Which Magdrill?

CORK

Member
Hi all,

I’m considering getting a Magdrill.

Just for occasional farm use so doesn’t have to be top top spec.
I do however want a quality one.

Can anyone suggest a suitable one? I’ve been told to avoid variable speed (I don’t know why) and stick with a regular two speed model.

TIA
 

Niall310

Member
Hi all,

I’m considering getting a Magdrill.

Just for occasional farm use so doesn’t have to be top top spec.
I do however want a quality one.

Can anyone suggest a suitable one? I’ve been told to avoid variable speed (I don’t know why) and stick with a regular two speed model.

TIA

I had the same dilema a few years ago and after sifting through the threads on here I got a Rotobroach panther off Magdrill.com. Plenty of people recommended them.

It's for occasional use building sheds etc, the variable speed is useful for different sized broaches and it came with a chuck for normal drill bits. The oil feeds through the centre of the broach which is supposed to help them last longer but it can be a pain to setup if constantly changing positions so I use a squeezy with soluable oil as well.

I got it with a set of broaches to get started.

 

Suffolksucklers

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
North Suffolk
We have a rotabroach puma and can't fault it. The bits last forever too. Something to consider is bigger isn't always better as it's sometimes useful to have a smaller machine to get in tight places
 

Phil P

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
North West
+ 1 for evolution, I got an evo42 about 18 months again and it’s faultless and it’s drilled a lot of holes! Really can’t knock it for the money, 50mm hole cutter no problem.
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jd6820

Moderator
Arable Farmer
Slightly dearer than the Panther but if you chose the minibeast 35 you'd be similar. The HM50 I chose for its two speed option so I could run cutters slower and extend the cutter life, I borrowed a mates alfra rotabest and couldnt believe the tips lasted so long spinning that quick. But it too was a good tool. It's more equivalent to the Rotabroach element 50 and price is similar. I just like the fact the company JEI are great to talk to for advice, local and stock cutters/machines so if you are stuck they could soon get you sorted via a distributor or themselves. I think they said everything was manufactured in house and used German motors? But the quality speaks for itself and I prefer to buy local where I can.
 

Stock

Member
+ 1 for evolution, I got an evo42 about 18 months again and it’s faultless and it’s drilled a lot of holes! Really can’t knock it for the money, 50mm hole cutter no problem.
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When you are drilling like that make sure you have a safety chain fitted. Broke a drill and cutter once when it fell due to a power interruption......................................................
 
Whatever you go for, dont get a massive one if you are never going to use it to its full potential. I've got a unibor eq100 that will cut upto 100mm hole, really good mag drill. Only problem is, for 99.9% of the time its far too big and clumsy, so it hardly gets used.

Bought a evo42, a couple of weeks ago and i love it, small, light, powerful and cheap.
 

Phil P

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
North West
When you are drilling like that make sure you have a safety chain fitted. Broke a drill and cutter once when it fell due to a power interruption......................................................
I put a big G clamp over it as there was nothing to put the safety strap round.
 

Phil P

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
North West
Would you the Evo42 be ok to go up to 55-60mm diameter through 8mm plate? Not regularly of course.
I’ve cut quite a few 50mm holes through 6mm with mine and it never even flinched, plenty of cutting fluid and going steady. I’d quite happily go bigger with it although I think 60 mm may be the biggest that would fit between the chunk and the mag mount although I haven’t measured it.
 

ACEngineering

Member
Location
Oxon
Whatever you go for, dont get a massive one if you are never going to use it to its full potential. I've got a unibor eq100 that will cut upto 100mm hole, really good mag drill. Only problem is, for 99.9% of the time its far too big and clumsy, so it hardly gets used.

Bought a evo42, a couple of weeks ago and i love it, small, light, powerful and cheap.

EQ100 swivel base👍 there hard work with a fixed base!

Still no good to carry up a ladder though😂
 

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