For it being the most generic tabletop drill press design used by everyone (and most likely comes from the same factory in china) it's pretty decent. I've bought a few used for 40€ off online marketplaces, cleaned them up and sold for 80€ to the next sucker. Still have one in use in my garage.
It’s not the same one completely, they use a both different foot and table than the generic Chinese ones that I haven’t seen elsewhere. The standard design has a X shaped cuts on the foot and two parallel slots on the table
https://i.imgur.com/Pzw4JPM.jpg
I have officially entered the 21st century.
Put some loctite on those depth handles or they will rattle loose after first use. The depth stop is shit, the safety shield is terrible, other than that pretty okay machine for the money
This. They're all hot garbage unless you get a heavy vintage one or step up to some ridiculously priced industrial equipment. But that is all 99% of people need anyhow...
>T. Vintage and industrial sized drill press Chad.
Yeah, I'd have reccommended to buy used if you're gonna go for something this generic.
I bet it's stiffer and has less runout than the shitty 20y/o aldi mastercraft drillpress i have
does the scheppach of yours have some kind of electric speed regulation rather than still needing to muck around with belts 100% of the time?
May I hijack this thread?
I could get a 3 phase motor from a big (roughly as big as a torso for the squirrel cage) fan that runs at 1350rpm
Would it be a good idea to try and build a better drillpress from that?
I could use it as an excuse to finally use those welding machines that I have access to
And I can finally add in DRO and as many features as I want as I'm building it like that channel "marius hornberger" did
I recommend using those welders you have access to to fab dollies to transport used machine tools safely without paying a rigger. That lets you bolt them on then winch your score onto a trailer for easy transport then off the trailer and into your shop. Unlike paying a rigger you can stop at any convenient time, for example after unloading and before moving the machine into your shop.
Most people focus on the tool not how to get max choice for minimum cost. They then have to move their beast anyway. Put everything on (easily removable) wheels and your life gets vastly easier so I did. Own the equipment in advance and suddenly your options skyrocket. Dollies done right are much safer than a forklift because they cannot tip and they can go where forklifts cannot. Round shank scaffolding casters are your friends but collect all the seriously heavy duty casters you can manage, need not be in matched sets but that helps.
I haven't, I'm still using manual everything.
they strapped a laser pointer to a drill press?
truly German ingenuity
It’s German so the laser must cut holes in the steel, right?
May your bits be true and your holes, straight.
Excellent. Maybe after another century you'll master the art of posting a simple image correctly.
For it being the most generic tabletop drill press design used by everyone (and most likely comes from the same factory in china) it's pretty decent. I've bought a few used for 40€ off online marketplaces, cleaned them up and sold for 80€ to the next sucker. Still have one in use in my garage.
It’s not the same one completely, they use a both different foot and table than the generic Chinese ones that I haven’t seen elsewhere. The standard design has a X shaped cuts on the foot and two parallel slots on the table
Put some loctite on those depth handles or they will rattle loose after first use. The depth stop is shit, the safety shield is terrible, other than that pretty okay machine for the money
This. They're all hot garbage unless you get a heavy vintage one or step up to some ridiculously priced industrial equipment. But that is all 99% of people need anyhow...
>T. Vintage and industrial sized drill press Chad.
True. Especially the fact that any drill press is godly compared to no drill press.
>it's shit but it's aight
Highest praise from PrepHole
well remember to thank santa
> entered the 21st century
Because Instagram
Yeah, I'd have reccommended to buy used if you're gonna go for something this generic.
I bet it's stiffer and has less runout than the shitty 20y/o aldi mastercraft drillpress i have
does the scheppach of yours have some kind of electric speed regulation rather than still needing to muck around with belts 100% of the time?
May I hijack this thread?
I could get a 3 phase motor from a big (roughly as big as a torso for the squirrel cage) fan that runs at 1350rpm
Would it be a good idea to try and build a better drillpress from that?
I could use it as an excuse to finally use those welding machines that I have access to
And I can finally add in DRO and as many features as I want as I'm building it like that channel "marius hornberger" did
I recommend using those welders you have access to to fab dollies to transport used machine tools safely without paying a rigger. That lets you bolt them on then winch your score onto a trailer for easy transport then off the trailer and into your shop. Unlike paying a rigger you can stop at any convenient time, for example after unloading and before moving the machine into your shop.
Most people focus on the tool not how to get max choice for minimum cost. They then have to move their beast anyway. Put everything on (easily removable) wheels and your life gets vastly easier so I did. Own the equipment in advance and suddenly your options skyrocket. Dollies done right are much safer than a forklift because they cannot tip and they can go where forklifts cannot. Round shank scaffolding casters are your friends but collect all the seriously heavy duty casters you can manage, need not be in matched sets but that helps.