Hi All,
I am in the market for a lightish duty (more 'little and often' than 'continuous' use) floor mounted pillar drill. I would prefer to spend as little as necessary to get something useable.
I've looked at Machine Mart, Axminster and eBay and there seems to be quite a lot of choice, but in some cases I can't easily spot those things that may be of real value (to me).
Like, I would like at least a 13mm chuck but bigger could be better.
A 1m chuck to bed / base height would be good as well (I need 650mm for my current project).
I don't think I need a million speeds as I'm happy to take my time so don't need to push anything to the limits.
I noticed the Axminister 'Hobby' drill:
Gives all sorts of flexibility on the head angle but does that sort of flexibility only add to issues re keeping everything plumb and square (etc)? If all that flexibility makes it less accurate / durable when it's not needed, will I regret buying such later on (like bench vices that swivel that then swivel when you don't want them to)?
As usual, all thoughts welcomed. ;-)
Cheers, T i m