On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:25:56 +0000, you wrote:
>On 31/01/2010 19:52, James wrote:
>> So what do you guys use for drilling boards? I have a cheap drill press which is barely adequate for occasional drilling, but there's enough slop in the quill that it's extremely difficult not to snap off<1mm bits. I've had the best results using the manual mill at a friend's machine shop but it seems silly to use a 3HP spindle to turn a .85mm bit. I almost bought one of those little Dremel stands since I have a couple of the rotary tools but I've heard they are flimsy and don't work well. Is there a good low cost option or am I best off just building something myself?
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>I use a Minicraft drill and stand - similar to a Dremel. They work OK
>with tungsten carbide drills and FEC-1 material, but it's easy to break
>the drills with FR4. Proxxon is better, but costs a lot more.
Quite true, the proxxon (I use the industrial strength AC powered
model) is about 115 or so USD, and the drill stand is about 40. Not
cheap, but I've tried the Dremel and for really fine holes (say #70
or less), the proxxon certainly seems to be better. You can see the
dremel wobble. The proxxon did not.
Harvey
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