I recently got a very old (60's maybe) Fein/Finomag magnetic drill for almost no money, and I was excited to put it to use simply because it has about twice the drilling capacity as my Bridgeport. (2 5/8") but that does come at a price because the Finomag (Made by someone other than fein in belgium evidently) Mag base weighs 53 Kilos! I can barely move and there is no way I could get it horizontal without a second person. Are any of the modern mag drills this heavy? Need to eat some more weetbix I guess


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