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"Sam Berlyn"

08/11/2004 6:51 PM

Pillar Drill / Drill Press

Hi,

I need to do some vertical drilling for various projects, and I need either
a drill stand (for £18) which I could place my drill, OR a pillar drill (for
£30)
I am unsure which is better,
Sammy


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mac davis

in reply to "Sam Berlyn" on 08/11/2004 6:51 PM

09/11/2004 7:12 AM

On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 18:51:37 -0000, "Sam Berlyn"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I need to do some vertical drilling for various projects, and I need either
>a drill stand (for £18) which I could place my drill, OR a pillar drill (for
>£30)
>I am unsure which is better,
>Sammy
>
>
You may have better luck then I did, but I tried 2 different models of
drill stands that friends had, with 3 different drills...
None of my drills really fit the holders very well and I had a lot of
alignment problems... never did get a really reliable,
square-to-the-surface hole drilled with them...

If the drill press/pillar drill is affordable, I'd suggest giving it a
go... not only more durable and precise, but you get to use your drill
for other jobs.. YMMV

Ww

WoodMangler

in reply to "Sam Berlyn" on 08/11/2004 6:51 PM

08/11/2004 5:38 PM

Sam Berlyn did say:

> Hi,
>
> I need to do some vertical drilling for various projects, and I need either
> a drill stand (for £18) which I could place my drill, OR a pillar drill (for
> £30)
> I am unsure which is better,
> Sammy

Depends on their construction of course, but generally speaking a pillar
drill (drill press to us yanks) is going to be more robust and precise.

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