I'm thinking of buying a Pillar Drill for the workshop, it'll be a floor
standing model. I normally only do wood, so it doesn't need to built
for drilling titanium ;-) I might drill the odd bit of Aly or Acrylic
too though.

ATM I have an attachment for my radial arm saw (Eumenia) that takes a
power drill, but it's not stiff enough and repeatability is a bit problem.

Any suggestions on models, makes etc.?

R.

"TheOldFellow" wrote in message
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I'm thinking of buying a Pillar Drill for the workshop, it'll be a floor
standing model. I normally only do wood, so it doesn't need to built
for drilling titanium ;-) I might drill the odd bit of Aly or Acrylic
too though.

ATM I have an attachment for my radial arm saw (Eumenia) that takes a
power drill, but it's not stiff enough and repeatability is a bit problem.

Any suggestions on models, makes etc.?

R.

You often see good deals on refurbished Sealey ones on ebay.

I bought a PDM260F about 6 months ago for under £300 from a seller called
"recontooling" which has proved to be an excellent machine. I mainly use it
for drilling steel. I notice he doesn't have any drills for sale however!

Alan.

On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:59:45 +0000, TheOldFellow wrote:

I'm thinking of buying a Pillar Drill for the workshop, it'll be a floor
standing model. I normally only do wood, so it doesn't need to built for
drilling titanium ;-) I might drill the odd bit of Aly or Acrylic too
though.

ATM I have an attachment for my radial arm saw (Eumenia) that takes a
power drill, but it's not stiff enough and repeatability is a bit problem.

Any suggestions on models, makes etc.?

R.

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http://www.machinemart.co.uk

Look under 'Metalworking' for a reasonable selection.

Cic.


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On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:59:45 +0000, TheOldFellow
wrote:

|I'm thinking of buying a Pillar Drill for the workshop, it'll be a floor
|standing model. I normally only do wood, so it doesn't need to built
|for drilling titanium ;-) I might drill the odd bit of Aly or Acrylic
|too though.
|
|ATM I have an attachment for my radial arm saw (Eumenia) that takes a
|power drill, but it's not stiff enough and repeatability is a bit problem.
|
|Any suggestions on models, makes etc.?

Do *not* forget to clamp the work when drilling. Rotating work is
spectacular, and dodgy in the extreme.
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On 30 Jan, 19:59, TheOldFellow wrote:
I'm thinking of buying a Pillar Drill for the workshop, it'll be a floor
standing model. I normally only do wood, so it doesn't need to built
for drilling titanium ;-) I might drill the odd bit of Aly or Acrylic
too though.

ATM I have an attachment for my radial arm saw (Eumenia) that takes a
power drill, but it's not stiff enough and repeatability is a bit problem.

Any suggestions on models, makes etc.?

R.

Not knowing how much use I would have for it plus being tight for
space I bought one of the cheap Chinese bench top pillar drills some
time ago. Been a perfectly adequate tool, but certainly if I was
going into the market again I would make sure the tool had a longer
drilling capacity. I also have my doubts that for drilling wood a
wide range of drill speeds is necessary.

Rob

On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:32:07 -0000, "Alan"
wrote:

You often see good deals on refurbished Sealey ones on ebay.

I bought a PDM260F about 6 months ago for under £300 from a seller called
"recontooling" which has proved to be an excellent machine.

Or a new one without the Sealey badge for £230 delivered :-).

http://www.chesteruk.net/store/d20_pillar_drill.htm
Prices at http://www.chesteruk.net/store/drills.htm)


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In article . com,
robgraham wrote:
Not knowing how much use I would have for it plus being tight for
space I bought one of the cheap Chinese bench top pillar drills some
time ago. Been a perfectly adequate tool, but certainly if I was
going into the market again I would make sure the tool had a longer
drilling capacity. I also have my doubts that for drilling wood a
wide range of drill speeds is necessary.

Mine is permanently on the slowest speed. Worth checking how much slop
there is on the moving pillar (dunno what it's called) too. Although
adjustable, the groove the machine screw bears in might not be accurately
enough machined to minimise this without binding somewhere on the travel.

I agree about the capacity - with a vice in place there's not enough
clearance with longer drills.

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"Peter Parry" wrote in message
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On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:32:07 -0000, "Alan"
wrote:

You often see good deals on refurbished Sealey ones on ebay.

I bought a PDM260F about 6 months ago for under £300 from a seller called
"recontooling" which has proved to be an excellent machine.

Or a new one without the Sealey badge for £230 delivered :-).

However they are different models. 1610mm high vs 1710mm at a quick glance.

You're right though, a different badge = cheaper.

Alan.

Alan wrote:
"TheOldFellow" wrote in message
...
I'm thinking of buying a Pillar Drill for the workshop, it'll be a floor
standing model. I normally only do wood, so it doesn't need to built
for drilling titanium ;-) I might drill the odd bit of Aly or Acrylic
too though.

Apart from Axminster all I can find are Sealey (and the similar Chester
one --- thanks).

Did Delta stop importing due to the UK-overzealous-EU nanny rules?
Sealey seem to have an almost monopoly as seen from the internet.

R.