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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Drills and stands

From: DJ Delorie <dj@...>
Date: 2012-05-15

"Howard" <howard_g7lqy@...> writes:
> Can anyone suggest a good drill\stand combination, that
> will not give me these problems ?

I built a wooden dremel stand that almost never snaps bits (I've snapped
far more by dropping them, than by drilling):

www.delorie.com/pcb/dremel-stand/

If you drill a LOT of pcbs, a CNC machine might be a good addition:

http://www.delorie.com/photos/cnc/

Note last photo, and corresponding video:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR1y6Eq19EU

The CNC uses a 56,000 RPM air grinder with an inline oiler (Grizzly
H8212, $25) which has less runout than a dremel, but you really need to
mount it to something to use it for drilling. You could mount that to a
wooden cantilever like my dremel stand, too.