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What are you drilling? I only ever use a small hand held pin vise and at times just twirl the drill bit with my fingers.

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3 hours ago, Shark said:

What are you drilling? I only ever use a small hand held pin vise and at times just twirl the drill bit with my fingers.

I have a pin vice bu with MS it’s getting harder to use..

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1 hour ago, Swamp Dog said:

instead of using my big Dremel i bought 2 of this JENABOM Electric Grinding Tool off TEMU. 5 speed. great for lite grinding or drilling. image.png.2d629330651f8294cf1261b2148507be.png

How sturdy is the Collet on this drill?

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I like my Tamiya Handy drill. Much better control with the pistol grip.

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Low speed and plenty of torque.

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Only comes with 2 collets.

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But I found the collets from the Pro Edge pin vise fit

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Not cheap, but its worth the cost and the usual Tamiya quality.

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Dremel collets also work in the Tamiya drill. They don't look as if they will work but once you screw the nut on they fit nicely.

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9 hours ago, Cool Hand said:

I like my Tamiya Handy drill. Much better control with the pistol grip.

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Low speed and plenty of torque.

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Only comes with 2 collets.

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But I found the collets from the Pro Edge pin vise fit

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Not cheap, but its worth the cost and the usual Tamiya quality.

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I also like mine, especially when multiple, repetitive holes need to be drilled. I made a small modification to mine.

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I have a cheap Black & Decker electric screwdriver I use. It turns slowly enough to not melt the plastic and I bought a set of drill bits that have hex ends that fit drill drivers. Lately I've seen small drill chucks that have a drill driver end so I could use regular drill bits too.

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2 hours ago, slusher said:

t so far I like sid Charles for drilling. Don’t you have to put the Tamiya drill together?

Yes Carl, it comes as a kit. The instructions are good, as is the parts fit. The only step that challenged me, was the installation of a couple of snap rings that hold gear assemblies together.

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