New drill - handheld.

[Halling51]

Hi all.

I have seen an anounsement for a new handheld drill that make exactly 90 degress when you make holes for scrollsaw.
The problem is that I can't find the site or who was selling this equipment. Is there anyone that know what I am thinking of and where to find it?

Thanks in advance.

[BobD]

Is this what you mean?

Scrollers Drill

They sent me one to review, but I haven't had a chance to try it yet. I experimented with Ray's prototype at the Texas picnic, but this one is a bit different (in a good way).

Bob

[jim_mex]

If you have a dremel rotary tool or similar it wood be pretty simple to make your own plunging station simple to the tool that Bob has described except I'd opt for three plungers for better precision. If you want to spend some money you could also use a Dremel with its plunge router station and you'd have a much more versatile option

[Halling51]

Hi

Yes, it is - thanks a lot for giving me what I lost.

[Gill]

Like Jim, I'd rather have a Dremel mounted in its drill press. It can do a lot more than just drill holes (I hope you consider this factor in your review, Bob ).

[ncsealeveler]

The Dremel drill press works good and a quality bit helps it even more.Tony

[BobD]

Unless you try to use the dreadful dremel three-jaw chuck. There's no way to tighten that chuck without a pair of channel locks, and the jaws inside the chuck are held together with what appears to be the same file wire wrapped around scroll saw blades.

This has a quality three jaw chuck, which is worth more, in my opinion, than the entire Dremel. It's also got a short stature that makes it much more stable (and easy to use) than the Dremel drill press. I can use this drill with one hand; when I try to drill something using the Dremel drill press backwards (to drill something beyond the throat depth of the drill press) it takes one hand to hold the Drill press in place and another hand to work the drill press handle.

Bob

[Halling51]

Yes, I agree.
Dremel is ok - But to drill bigger peaces it is not that easy to hold it steady. I had the Dremel mounted and used it on a small bit. I is not steady and the holes was not ok. I do have a 50 bit but too long for the Dremel.
I think if I want to have a good result the new "toy" is the best as I can see from the pictures. I have ordered it today so then I can compare and try it. I think it is one of the best made I have seen so far.
The good stuff is always the best. Have to work harder to pay for it though!
http://www.scrollsawer.com/forum/images/icons/icon7.gif

How doI get the icon to work??

[Gill]

Fair enough. Nevertheless, the fact remains that this is a one trick pony. If you cut nothing but shadow portraits and need to drill lots of pilot holes, I can understand how this would be superior to a multi-tool. However, many scrollers undertake a wider variety of projects and the versatility of a multi-tool should certainly be a consideration when choosing what to buy.

[BobD]

I totally agree Gill. Scrollers do undertake a lot of projects. But the review is going to be on how this tool performs in the role it's designed for. It's up to the reader/potential buyer to decide whether if performs enoughs tasks for her or him to consider making it a part of his or her shop.

Honestly, though...after burning up three Dremels (and half a dozen of those horrible chucks), they do leave a bad taste in my mouth. They don't do anything well, in my opinion...they're underpowered as a router, the chuck sucks so they don't work well as a drill, they're not fast enough to do detail carving with stones and fine diamond bits, but they lack the power to remove wood quickly with sanding drums or other more aggressive bits.

They do a lot of jobs, but none of them well, in my opinion.

The drill press works OK for most things (that's the only thing I use the dremel for in my shop anymore)....

Bob