the gear mechanism is very flimsy.
Different machine I know, but the quality is likely to be the same.
I bought it to replace an old cast iron jobbie I got from an autojumble, wish I hadn't bothered.
Rgds.
Pete.
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rj
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 02:12 PM |
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Hi,I have a very similar one branded Nutools,and it was gutless, it had a Tiwan 1/4 hp motor and trying to drill a 1/4 " hole would stall the
motor, I then fitted a British 1/4 hp motor and its far more powerfull. If I were buying again I would go for one of the slightly bigger drills from
MM, but if you are happy with a small drill try Wickes , they do one for ,I think, £28
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zilspeed
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 02:32 PM |
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This one ?
[Edited on 28/12/07 by zilspeed]
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davie h
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 03:14 PM |
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yep sorry the pics are the same drill press its just that i posted the pic first and the page second. just wanted to know if anyone had one and if it
was anygood.
cheers Davie
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trextr7monkey
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 03:25 PM |
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Probably too small for serious hole drilling - we have 3 or 4 of these which the kids use for drilling holes in circuit boards and bits of plastic but
if it is metal youwant to drill I'd go for something a bit bigger.
Checkout the Sealey stuff as well as they usually have something on special offer if you dig out your local stockist but avoid the things with
digital speed controls - a gut less gimmick inour experience!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14016102@N00/ (cut and paste this dodgey link)
Our most recent pics are here:
http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p211/trextr7monkey/
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JoelP
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 06:53 PM |
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it looks similar to the one i had that was quite useful for the money. Cant remeber exact spec sadly. The bed does bend slightly if you press to hard.
An adjustable vice makes a lot of difference. I drilled 16mm holes with mine easily, you have to go slow to stop it snagging but the harder it is to
snag, the more dangerous it is!
remember you arent meant to wear gloves using stuff like this! A cut is much better than a 'pull'
[Edited on 28/12/07 by JoelP]
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wilkingj
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 07:46 PM |
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one of the test is to extend the chuck as fat as it will go down then try to pull it back to front and side ways.
ie see how much play there is when its fully extended, as this affects accuracy.
I good dril will not move much.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 10:00 PM |
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All the MM pillar/bench drills have loads of slop (at least all the ones in my local branch) and this seems to be true of Chinese drills in general.
You certainly wouldn't even consider trying any milling with it.
I was given a B&Q bench drill for Christmass a few years back, and its been useful, but I had to add some bracing to the bottom of the table as it
flexed very badly if any pressure was applied.
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Rhys aka Celtic Tools
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 10:12 PM |
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davie h
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| posted on 28/12/07 at 10:42 PM |
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cheers for the replies. i need to go into machine mart when i get paid as i ran out of mig wire tonight so will have a look at the drill presses when
there.
thanks Davie
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