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  1. I'm in the market to upgrade my workshop. I have several kit boats under my belt, and being retired I am spending more time in the workshop. I'm currently finishing up on the Pen Duick and eyeing a Shrimp boat next. I have been using a Dremel drill press to drill small holes in 1/8 or 1/16 brass strips. I have not been happy with the results. The drill bit can bounce around on the brass, and there is too much play with the unit when I switch it on which causes me to try to realign the work piece after the power is on. I solved some of these issues by using a on/off foot pedal, and using tape on top of the brass to help steady the drill bit on contact. But I'm still itching for an upgrade. I do not have an XY table, and I have never used a Mill or a Lathe (yet). I do see myself wanting to try Mill/Lathe capabilities sometime in the future as I grow my skills in modeling. I have been looking in to Vanda-Lay industries tools for the Dremel as an option. I could get their Acra Mill Plus with all the attachments for around $450 + tax and shipping. This would give me a Mill, Drill Press, and Lathe. As well as XY and Z control. Or I could start with the Drill Press Plus with Vice, and Drill Press table for around $215. But I wouldn't have XY precision (I'm not sure I need that), and no Mill or Lathe. Their products look good, but they are based on a Dremel which may be an issue with precision, but it could be good enough for an average modeler. I'm OK spending up to $500, but not interested in getting up in the $1000+ high end micro tools. The boss would not approve. I could start with the drill setup now and ask Santa for a Mill or Lathe down the road. Does anybody have a recommendation? I have also considered the Micro Mark 3 speed Drill Press for $300 when I add the XY table, Proxxon TBM 115 for around $315 with a XY table, or the Proxxon MF70 Mill at $400 which include XY I think. I also could go cheap with a Euro Tool DRL300 from Amazon for $115. I suspect some will say get the Proxxon Mill for $400, but to date I only use a drill and the mill looks awkward for mostly drilling. Thanks for your thoughts, Bill
  2. Hello All! Couple of pics to show my new setup... had an old Dremel drill press, and found in Amazon a simple, interesting compound sliding table. First tryout was pretty much good. Unit drilled right smack in the middle after the proper table adjustments were made. Can’t beat this with a $60 dollar setup! Next test will be a keel notch mill cut, when I have some scrap hardwood to try out; will keep you posted! F25AFB13-4B9B-49DF-9A61-93E05C7D80DA.MOV
  3. I was reading some old Ships in Scale tonight, dated back to 2002 and found an ad for Preac's X-Y Table. So I "binged" it and found the table in combination with their Drill press and variable speed control for 1000 dollars. Sure it is a lot of money, but looking into the tech's it is a perfect modeling machine. Go to this website and you will see it.
  4. Hello there, I am in the market for a bench top drill press and would like some suggestions from you all. I currently have a cheap chinese made bench top drill press that I picked up for about $60 a couple years ago. My current drill press has done some good work for me but I really don't think it is that safe as the pull down handle can be pulled out and this causes the spring loaded drill press head to shoot toward the ceiling which has broken the top plastic cover. This time around I am able to spend a bit more money but I am having trouble finding reviews that I trust for these small drill presses. I have looked at the Microlux drill presses from Micromark and they both seem decent but I have heard mixed reviews of them. I would definitely prefer a drill press that will, like the Byrnes sander I own, last many years and hopefully be a pleasure to use. Most of what I am finding are very similar drill presses to the one I currently have and I am skeptical to get anything that resembles my current press. Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks in advance! Best Regards,
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