Spiral Push Drills

[NOBLNG]

Does anyone have a line on a really good quality push drill. I really liked the one at the bottom of the  pic. It would take anything from a #80 (.0135”) up to a little bigger than a #61 (.039”) and had a nice small chuck on it. The spring broke, so I bought a $12 cheapy on Amazon (top pic). It needs two collets to span that range and the whole nose end is big and clumsy. I’m not interested in one of those little battery operated ones. Thanks, Greg.

Edited January 2, 2022 by NOBLNG

[jaymcminn]

Micro-Mark sells a good one. I used it to drill 300+ tiny holes in my 1/12 Fiat Mefistofele for styrene rivets. 

[Steve H]

On 1/2/2022 at 8:51 AM, NOBLNG said:

Does anyone have a line on a really good quality push drill. I really liked the one at the bottom of the  pic. It would take anything from a #80 (.0135”) up to a little bigger than a #61 (.039”) and had a nice small chuck on it. The spring broke, so I bought a $12 cheapy on Amazon (top pic). It needs two collets to span that range and the whole nose end is big and clumsy. I’m not interested in one of those little battery operated ones. Thanks, Greg.

Hi Greg, I would suggest Micro Mark too. They had some on their website a couple of days ago. I can’t speak to the quality, as I do not have that type of drill. Maybe Sunward Hobbies? 

[NOBLNG]

Thanks Jason and Steve. The Micro Mark one looks very similar to the one on the left in my pic. It does look like a nice one. The shipping is a killer though. I have removed the shorter broken piece of spring from mine and stretched out the remainder and it is working satisfactory for now. If it fails again I will have to bite the bullet and order one.

[1930fordpickup]

4 minutes ago, NOBLNG said:

Thanks Jason and Steve. The Micro Mark one looks very similar to the one on the left in my pic. It does look like a nice one. The shipping is a killer though. I have removed the shorter broken piece of spring from mine and stretched out the remainder and it is working satisfactory for now. If it fails again I will have to bite the bullet and order one.

I agree with Micro Mark also. Shipping to you guys up there is killer anymore.  To ba you can't take the spring from one and put it on the other one. 

[NOBLNG]

6 hours ago, 1930fordpickup said:

I agree with Micro Mark also. Shipping to you guys up there is killer anymore.  To ba you can't take the spring from one and put it on the other one. 

Yeah. I don’t know how Amazon is able to get the Chinese one here for $13.43 cdn, shipping included?? And in just a couple of days! I don’t know how the top end is attached, but I don’t see any way for it to come apart.

[NOBLNG]

11 hours ago, 1930fordpickup said:

To bad you can't take the spring from one and put it on the other one. 

Thanks for the idea Andy! Once I flipped the end of the spring outside the spiral core….I rotated it and it screwed itself right off…and back onto the other one.? Good as new!

[1930fordpickup]

Awesome.