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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: tp4tissue on Sat, 24 April 2021, 09:51:34
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Seriously, if Tp were born before power drills, would just killz himself, cuz why bother, life would be unlivable.
What's your go 2 drill
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As a watchmaker I tend to mostly use bench drill presses of 2 sizes, large and small, for most tasks. German made industrial machines from the 60s to 80s. They look something like this (not actually mine, pic from the internet):
(https://cdn.webshopapp.com/shops/36767/files/57890520/sold-woerner-tibo-3-drill-press-for-watchmaker.jpg)
Modern makes cant compare in terms of tolerances and reliability, unless you spend a fortune.
For handheld ones I use Hilti.
In watchmaking we often cant use power drills, or it simply isnt practical. For small parts we usually use a lathe together with a drill tailstock. Sometimes we also use a pin vice with a drill bit, a file or a reamer.
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Only drill I've ever used / needed to use are those cheap ones you can buy at your local hardware store.
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For cordless I normally use either a DeWalt or Makita, Air I go w/ my Snap-On, Corded would be a Hilti. just depends on what I'm doing and if I'm at the shop (for my air tools).
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after seeing AvE's video on them i bought an ikea drill, because they are rather decent and uses rather simple 18650 lithium batteries, and it has not failed me yet. the cheap drill bits i bought did though.