Thread: Dead pillar drill...
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21-10-2008 #1
Well my cheap B&Q Performance Pro pillar drill finally succumbed, mind you the TIR as getting to the point where anything larger than a pin prick was coming out oval and size wise it struggled with 2 thicknesses of MDF in a drill press vice... So I need to find another drill press, preferably one that can cope with 60mm deep holes and can accomodate a reasonable size workpiece - so thnk I'm really after a floor mount with a reasonably deep throat - no jokes Lee or Kip please! :)
Any recommendations on new - I had a look in MachineMart catalogue and wasnt impressed - or sightings of a good secondhand one?
Must be single phase and up to 13mm capacity
Budget... well as little as possible!
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21-10-2008 #2
have a loo in my gallery section for the pic of the one i have, out of all the £50 ones i looked at that one was the best for that price range mate. you'v seen some of the things i'v been making with mine, a power craft model that i got from Aldi, you know like the netto's stores they dont have them in all the time tho.
Last edited by Lee Roberts; 30-01-2014 at 01:07 PM.
.Me
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21-10-2008 #3
what do we think of this one? on special offer... and it has a very big throat on account of its sliding head - ooooerr missus
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21-10-2008 #4
Axminster do a similar one for £157 which is quite a lot less... got to do the comparisons....
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25-10-2008 #5
Ok...decided against a new pillar drill but going to buy a mill instead...
So... a new 'chinese' mill.. or a secondhand 'quality' unit... what to do...
The stuffI have read on things such as the X2 etc at the £500-700 mark doesn't make great reading.. seems you have to be lucky to get one thats any good...
A secondhand ''British" machine of 10 - 30y old - Warco, Centrec, Elliot, etc would give a bigger (= more massive) machine for the same amount (looking on ebay and other used machinery websites) and by all accounts a worn older machine is still more accurate than a new one!
So any thoughts?
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26-10-2008 #6
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26-10-2008 #7
I like the second 1 !
The first one is from the future, 2021 infact :p. Have you got an ebay link for number 2 ?.Me
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26-10-2008 #8
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27-10-2008 #9
Naughty Lee, editing my post....
the one on the left will probably end up at about £1500 although I've found a another used one on the web at £3400... apparently they are well thought of...
Kip: what did you mean about the clamping bolts... and what non-round column mills are there in my proce bracket? A GH is way outside!
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27-10-2008 #10
wouldnt get enough (looks around to check SWMBO not reading over shoulder)...
Is the WM16 in the same league as the Warco Minor (esp as this used one is only £350 at the mo)? and a WM16 is £900+
A WM14 is more my price but the 16 x 4.5 table is tiny....Last edited by irving2008; 27-10-2008 at 01:27 AM.
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