Noodle
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| posted on 14/6/04 at 09:17 PM |
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Bench Mounted Pillar Drill
Just assembled a 500w bench mounted pillar drill that I bought from Aldi supermarket for the princely sum of £29.99.
It's obviously cheap and cheerful, the casting haven't exactly been precision machined, but for the price it seems remarkable.
It's got variable speeds up to 2350rpm and even comes with a little work holding vice.
Cheers,
Neil.
Your sort make me sick
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JoelP
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| posted on 14/6/04 at 10:12 PM |
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mine was about 40 quid without a vice, but i agree that the cheap ones are certainly functional. theres a bit of flex in the platform but it has
drilled many holes very well. cant remember the make unfortunately, but i got it off ebay.
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James
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| posted on 15/6/04 at 12:45 PM |
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The real test is to fully extend the chuck and see how much play there is in it.
Unfortunately I've not yet found a cheap one that meets that test! 
James
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bob
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| posted on 16/6/04 at 07:24 AM |
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Got mine from screwfix £34.99,they sent me a different version fron the catalogue pic (i got a sealey one) but i think there all much the same.
The drill has been invaluable during my build and its still going strong after 2 years of abuse.
If i bought another one i would go for something that turns a bit slower.
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Noodle
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| posted on 16/6/04 at 08:18 AM |
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This one varies between 280-2350rpm but you have to fiddle with the pullies to get the speed.
I know what you mean James about the play, I reckon there's about 1/2mm of play under full extent and side load. Might measure it properly one
day.
How slow does yours go Bob? I was wondering if I would be having similar thoughts about speed.
Cheers,
Neil.
Your sort make me sick
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RPS
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| posted on 16/6/04 at 08:30 AM |
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I bought a cheap bench mounted drill from screwfix (£49) and although the build quality is poor, it is still much better than using a hand drill. I
have used mine a lot over the past couple of months and the slow speeds (under 300 RPM) are useful.
RPS
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MarkL
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| posted on 16/6/04 at 01:40 PM |
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I set the Aldi one up for mate and it's not bad, there is some play although it's one of the better ones I have seen for the price.
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kingr
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| posted on 16/6/04 at 02:19 PM |
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I've got a cheap clarke one and kind of wish I'd bought a more expensive one - it runs too fast, it's not powerful enough and the
chuck excursion of 60mm isn't enough.
Kingr
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bob
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| posted on 16/6/04 at 07:20 PM |
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Neil
mie goes down to 300rpm but better drills have more speed settings,i used an old stand drill that went down to 100rpm to drill through some 4 mm
stainless and it was much more precise.
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JH
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| posted on 17/6/04 at 02:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by kingr
I've got a cheap clarke one and kind of wish I'd bought a more expensive one - it runs too fast, it's not powerful enough and the
chuck excursion of 60mm isn't enough.
Kingr
ditto. mine says clarke metalworker, when really its only any good with wood. I cringe when using my cobalt drills with it.
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 22/6/04 at 09:58 AM |
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Got the Aldi £29.99 job for fathers day 
Very happy with it and (for the price) excellent value for money.
Criticisms.... the drilling platfrom flexes a bit and slight play (as said before about half a mil at full extension)
This is the type of thing we need to keep the 'locost' ethos alive
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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fatfranky
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| posted on 3/7/04 at 12:11 PM |
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Glad i read this post, it got me off to Aldi to buy one of those Drills, haven't assembled it yet as i'm waiting till i improve the
security of my garage.
While i was there i also picked up a powered mitre saw and am now eying up the 18v cordless drill for £20!
Should i be thanking or cursing you fellas? that's almost £90 of beer vouchers going round the S bend.
PS just received the offers list from LIDL and from thurs 8 July they've got digital vernier calipers for a tenner, very useful for odd bits of
measuring internal, external and depth.
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Scotty
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| posted on 12/7/04 at 08:38 AM |
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B&Q Special £19.99
might be rubbish.............
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/product/product.jsp?CATID=62431&entryFlag=false&PRODID=28834&paintCatId=
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 12/7/04 at 07:18 PM |
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I bought one for £40 about 5 years ago, really pissed off that the belt broke a year ago apart from that, very good!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Scotty
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| posted on 13/7/04 at 07:13 AM |
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if it lasts for 5 years , not bad really eh ?
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Chris_R
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| posted on 13/7/04 at 05:51 PM |
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I bought one of the B&Q ones this weekend in there 1/2 price sale for less than £20 and for the price you cant argue. It's made by
Professional Power Tools, has a 13MM chuck, there's no play in the chuck, the RPM goes from 525 - 2660 and, I might have said this, but you
can't argue with £20. If I were building an orbiting space telescope I might want something a little higher in the range and possibly a higher
salary, but in value for money stakes I think it’s a bargain.
Incidentally, I use a Clarke MetalWorker at work and the chuck keeps falling off.
A bit of slapstick never hurt anyone.
http://www.chris.renney.dsl.pipex.com/
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 13/7/04 at 06:17 PM |
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i got a b&q jobie about 10 years ago,still goin strong
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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James
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| posted on 13/7/04 at 06:19 PM |
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Just been to the B&Q superstore here. No bloody pillar drills at all!
What a bunch of muppets!
Farnborough tomorrow it is then!
James
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Chris_R
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| posted on 13/7/04 at 06:42 PM |
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Non in stock? Just order one.
James,
The first time I went there weren't any. Collared one of the guys in the "Tool Corral" (yee haaaaaa) who gave me a barcode number. I
took it to the sevice desk, ordered and paid for it. They called me when it arrived and I collected. Best to pay for it when ordering as if it comes
in when the promo's finished you'll have to pay the full price, or so I'm told.
A bit of slapstick never hurt anyone.
http://www.chris.renney.dsl.pipex.com/
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James
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| posted on 16/7/04 at 03:14 PM |
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Well, attempted Farnborough one at lunchtime. The big (semi-decent) ones normally at £135 are half price too but they've run out and
aren't getting them back in!
Maybe I'll try a £20 jobbie as it has the same faults I've found with every modern pillar drill I've seen- ie. play in chuck, crap
handle, crap guard and crap depth gauge.
Oh for the days of the massive old 'college' ones!
James
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James
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| posted on 17/7/04 at 10:13 AM |
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Selling like hot cakes!
Went back to Franborough B&Q. In the five hours I'd been away they'd sold all but one of the £40 down to £20 drills and all the others
apart from a £30 one which I went for as it was 50% more powerful than the £20!
James
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