[Jewelry making - Article 00082] - Re: [Orchid] Micro drill press

[Trevor F]

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>         A word of caution about the Foredom drill press accessory. I
>     had the worst time trying to drill fairly large (#30 drill) holes
>     in thin stock with this setup. The mechanics of the press have a
>     substantial amount of side-to-side lash. The holes often ended up
>     hexagonal rather than round. It was very frustrating until I
>     switched to a real bench-sized drill press. What a difference. And
>     a lot less expensive. 

    I too experienced the side-to-side lash problem with the Foredom
    press (DP-30). Out-of-the-box it is not a very satisfactory tool but
    I was able to pretty much eliminate the lash problems with some
    carefully placed shims. It took a few hours of shim work but now the
    press is quite satisfactory for short-throw, light pressure drilling
    jobs which, of course, includes most of the things we do with jewelry
    pieces. 

    That said if I had it to do over again I think I'd forego the
    Foredom press in favour of a decent table-top drill press. If you
    take the price of the Foredom press, a few hours labour to make it
    usable and add a dedicated #30 handpiece --otherwise you risk scoring
    the devil out of your regular #30 as you insert and remove it from
    the press-- you're getting pretty close to the price of a Proxxon,
    for example, which in the end appears to be a much more satisfactory
    drilling machine. 

Trevor F.


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