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Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] drill press recommendations?

2006-08-16 by Stefan Trethan

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:31:57 +0200, Robert Hedan  
<robert.hedan@videotron.ca> wrote:

> Nope, not at all.  I'm using a MasterCraft drill press model # 55-5917-0.
> It looks a lot like this unit:
> http://www.canadiantire.ca/assortments/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_i
> d=845524441897707
> It has speeds of 570, 900, 1390, 2090 and 3050 with a built-in lamp, very
> useful.  It is set at 3050 RPM right now and I've done many circuit  
> boards
> with it.  The shaft rotates true and doesn't break any tiny carbide bits.
> Robert
> :)


Good to know it is allright for manual drilling, those cnc machines use  
like 30 or 50kRPM.

ST

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