Timmo Posted June 29, 2014 Share #1 Posted June 29, 2014 Does anyone know of an online source of collets and or chucks that will fit a dremel (1/8 inch I think) to enable smaller micro drill, pinvice type bits to be used and also larger pieces? I've just got the work station/drill press for my dremel and want to use my smaller hand drills in it. I'm also interested in possibly using it as a rudimentary lathe if I can find a regular power drill type chuck that would allow it to take larger dowels. The drill press that isn't until I can find a better collet. Dremel collet on right, pinvice next to it. I want something like the pinvice collet that fits the dremel. Quote Current build Enterprise class 28-gun frigate 1774 - scratchbuild 1:36 RC Completed builds Cruizer class brig - scratchbuild 1:36 RC HM Bomb Vessel Granado - Caldercraft HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsjax Posted June 29, 2014 Share #2 Posted June 29, 2014 I have found chucks like you are looking for on eBay. Model Expo sells one that fits in the regular Dremel collet that will hold micro drills. Amazon also sells these. Quote My advice and comments are always worth what you paid for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmo Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted June 29, 2014 Thanks chaps Quote Current build Enterprise class 28-gun frigate 1774 - scratchbuild 1:36 RC Completed builds Cruizer class brig - scratchbuild 1:36 RC HM Bomb Vessel Granado - Caldercraft HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtropp Posted June 30, 2014 Share #4 Posted June 30, 2014 Does anyone know of high quality chucks for the #70 - #80 range of bits? All the ones I have used have had wobble in the bits. I wish I could find a brand that will hold the bits straight and true. Richard Quote RichardMember: The Nautical Research Guild Atlanta Model Shipwrights Current build: Syren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted June 30, 2014 Share #5 Posted June 30, 2014 You should be able to get the dremel collets from amazon. The small one that came with my dremel works well for small bits. I'm not sure about the size though, maybe a 1/32? Quote Jeff In progress: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company -1/2" scale USS Constitution - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Granado - CAF Model - 1:48 HMS Sphinx - Vanguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted June 30, 2014 Share #6 Posted June 30, 2014 Richard, I have the Dremel chuck also and it runs true. If you have a Lowe's nearby, they carry Dremel products and might carry the chuck. Otherwise, Google is your friend. WackoWolf 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WackoWolf Posted June 30, 2014 Share #7 Posted June 30, 2014 Sometimes you can get lucky and get them from Home Depot or a Hobby or craft shop. Quote Wacko Joe Go MSW :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnharv2 Posted June 30, 2014 Share #8 Posted June 30, 2014 The problem I've always had with the smaller collets and bits is runout. The just don't run true. Another solution is to order 1/8" shank drill bits from a place like Drill Bit City. They have #80 bits with a 1/8" shank. I've found they work very good. Thanks Harvey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WackoWolf Posted June 30, 2014 Share #9 Posted June 30, 2014 Most all of my bits are from Drill Bit City, and believe me I have all of them. Quote Wacko Joe Go MSW :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testazyk Posted June 30, 2014 Share #10 Posted June 30, 2014 Wackowolf, this might be a topic for a separate thread, but do you sharpen your bits or just get new ones when they wear out? If you sharpen them how do you do it? Quote Tom Current: Sergal Sovereign of the Seas Previous builds: AL Swift, AL King of the Mississippi, Mamoli Roter Lowe, Amati Chinese Junk, Caesar, Mamoli USS Constitution, Mantua HMS Victory, Panart San Felipe, Mantua Sergal Soleil Royal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtropp Posted June 30, 2014 Share #11 Posted June 30, 2014 I have been testing drill bits from separate manufacturers. I have ordered cheap Chinese on E-bay and not so cheap at McMaster-Carr. As a result of this thread, I ordered a set from drill bit city this morning. Driving this research is my attempt at creating finer nailing patterns on copper hull plates. This is also the reason I am testing different chucks. No sense having a great bit with poor quality chuck. I use both a Dremel workstation for simple, hand held drilling and my micro mill its x-y table for drilling out complex hole patterns such as on the copper plating. I suspect I will need different chucks for each machine I use. I tried two of the Dremel chucks that I already have, both on the Workstation and on the Micro Mill by inserting it into the mini mill chuck but am not happy with the result. Richard Quote RichardMember: The Nautical Research Guild Atlanta Model Shipwrights Current build: Syren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WackoWolf Posted July 1, 2014 Share #12 Posted July 1, 2014 I just get new ones, they are way to small to go trough the trouble of sharpening them ( I am to old for that ), also the ones I use all the time I buy in bulk. testazyk 1 Quote Wacko Joe Go MSW :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testazyk Posted July 1, 2014 Share #13 Posted July 1, 2014 Thanks! That's how I feel too. (esp the too old part) WackoWolf 1 Quote Tom Current: Sergal Sovereign of the Seas Previous builds: AL Swift, AL King of the Mississippi, Mamoli Roter Lowe, Amati Chinese Junk, Caesar, Mamoli USS Constitution, Mantua HMS Victory, Panart San Felipe, Mantua Sergal Soleil Royal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted July 5, 2014 Share #14 Posted July 5, 2014 I just get new ones, they are way to small to go trough the trouble of sharpening them ( I am to old for that ), also the ones I use all the time I buy in bulk. Joe I hear you, the drills with the 1/8th inch shaft are much better for us. I must say though that over 1/16th I sharpen them myself. Sometimes it is a little frustrating, must be the weather on those days. I was drilling through some drill stem on the boat trailer and had to resharpen the 5/16 bit 4 or 5 times and sometimes resharpen because I had not got it right. even after 50 years of practice it still takes a gentle touch, and doesn't always work. Michael Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtropp Posted July 6, 2014 Share #15 Posted July 6, 2014 The 1/8 shank bits from drill bit city have resolved my problem with wobble. Great tip thanks. Richard WackoWolf 1 Quote RichardMember: The Nautical Research Guild Atlanta Model Shipwrights Current build: Syren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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