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17th December 2018, 02:24 PM #1Member
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Drill press...cheapie
Gday Fellas...i know...you get what you pay for
Just bought a bench drill press that you put your old corded drill into[or battery one if desired]
Anyone bought one of these...set me back $22 so no real drama...guess accuracy would be the drawback.
anyone bought/used one of these.
cheers mick
ps..not sure what that yellow drill is doing coming in from the back in the photo
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17th December 2018, 02:37 PM #2Member
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Following would like to hear feedback on this. I don't have room for a drill press so something that I can attach to my small workbench would be ideal..
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17th December 2018, 04:55 PM #3
These things have been around since forever.
I had one back in... around the 70's? ...which worked well enough for what I was doing at the time; making RC & control-line model aircraft.
From memory - and looking at the one in the link - they're not suitable for every type of drill. Look at the mounting system: if the drill doesn't have a lip that'll fit in there, then it's bad news. Even if you can finagle the drill to fit, there's no guarantee it'll drill squarely and on axis.
If you have - or can buy - one that has a secondary handle that fits there via a hose-clamp mechanism, (such as is on many corded hammer drills) it should work fine.
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17th December 2018, 05:17 PM #4.
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The Yellow drill shows an alternate holding position for drills or other rotary toolsetc.
I haven't used that one but have used similar. The one I used could not be pushed downwards anywhere near like you can on a drill press and under any sort of pressure the drill would pop out of its holder. The better type of stands have a locking screw up behind the drill to prevent it doing this.
Love the way its been marked down from $363 to $22.
$22 is about half the price of the same ones on ebay.
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17th December 2018, 05:19 PM #5Member
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Was thinking that this might be a better alternative :
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Giantz-N...-/372201393175
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17th December 2018, 06:23 PM #6Member
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Thanks fellas..yeah, probably won't be great but i rarely need a drill press anyway.
$363 to $22 ...not sure how the original prices are set but its possible someone is a little lost on reality or an old time marketing attempt.
Have bought on wish before and most stuff is okay..some crap .Learnt to really check dimensions before ordering...once ended up with about 30 spring clamps all about an inch long!!
As yet i have not found an appropriate application for these.
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17th December 2018, 06:58 PM #7Woodworking mechanic
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I bought one of these some years ago and a large Ozito drill lives in it. Works well but doesn’t have the travel of a proper drill press. I don’t have a lot of room. It’s nice and small so it packs away, with the drill attached, when not being used.
https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/R9526
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17th December 2018, 11:54 PM #8Novice
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I got one for my dremel...
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18th December 2018, 08:42 PM #10Member
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Lappa...yours looks good...think Bobl made a good point ...something to clamp the back of the drill to stop it slipping when under pressure.
Gotta ask Bobl...whats SWMBO...?
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18th December 2018, 08:44 PM #11
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19th December 2018, 07:57 PM #12Member
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20th January 2019, 11:08 PM #13New Member
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I bought a cheap drill press from Bunnings. It's far more usable than the hand drill guide I've got.
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I had one of these in the early 80s for the very rare occasional use.
When you get it, I suggest you spray it almost all over with Lanotech.
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21st January 2019, 03:29 PM #15
Those sort of things were more common in the old days when power tools were proportionally dearer than they are now. I had a thing that converted your drill to a circular saw and there was another that converted an angle grinder into a drop saw. They all work a bit if you use due care. Light cuts, slow feeds. Quicker than doing it by hand and they can be more accurate than hand held tools.
If you have space constraints you may find it perfectly adequate. The $100 drill presses are probably better but they can be a pain also. I have one and very occasionally the chuck falls out. Usually waits till someone is watching for maximum humiliation...
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