Dremel Drill Press ?

[Jon Haigwood]

 My Model Club (S.A.B.A.) had their annual Club Auction earlier this month. People bring in stuff they don't want and auction it off with the money going into the Club. I picked up this Dremel drill press and a nice Pin Vise and cutter board for $3. I have done some machining and know this has it's limitations, but plan on using it drilling, sanding and some light milling work. I have ordered a micro vise and adjustable table for it. 

Anybody have any experience using one any tips or advice is welcomed 

Thanks

Jon

Edited November 25, 2017 by Jon Haigwood

[Mark]

That one looks decent, it's way different from the one I used to have.  That one held the Dremel tool in a fixed position, and the work table rose up to meet the drill.  I never could get used to that, and sold it.

That said, if your Dremel tool has the speed control built in (as opposed to single-speed) even the slowest speed won't be of use with super-small drills.  The drill pictured in the tool is about as small as you'll be able to use. 

[Jon Haigwood]

The Dremel I mounted in it is a variable speed and of all the ones I have it has the least sideplay in the shaft. I know in machining that rigidity plays a big part in the quality of work so I am trying to make as rigid as I can 

[426 pack]

I have a dremal drill press it's not as fancy as the one you have but I like it. It is a lot beter for drilling than free handed and can work good for many othere things to.

I also have a vice like the one in the picture and I works good.

[HotRodaSaurus]

On 11/25/2017 at 5:03 PM, Mark said:

That one looks decent, it's way different from the one I used to have.  That one held the Dremel tool in a fixed position, and the work table rose up to meet the drill.  I never could get used to that, and sold it.

That said, if your Dremel tool has the speed control built in (as opposed to single-speed) even the slowest speed won't be of use with super-small drills.  The drill pictured in the tool is about as small as you'll be able to use. 

As an apprenticed engineer, we were always taught the smaller the drill the faster the cutting speed. But when drilling plastics I have noticed that the built up friction can melt the plastic so yes it's slow speeds. Are any kind of coolants available. The last thing I used was an Archimedestype and a 0.5mm to drill out the holes in a motorcycle(Tamaya Hayabusa) wheel disc

[Bainford]

10 hours ago, HotRodaSaurus said:

As an apprenticed engineer, we were always taught the smaller the drill the faster the cutting speed. But when drilling plastics I have noticed that the built up friction can melt the plastic so yes it's slow speeds. Are any kind of coolants available. The last thing I used was an Archimedestype and a 0.5mm to drill out the holes in a motorcycle(Tamaya Hayabusa) wheel disc

True, plastic needs slow speeds, but also still true that smaller bits require faster speeds. Working with plastic this could be re-worded to say, the smaller the bit the faster the speed you can get away with using.

[Jon Haigwood]

I drill small holes in plastic (or other soft material) by hand , but I can use the drill press to hold the bit in straight alignment while I turn the chuck by hand while the material is held in place by a vise or clamp . I plan to use for material removal by sanding, grinding or cutting mostly. 

[Mark]

On ‎11‎/‎27‎/‎2017 at 4:27 AM, HotRodaSaurus said:

As an apprenticed engineer, we were always taught the smaller the drill the faster the cutting speed. But when drilling plastics I have noticed that the built up friction can melt the plastic so yes it's slow speeds. Are any kind of coolants available. The last thing I used was an Archimedestype and a 0.5mm to drill out the holes in a motorcycle(Tamaya Hayabusa) wheel disc

When I was making epoxy molds for vacuum forming, I'd have to drill a number of smaller (wire-gauge) holes into each mold in order to get the plastic to "pull" into it under vacuum.  With those, I'd have to go extremely slow also, otherwise the friction from the drill bit would melt the adjoining epoxy.  I wouldn't say one rule fits all materials...some are brittle, some have a tendency to melt, some are more elastic than others...

[BigTallDad]

Does the drill have a Jacob's chuck or does it require the standard 1/8" shank?

I use a pin vise with a 1/8" shank, thus allowing a variety of drill bit sizes.

[Jon Haigwood]

1 hour ago, BigTallDad said:

Does the drill have a Jacob's chuck or does it require the standard 1/8" shank?

I use a pin vise with a 1/8" shank, thus allowing a variety of drill bit sizes.

I put keyless chucks on my Dremels. That way I don't have to change out collets for different shank sizes. Except they won't fit on Harbor Freight units, and neither will the collets , stuck with 1/8th shanks only.