CaptainBudget
Established Member
Hi,
Didn't want to Hijack Charlieboy's thread so I've posted another.
I haven't really felt the need for one of these until relatively recently. I'm preparing to start a new project from reclaimed 2x4 pallet members (finished properly!) and there will be some substantial nail holes (that is the nature of this material). What I have been doing up to this point is carefully selecting/cutting my pieces to effectively cut them out, however for this next one the geometry of my design means this will be impractical. I could just use wood filler but it doesn't look great, so I am currently considering purchasing Plug Cutters to get round this.
I know you need a Pillar drill for these to work properly, and at present I don't have one. I don't need much capacity, and aside from this potential new plug cutting requirement I do so little drilling my cheapo electric battery drill has been sufficient to cover me. Typical non-plug cutting tasks will be 4-5mm holes in 2x4 members as pilot holes and Countersinking, but again this is likely to be once-in-a-blue-moon (most of my work is hand-cut traditional joinery, with occasional bandsaw assistance for bulk waste removal and resawing)
Budget is 0/10/6 as I am fairly skint and given how little use I anticipate getting out of this I don't want to spend more than I really need to...
I know Axminster do a fairly reasonable one for <£200 (though they don't seem to carry stock of anything at present):
Axminster Craft AC285PD Bench Pillar Drill
I have also seen a Record Power one, though that is really a bit over-budget for me:
DP25B Bench Drill with 22" Column and 1/2" Chuck
I also know there's a Scheppach one at the bottom-end of the marked from Screwfix et al:
Scheppach DP16VLS 300mm Brushless Electric Multi-App Pillar Drill 230V
(If you can suggest more appropriate models please feel free)
I have two lines of thought here:
1. The Scheppach has a slightly meatier motor, and given how little use I'm likely to get out of this it's possibly "good enough" that if it eventually dies about 5 years down the line it doesn't really matter
2. There might be a big jump in accuracy using the Record/Axminster machines that justifies the additional cash, and dependent on whether the 250W motor in the Axminster is meaty enough will determine which machine I buy.
Second-hand machines are something I've been looking at, pending Covid restrictions lifting to allow collection. Local machines are either huge or expensive at present.
I am looking at small bench-mounted ones as I don't have any suitable floor-space, but I do have a suitable void on the end of my rolling secondary table for a small machine that I can wheel out as required.
What do you suggest please?
Didn't want to Hijack Charlieboy's thread so I've posted another.
I haven't really felt the need for one of these until relatively recently. I'm preparing to start a new project from reclaimed 2x4 pallet members (finished properly!) and there will be some substantial nail holes (that is the nature of this material). What I have been doing up to this point is carefully selecting/cutting my pieces to effectively cut them out, however for this next one the geometry of my design means this will be impractical. I could just use wood filler but it doesn't look great, so I am currently considering purchasing Plug Cutters to get round this.
I know you need a Pillar drill for these to work properly, and at present I don't have one. I don't need much capacity, and aside from this potential new plug cutting requirement I do so little drilling my cheapo electric battery drill has been sufficient to cover me. Typical non-plug cutting tasks will be 4-5mm holes in 2x4 members as pilot holes and Countersinking, but again this is likely to be once-in-a-blue-moon (most of my work is hand-cut traditional joinery, with occasional bandsaw assistance for bulk waste removal and resawing)
Budget is 0/10/6 as I am fairly skint and given how little use I anticipate getting out of this I don't want to spend more than I really need to...
I know Axminster do a fairly reasonable one for <£200 (though they don't seem to carry stock of anything at present):
Axminster Craft AC285PD Bench Pillar Drill
I have also seen a Record Power one, though that is really a bit over-budget for me:
DP25B Bench Drill with 22" Column and 1/2" Chuck
I also know there's a Scheppach one at the bottom-end of the marked from Screwfix et al:
Scheppach DP16VLS 300mm Brushless Electric Multi-App Pillar Drill 230V
(If you can suggest more appropriate models please feel free)
I have two lines of thought here:
1. The Scheppach has a slightly meatier motor, and given how little use I'm likely to get out of this it's possibly "good enough" that if it eventually dies about 5 years down the line it doesn't really matter
2. There might be a big jump in accuracy using the Record/Axminster machines that justifies the additional cash, and dependent on whether the 250W motor in the Axminster is meaty enough will determine which machine I buy.
Second-hand machines are something I've been looking at, pending Covid restrictions lifting to allow collection. Local machines are either huge or expensive at present.
I am looking at small bench-mounted ones as I don't have any suitable floor-space, but I do have a suitable void on the end of my rolling secondary table for a small machine that I can wheel out as required.
What do you suggest please?