Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Philip Pemberton <philpem@d...> 
wrote:
> In message <cngfrj+53tr@e...>
>           "cybermace5" <cybermace5@y...> wrote:
> 
> > A Dremel press works, though you really need to make sure your 
rotary
> > tool has good bearings up front. Any wobbling or vibration will
> > eventually snap a drill.
> 
> Don't I know it... I've got an Expo Reliant Minidrill. It's not too 
bad, but
> the bearings are lousy. If you run it at any speed, you can see the
> unevenness in its motion - the drill bit seems to "bob" from side 
to side.
> This in turn causes the bit to vibrate, then the drill and stand, 
then you
> get a horrible noise as the stand starts resonating, then finally.. 
boom.
> 
> I really need a new drill - anyone got any suggestions? I'm 
thinking about
> getting an Expo Zircon primarily because I've already got a stand 
that fits
> it. 

I use a Minicraft MB1012 drill and MB540 stand:

http://www.minicrafttools.com/drills.html

The bearings aren't too bad and I very rarely break tungsten drill 
bits in it. If I do, it's my own clumsiness, rather than the fault of 
the drill.

Leon