Hi,
Well, I'm getting rather sick of my Expo Reliant breaking drill bits. The
chuck seems to be quite badly worn, and the bearings are utterly fried (not
that they were any good to begin with. I'd hazard a guess that the drill bit
really shouldn't look as if it's vibrating...
Anyway, long story short, I'm after a new PCB drill. I've come up with a
shortlist of three:
1) Dremel MultiPro. Saw it in B&Q for £35, looks like a nice drill.
15kRPM-33kRPM, two-speed (IIRC), mains powered. Couldn't find any
suitable stands for it - with a bit of luck it might fit the stand I've
already got.. with a little modification that is.
2) Expo (www.expotools.com) Zircon. £40 including transformer and accessory
kit. Build quality looks a little suspect, but it will fit the stand
I've already got.
3) Minicraft MB1012 "High Precision" (see www.shesto.co.uk). 18,000RPM. £38
for the drill, plus another £55 for the speed controller, then another
£39 for the stand. Hideously expensive for what it is IMO.
What PCB drills are you guys using? Anyone got any recommendations?
Later.
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