I'll be using them for some miniature wood working so it's on topic.

Anyone have an opinion on their power tools, particularly their table saw
and drill press?

I'm looking for some tools to use for some model/slot car track building.

Got a full sized saw and bench mount drill press now, wondering if the
MicroMark stuff is worth getting.

Or another brand for that matter.

Thanks


John Emmons


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John Emmons wrote:
I'll be using them for some miniature wood working so it's on topic.

Anyone have an opinion on their power tools, particularly their table saw
and drill press?

I'm looking for some tools to use for some model/slot car track building.

Got a full sized saw and bench mount drill press now, wondering if the
MicroMark stuff is worth getting.

Or another brand for that matter.


Make zero-clearance inserts and pick up the right blades, and the full
size stuff will probably be much better.

I don't know, I'll be working with 1:32 scale stuff, even the width of the
table saw blade is pretty big when you're making scale buildings. For that
matter, the material I'd lose in the kerf adds up when you're working with
really small stock...:^)

I'm mainly interested in the drill press. I do a fair amount of work with
small hobby stuff and my bench top press is too clumsy.

I've thought about trying one of the Dremel drill presses and one of their
rotary tools too.

Thanks for your comment.

John

"B a r r y" wrote in message
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Make zero-clearance inserts and pick up the right blades, and the full
size stuff will probably be much better.

"B a r r y" wrote in message
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John Emmons wrote:
I'll be using them for some miniature wood working so it's on topic.

Anyone have an opinion on their power tools, particularly their table saw
and drill press?

I'm looking for some tools to use for some model/slot car track building.

Got a full sized saw and bench mount drill press now, wondering if the
MicroMark stuff is worth getting.

Or another brand for that matter.


Make zero-clearance inserts and pick up the right blades, and the full
size stuff will probably be much better.

You've probably never worked with small-scale stuff. 1/16" thick wood is
moderately thick! 1/32 and 1/64 are not uncommon.

I own a RAS with several thin-kerf blades and a band saw, but when I want to
start slicing up basswood sheets, I still run for the Dremel Table Saw.
It's just the right tool because it's built to scale of the stuff being
worked on it. Similar comments apply to the full-sized drill press and the
Dremel Drill Press Table.

Norm

On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 00:42:19 GMT, "Norm Dresner"
wrote:

"B a r r y" wrote in message
...
John Emmons wrote:
I'll be using them for some miniature wood working so it's on topic.

Anyone have an opinion on their power tools, particularly their table saw
and drill press?

I'm looking for some tools to use for some model/slot car track building.

Got a full sized saw and bench mount drill press now, wondering if the
MicroMark stuff is worth getting.

Or another brand for that matter.


Make zero-clearance inserts and pick up the right blades, and the full
size stuff will probably be much better.

You've probably never worked with small-scale stuff. 1/16" thick wood is
moderately thick! 1/32 and 1/64 are not uncommon.

I own a RAS with several thin-kerf blades and a band saw, but when I want to
start slicing up basswood sheets, I still run for the Dremel Table Saw.
It's just the right tool because it's built to scale of the stuff being
worked on it. Similar comments apply to the full-sized drill press and the
Dremel Drill Press Table.

Norm



the answer is... sometimes.

full size drill presses scale down pretty well. the extra table space
and quill travel are nice, and high quality chucks are available with
the same morse/jacobs or r8 tapers as the big ones. the only thing a
full size drill press may not do as well as a tabletop one is high
rpms. the extra mass and stability is always a good thing.

"John Emmons" wrote in news:vBz1f.388467
:

I'll be using them for some miniature wood working so it's on topic.

Anyone have an opinion on their power tools, particularly their table
saw
and drill press?

I'm looking for some tools to use for some model/slot car track
building.

Got a full sized saw and bench mount drill press now, wondering if the
MicroMark stuff is worth getting.

Or another brand for that matter.

Depends on what you want to do.
If you're working at the size and precision that calls for a miniature
saw, nothing else will do. Having said that, if I were going to buy a
miniature saw it would be either a preac or a byrnes with byrnes being
the preferred by far. It's clearly the best of its' breed.

http://www.byrnesmodelmachines.com/tablesaw.html
"when hatred calls with his package, refuse delivery..."

On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 19:00:43 GMT, "John Emmons"
wrote:

I'll be using them for some miniature wood working so it's on topic.

Anyone have an opinion on their power tools, particularly their table saw
and drill press?

I'm looking for some tools to use for some model/slot car track building.

Got a full sized saw and bench mount drill press now, wondering if the
MicroMark stuff is worth getting.

Or another brand for that matter.

Thanks


John Emmons


"when hatred calls with his package, refuse delivery..."



the minimill is supposed to be a good tool. get the r8 version if you
can.

if I had a full size drill press I'd get a quality small chuck for it
before I'd get a bench drill press.

if the point of the mini saw is to get the thin kerf, consider hand
tools.

I have quite the array of dremel attachments, to include the drill press,
router table, etc...

For most cutting I use my regular table saw, mitre saw, etc. I use a 1/2"
strip sander for detail sanding as well as the PC hand held detail sander.

I too considered a small table saw but found that most cuts can be
accomplished with a regular table saw, detail work I use my dremel for
detail lines with the router table.

Jon


"John Emmons" wrote in message
...
I'll be using them for some miniature wood working so it's on topic.

Anyone have an opinion on their power tools, particularly their table saw
and drill press?

I'm looking for some tools to use for some model/slot car track building.

Got a full sized saw and bench mount drill press now, wondering if the
MicroMark stuff is worth getting.

Or another brand for that matter.

Thanks


John Emmons


"when hatred calls with his package, refuse delivery..."

I can personally comment on the Micro-Mark table saw (Microlux model). I
have used mine for over 6 years with zero problems and find it to be a
real jewel, very well built and extremely accurate. I have designed and
built many helpful accessories, ..... table sled, outfeed extension,
fence enlarger/extender, straddle push block, enlarged crosscut guides
and a few other goodies. I use carbide tipped blades most of the time
but have others as thin as .020 in. I also have a neat conical faced
sanding disc for extra-fine finish esp, on plywood. The biggest drawback
(for me) is the limitation of distance from blade to fence but I'm
working on a design for rails to increase that capacity. It' a fine
machine for small, precision modeling.
I have no knowledge of their drill press since I use a Sherline
milling/drilling machine with it's X-Y table for my precision work, but
if M-M's drill press follows the saw's quality and performance, it too
is a winner.
Larry Simon

One unfortunate aspect to working with quality micro power tools as a whole
is . . . if you get a good one, it will cost almost as much as the larger
counterparts. I've being working in scale for a while now and truly
appreciate "real" precision tools. I've read about "Proxxon" tools for a
while but never had one in my hands until the other day at the "Woodcraft"
store; they had a drill press, the x y table, and something else on display.
The drill press felt tight and had some heft to it considering its size and
had a deep reach, again for scale work (cost around $130+/-???). I ended up
taking home the x y table for now, and of course 3 more chisels and 4 & 4
Bessie's. When working with #50-#80 HS bits . . . a 1/64" drift or off
center would be like setting a drawer knob (full size) off center by 1-1/2".
A good comparison between a quality micro drill press and a dremel hobby DP,
would be the same degree of precision you can expect from strapping you hand
drill into one of those $19.99 holders and a real DP. For many projects in
scale . . . the eye won't even notice, that or it will stand out like a turd
in a punch bowl.

For general small holes, say 3/32 to 1/16" and where it won't matter if you
are off by 1/128" to 1/16" . . . save your money. Or, if you are not going
to drill that many holes and you still want some precision, get a pin vice
or a Yankee Screwdriver Drill (Excel Blades has a good ones and are
inexpensive).

Without really knowing what you are going to cut on the table saw, the other
posts sounds link your best bet . . . a zero clearance insert and a thin
kerf blade. If you want to trim out the dash board of a scale car, go for a
quality micro saw.

http://www.byrnesmodelmachines.com/t...m=0105MM362063

Don't know this guy above, but I did review his site. At first look, it has
some very good features that you won't find on other saws that I've seen.
It is also a size that won't limit you to only hand size wood, one that I
have seen had a 4" x 4" table top--too small with limited uses.

A truly decent scale table saw will set you back around $375 to $450.
Cheapies run around $150 to $200 and are good for only the most general of
scale work.

I hope this was of some help. I do not have any connection with any of
these companies for the record. If you want any more info or direction to
look toward, let me know.

Patrick


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"John Emmons" wrote in message
...
I'll be using them for some miniature wood working so it's on topic.

Anyone have an opinion on their power tools, particularly their table saw
and drill press?

I'm looking for some tools to use for some model/slot car track building.

Got a full sized saw and bench mount drill press now, wondering if the
MicroMark stuff is worth getting.

Or another brand for that matter.

Thanks


John Emmons


"when hatred calls with his package, refuse delivery..."