Thread: Revolutionary Teknatool Drill Press

That is more than I have had. I went looking for an NZ phone number for TT and could not find one as all contact seems to be directed at the US website.

Originally Posted by RossM

I got a response from TeknaTool today for my question on when (or if) we will see this in Oz)

Heh heh. And I got:

Good question, Brett. Let me inquire with Auckland and either they or I will get back to you.


Please let us know if there is anything else Teknatool can do for you.



So what Jon will be saying to Auckland is:
"I say, I've been getting rather a lot of enquiries from Oz in the last few days. You may be able to sell a few units ther you know."

Originally Posted by Glenn.Visca

Jees ... Try to lighten the mood and all of a sudden I am faced with being nagged !

Btw, forgot to say that she does a whole lot more than nag. Much, much more.

so this is designed for woodworking yet they've followed everybody else and put the small friggin table on it for metalwork not a decent sized one for woodworking????

I don't think it is designed solely for WW as it has auto tapping functions built in and I doubt you will see many manufacturers built a dedicated DP just for WW as it would restrict the market they could sell it too. It would be nice to have the option either of an accessory table available to purchase or the main table being able to be specified in size before purchase though. I for instance use my DP 50/50 so I would prefer a conventional table with a drop on WW accessory table.

Originally Posted by Chris Parks

I for instance use my DP 50/50 so I would prefer a conventional table with a drop on WW accessory table.

Same here, my cross slide vice sits on the table and whenever W Working a wooden table just gets clamped into the vice. Cross slide still works under the table which is really handy for positioning timber.

I wonder if the proximity sensor can be switched off/adjustred - I often have my hand close by while its turning at slow speeds.
Also what is it sensitive to - if its metal what happens when the chuck is spinning close to a piece of metal.

Originally Posted by fubar

so this is designed for woodworking yet they've followed everybody else and put the small friggin table on it for metalwork not a decent sized one for woodworking????

Yebbut any woodworker worth their dust can make a DP table customised to their own needs.

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

COME ON PEOPLE - GET ONTO IT!

Even if you don't really want to buy one there are plenty of people who will and who won't send an email, so it wouldn't be giving a false impression

Done

Well nearly all

Originally Posted by NCArcher

The actual motor is probably neither 115V nor 230V. I would say it is a multivoltage input or order the motor to suit your location. Or both. The supply voltage will be set in the factory (most likely a jumper or switch on the circuit board, or even just a parameter in the set up) depending on the location of the dealer.

Maybe not.
Based on the published specs, the new Nova drill press uses the same motor as Technatool's 1644 lathe.
this is the supply plate from a 1644 lathe for sale in Canada today

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

One thing that concerns me about the auto depth stop is that given that it's such a sudden stop I have a feeling that even with premium and still-sharp bits it will leave a little shaving attached to the bottom of a blind hole. Not a concern for a through hole into a sacrificial piece but.....

It may be better to have a rapid but not sudden stop, kinda like the slow start on many saws etc. They have probably done testing for this and set it to what works best (I hope).

Anyway, just sayin'.

Hi Brett, you may like to read this https://www.woodworkforums.com/attach...3&d=1465602943

Thanks Ian. Nothing really conclusive about the deceleration on reaching the depth stop. To quote from the manual:

The “User Set Depth” feature allows the user to quickly set the drilling depth. This is essentially an electronic depth stop that will give warning beeps when approaching the set depth and stop the motor when the depth has been reached. ....blah blah..... When drilling to the set depth, the machine will start beeping at 0.5” (or 10mm in Metric mode), and the beeping will become more rapid as the drill gets closer to the set depth. The motor will finally turn off once the set depth has been reached and the machine will revert to idle.

Comment out to the side:
Comment [S1]: The stop and reverse function was causing issues before, so it was removed, we may look to implement it later via software


So it sounds like they used stop and reverse at the required depth but that was causing some kind of difficulty.

Just got an email reply back from Jon Ford "Good day Peter. Your the third Aussie to ask. Have not got an answer yet. Will get back to you."

Wonder whether he's twigged yet?

The campaign may be working......

I think Jon might be a bit overwhelmed
the email he sent me said in part:
"Not sure of a date available in Canada ... our marketing people are working with the dealers"

Another email from Jon this morning. Their in talks with a distributor for Australia and NZ. Looks like it will be distributed by Carbatec. We maybe seeing it soon?