Mag drills

[Clive]

Thinking of getting one

Any recommendations ?

I recall seeing one set up as a workshop pillar drill ? Is this a DIY thing or can you buy a pillar mount kit for them ?

 

[Fraserb]

We got one of these a couple of years ago, its done a lot of work in the last 3 sheds we've put up and its been faultless, the cutters that come with it seem to be lasting fine as well

 

[Andrew]

If you can stretch to it then get a variable speed one, as mine is fixed - if you put a large cutter in there it spins too fast and burns it out.

I made a pillar drill mount, used a bench mounted pillar drill, cut the top bit off and welded on a lump of channel, job done. Trying to work out how to put some pics up!

 

[Fraserb]

Forgot to add that we used an old pillar drill stand to make a stand for it as well. I got the idea from Andrews picture on the old forum.

 

[Clive]

If you can stretch to it then get a variable speed one, as mine is fixed - if you put a large cutter in there it spins too fast and burns it out.

I made a pillar drill mount, used a bench mounted pillar drill, cut the top bit off and welded on a lump of channel, job done. Trying to work out how to put some pics up!

Pics would be great - just click "upload file" under the post box and navigate to the picture on your pc - then choose thumbnail or full size - pretty simple really no need to resize etc thats all done automatically for you here

 

[Andrew]

Pics would be great - just click "upload file" under the post box and navigate to the picture on your pc - then choose thumbnail or full size - pretty simple really no need to resize etc thats all done automatically for you here

Do you know I was looking so hard for the 'paperclip' attachment button I got used to I completely missed it underneath the box!

 

[aidan]

whats the smallest lightest one thats available, good quality one too

one thats 20kg weight is no fun for lugging around

 

[joe soapy]

Evolution for cheap but effective.

The best one i have seen had vari speed, so could be used for tapping , also the drill could be moved independantly from the rack drive,
difficult to explain but very useful for some applications, most wont go far enough past the base plate,
also look for one with morse taper. might have been a Fein?
dont use with out safety chain, powercuts always happen when drill is hanging upside down

 

[Cab-over Pete]

I got mine from magdrill.com

Very good service, bought the full works, vari-speed, standard 13mm chuck included, set of cutters and everything for about £750 if I recall. It's a Rotabroach.

I made a stand from some H iron and a heavy plate. I put pics on the old forum, but have deleted them now I'm afraid.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Found one on my phone

 

[DrDunc]

Found one on my phone

I also bought a Rotabroach from magdrill. Mines also variable speed, up to 40mm broach, auto lube, weighs 14kg. The model name is panther I think, and I'm sure it was around the £300 mark

 

[roscoe erf]

i got a cheap one of ebay 2 years ago and its still going! not sure of make probably some Chinese knock off but it has done some work have drilled 50mm in 12mm metal plenty of lube mind, paid £185

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Had a look today. Same as DrDunc spec wise, except I bought 2 sets of all the common cutters, a full set of other cutters up to 50mm, which they would only sell me because I said I would be the only one to use it! Usually it is a 42mm machine. I also bought a full set of twist drills from 1mm to 13mm.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

http://www.magdrill.com/ some good looking deals on there

 

[spanners]

 

[DrDunc]

@spanners that video is so wrong on SO many levels. I'm just in from lambing, it cheered me up no end to see someone who's an even bigger muppet than myself

 

[Beanmetalworks]

make sure you chain it to something for some reason my mag drill came unstuck and span round hitting my hand and smashing my hand up still got massive bit bone on side of hand were it hit and broke it.

 

[spanners]

@spanners that video is so wrong on SO many levels. I'm just in from lambing, it cheered me up no end to see someone who's an even bigger muppet than myself

Watch it again it never gets old

 

[exmoor dave]

Classic case of a "tool" abusing a tool.
If the cutter wasn't blunt already it sure is now.
Cowboy

 

[Derrick Hughes]

If its for she'd work don't get 240 volt, I knew a guy who jumped of the side when the shed went live