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9 Aug 2013 - sjrapid and will took the arbour and chuck off, and tested the quill run out with a dial indicator.
 
9 Aug 2013 - sjrapid and will took the arbour and chuck off, and tested the quill run out with a dial indicator.
  
Quill run out is approximately 0.2mm - should be <=0.002mmChuck runout can be anything up to 10x this depending on selected speed.  Your holes may be oval!
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Quill runout is approximately 0.2mm (should be <=0.02mm, 1thou) )Runout at the chuck can be anything up to 10x this depending on selected speed and cutting bit.  Your holes may be oval!
  
We also tested with a new chuck and arbour (certified as 0.0012mm TIR).  Runout remains 0.25mm on the new chuck.  We didn't bother measuring TIR on the existing keyless chuck.
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Here's the dial-indicator test video:
 
 
Here's the video:
 
  
 
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/flux-org-uk/9469751707/ Drill press precision]
 
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/flux-org-uk/9469751707/ Drill press precision]
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#<artag> if there's a screw thread in the end of the taper thrn it can use a drawbar like the 3-in-1 but that's fairly unlikely
 
#<artag> if there's a screw thread in the end of the taper thrn it can use a drawbar like the 3-in-1 but that's fairly unlikely
 
#<lovelace_> K, seems firmly in now
 
#<lovelace_> K, seems firmly in now
#9 Aug 2013 - sjrapid and will took the arbour and chuck off, and tested the quill run out with a dial indicator. Also tested with a new certified chuck and arbour (0.0012 TIR). Measured run out of about 0.25mm on the new chuck. TIR not measured on the existing keyless chuck.
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#9 Aug 2013 - sjrapid and will took the arbour and chuck off, and tested the quill run out under no load with a dial indicator. Also tested with a new certified chuck and arbour (0.0012 TIR). Measured run out of about 0.25mm on the new chuck. TIR not measured on the existing keyless chuck.

Revision as of 18:02, 9 August 2013

Drill press
Drill press.jpg
Model Axminster ED16SB
Sub-category Fabrication
Status Working order
Consumables oil, cutting fluid,drive belt
Accessories Unknown
Training requirement No
Training link Unknown
ACnode No
Owner LHS
Origin Unknown
Location Basement, workshop
Maintainers sjrapid

Status

Works, but is not very precise!

9 Aug 2013 - sjrapid and will took the arbour and chuck off, and tested the quill run out with a dial indicator.

Quill runout is approximately 0.2mm (should be <=0.02mm, 1thou) ). Runout at the chuck can be anything up to 10x this depending on selected speed and cutting bit. Your holes may be oval!

Here's the dial-indicator test video:

Drill press precision

We now have a drill press. The keyless chuck only goes down to 2.7 mm, so we need to get a "pin chuck". Russsss found one at the Crystal Palace workshop apparently, but I don't know where it is.

Or you can use the Dremel and mini-mill for high speed / light duty / precision stuff, and this one for everything else.

Ideal jobs :

Dremel

  • High speed, tiny bits e.g. PCB drilling

Mini-Mill

  • Milling plastic, small aluminium etc.
  • Drilling jobs requiring accurate positioning - use the table positioning

Drill Press

  • Most general purpose drilling jobs

Model

Pictures

The Hackspace drill press, from the front
The Hackspace drill press, from the side
The Hackspace drill press, from the other side

Log

  1. <lovelace_> The chuck for the new stand drill falls out easily
  2. <lovelace_> I can't see how it tightens up
  3. <artag> it should be a taper. Assuming it's clean (not got anticorrosion varnish on it) then it should want a good fast whack up into the quill. Not with a hammer - just push it fast, by hand. Use the momentmum of the chuck to get it in hard.
  4. <artag> if there's a screw thread in the end of the taper thrn it can use a drawbar like the 3-in-1 but that's fairly unlikely
  5. <lovelace_> K, seems firmly in now
  6. 9 Aug 2013 - sjrapid and will took the arbour and chuck off, and tested the quill run out under no load with a dial indicator. Also tested with a new certified chuck and arbour (0.0012 TIR). Measured run out of about 0.25mm on the new chuck. TIR not measured on the existing keyless chuck.