[Jewelry making - Article 00069] - Re: [Orchid] Drill press advice

[Noel]

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>     my best advice is THINK AHEAD ! try to be sure you dont out grow
>     your fancy new piece of equipment too quickly, it is easy to get
>     inspired beyond the capability of a small machine. ive drilled lots
>     of tiny holes with a quality full size drill press( not the cheap
>     imported crap) fitted with a small drill adapter chuck. i bought a
>     granite 1220 by smithy with which i used to build a drill press
>     adapter for my # 30 hand piece amongst other things to fit the #30
>     hand piece. it was $2500 plus a bunch of money for tooling (that
>     was 4 yrs ago) i had out grown it in 6 months 

    I'm not saying Goo is wrong (though I can't quite imagine what some
    of you guys are doing with your drill press!) but just for the sake
    of balance-- I have a piece of "cheap imported crap" I bought for
    $40 or $50 from Harbor Freight 10-15 years ago, and it drills all
    the holes I need, will hold the tiniest drill bit without a special
    chuck or collet. It is huge, but fortunately I have enough room. And
    it is a bit noisy, but I don't use it all that much. I've never
    changed the speed-- you have to shift a belt, a pain in the butt. 

    So it all depends on what you really need. 

Noel
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