Hello all,
I've bought a floor standing Startrite mercury drill couple of days ago for £150 without doing much research , foolishly I didn't check carefully how true it runs , it looked ok to the naked eye. there is no sideways play.
Brought it home and I read few threads and learned this model has an issue with bending the quill easily so I checked with my right angle to see if it runs true , I tried it with a 12mm drill bit and from what I can see there is a about .5mm-1mm ( just a guess from naked eye) wobble ( untrue ? not sure about the technical term) at the tip of the drill bit when fully extended. when it's in operation I can see the slight wobble without the right angle as well
Assuming the drill bit is fully straight Is this acceptable? I'm only using it for DIY/hobby work where mostly drilling wood and thin metals in my diy projects, I read in few threads it's acceptable to have some wobble so just checking if this is ok. I've ordered good quality drill bits to check again and make sure.
Just asking for my peace of mind , I can't return it but just want to know so I can make peace with myself knowing I made a mistake or not.
If it's not good then I don't feel like selling it back without disclosing the issue but if I disclose then I probably will get next to nothing resale value so I'll just learn from my mistake and move on.
Thank you.
I've bought a floor standing Startrite mercury drill couple of days ago for £150 without doing much research , foolishly I didn't check carefully how true it runs , it looked ok to the naked eye. there is no sideways play.
Brought it home and I read few threads and learned this model has an issue with bending the quill easily so I checked with my right angle to see if it runs true , I tried it with a 12mm drill bit and from what I can see there is a about .5mm-1mm ( just a guess from naked eye) wobble ( untrue ? not sure about the technical term) at the tip of the drill bit when fully extended. when it's in operation I can see the slight wobble without the right angle as well
Assuming the drill bit is fully straight Is this acceptable? I'm only using it for DIY/hobby work where mostly drilling wood and thin metals in my diy projects, I read in few threads it's acceptable to have some wobble so just checking if this is ok. I've ordered good quality drill bits to check again and make sure.
Just asking for my peace of mind , I can't return it but just want to know so I can make peace with myself knowing I made a mistake or not.
If it's not good then I don't feel like selling it back without disclosing the issue but if I disclose then I probably will get next to nothing resale value so I'll just learn from my mistake and move on.
Thank you.