discussion Drill electric or battery.

[Guest]

I've been searching for a small electric drill that will go down to .4mm, I've looked at the Tamiya, some people say change the collect to a much smaller one from the standard one fitted.
It would have to be very slow of course other wise plastic would melt, at the moment I have a decent Tamiya pin vise along with a cheapo, but drilling a large qty of holes is taking so long. Any ideas please.

 

[stillp]

I bought one of these from Lidl last year. https://www.ebay.com/itm/223331583959
It's about the only Dremel-type tool I've found that goes slow enough for plastic.

Pete

 

[Jim R]

Hi John
Como drill. Mains with transformer. Speed control from very slow. I wouldn't be without mine. Had it a few years now. HERE
Jim

 

[Tim Marlow]

Electric will be lighter than battery John, and that will be very useful in keeping the holes accurate. Even better would be a drill on a stand with a flexible drive to the chuck. This would be the most accurate of all as the weight will be reduced to almost nothing. Make sure you have a good supply of small drills though, a hand held power drill will eat them really quickly.

 

[Steve Jones]

Jim and Mr T put me onto the Como drill and have been very imressed with it. Well worth the investment

 

[boatman]

HI John how about an acramedideis ( hand drill sorry I don't think ive spelt it right) but that will go as slow as you like or a small plastic hand drill if you want some pics say so an i'll take pics of them an post for you ?
chris

 

[Guest]

I bought one of these from Lidl last year.
It's about the only Dremel-type tool I've found that goes slow enough for plastic.

Pete

Thanks Pete, will investigate this further .:thumb2:

Hi John
Como drill. Mains with transformer. Speed control from very slow. I wouldn't be without mine. Had it a few years now. HERE
Jim

Hi Jim, that looks good as well .:thumb2: thanks .

Electric will be lighter than battery John, and that will be very useful in keeping the holes accurate. Even better would be a drill on a stand with a flexible drive to the chuck. This would be the most accurate of all as the weight will be reduced to almost nothing. Make sure you have a good supply of small drills though, a hand held power drill will eat them really quickly.

Hi Tim, thanks for your thoughts.

Jim and Mr T put me onto the Como drill and have been very imressed with it. Well worth the investment

That's good to know that the scratchery duo approve !:smiling2:

HI John how about an acramedideis ( hand drill sorry I don't think ive spelt it right) but that will go as slow as you like or a small plastic hand drill if you want some pics say so an i'll take pics of them an post for you ?
chris

Hi Chris. Thanks I know what you mean. More to think about .

I've got a Dremel, but as many of you know its speed is not the best, it's too fast !
Not only that, its bulky compared to something like the Tamiya Mini Drill. That's a strange beast, come in kit form, and supprisingly it's not mentioned in the UK or Tamiyas own website. No one has any stock this side of Japan, cost wise £ 34, ish and the chance of paying customs duty. Although the seller on Amazon says they will on photo proof repay any fees. Seems a lot of hassle.
Thanks for the information, something to think about over the week end. Far better asking on here than reading reviews on line .

John .

 

[SimonT]

As mentioned, the Como for powered or a pin vice for hand powered (especially good for small drill sizes as less chance of breakage)

There are lots of cheap pin vices around but I would recommend this Tamiya pin vice with the black grip - well made

 

[Neil Merryweather]

John , I'm in the pin vice camp for everything except bulk grinding on plastic. For that I use a flexible drive shaft on a dremel type drill, which is alot lighter. That said , I used to have a Como drill until I burnt it out grinding white metal figures...

 

[Guest]

As mentioned, the Como for powered or a pin vice for hand powered (especially good for small drill sizes as less chance of breakage)

There are lots of cheap pin vices around but I would recommend this Tamiya pin vice with the black grip - well made

Morning Simon, early start at nearly 5 am :nerd:
Thanks ,I've got the Tamiya one and agree it's good.The reason for wanting an electric drill is drilling numerous holes in wooden as per the Pine trees. Appreciate having to use limited pressure on the bit while using a powered version.

John , I'm in the pin vice camp for everything except bulk grinding on plastic. For that I use a flexible drive shaft on a dremel type drill, which is alot lighter. That said , I used to have a Como drill until I burnt it out grinding white metal figures...

Hi Neil.
Normally I use my pin vice for plastic, but as I mentioned to Simon repeated drilling of the timber dowel is the main requirement for wanting the electric version .

John .

 

[SimonT]

Haha, actually a late finish John - don't forget the site time is 1hr in front of UK time so that was actually 4:23am

Sorry, didn't read the intro properly - it does say you have a Tammy pin vice :smiling4:

Doesn't say drilling wood though, definitely says plastic

Still recommend the Como but with the caveat that you should check with them that the speed control still goes right down to zero.

Mine is a much older version with a transformer the size of a house brick

Looking at their site the 399 has been updated considerably from mine

They also now do the 397DMT7 with speed control built in - this looks much nicer

Unfortunately they don't quote speeds for either drill so worth checking

 

[Guest]

Haha, actually a late finish John - don't forget the site time is 1hr in front of UK time so that was actually 4:23am

Sorry, didn't read the intro properly - it does say you have a Tammy pin vice :smiling4:

Doesn't say drilling wood though, definitely says plastic

Still recommend the Como but with the caveat that you should check with them that the speed control still goes right down to zero.

Mine is a much older version with a transformer the size of a house brick

Looking at their site the 399 has been updated considerably from mine

They also now do the 397DMT7 with speed control built in - this looks much nicer

Unfortunately they don't quote speeds for either drill so worth checking

Yes early, it was referring to me being up at an ungodly hr ! That no you gave the 397 is the one I was looking at. Not the best web site is it, no certified ordering system so will have to be PayPal as I don't like giving out card details .

 

[SimonT]

They could definitely do with updating their sales process