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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Micromark drill press

From: Leon Heller <leon355@...>
Date: 2010-06-15

On 15/06/2010 21:20, Steve wrote:
> Micromark has their "jewelers-quality" drill presses on sale. This one
> is the adjustable speed
> <http://www.micromark.com/MICROLUX-BENCHTOP-VARIABLE-SPEED-MINI-HOBBY-DRILL-PRESS,8283.html>
> and here is the standard
> <http://www.micromark.com/MICROLUX-3-SPEED-MINI-DRILL-PRESS,7797.html>
> model. Even at a substantially reduced sale price, they still seem
> pricey to me.
>
> Any thoughts as to how the Micromark products might compare to other
> methods that have been discussed for drilling PCB's?

They aren't fast enough. You need at least 16,000 rpm for a PCB drill.

Leon
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