On 08/12/2015 00:15, wrote:
On Saturday, 5 December 2015 20:53:27 UTC, Stephen wrote:
On Fri, 04 Dec 2015 17:41:12 +0000, John Rumm
wrote:

On the plus side, if you have no pillar drill then its better than that
- just. That is about all that can be said of it. The power is ok for
the size. The quill travel is too limited and there is *far* too much
slop in it at full extension. The chuck does have a morse taper fitting
but its female - so there is no option to stick a MT drill direct into
the quill. The table flexes all over the place.

Oh dear, you have put me off! I don't have a pillar drill at the
moment, and I would like to get one. Have you upgraded from yours yet?
What did you upgrade to, or if you were to get a better one, what
would you buy?

Thanks,
Stephen.

Why don't you make one? There are plenty of simple designs on youtube


No point with a pillar drill really - there is no cost saving by the
time you have bought the key components...


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Cheers,

John.

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