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Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] Dremel as PCB drill

2005-07-28 by Philip Pemberton

In message <op.sum5c21pmg0lsf@tu-x2pj5qeyp2u4>
          "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...> wrote:

> I think the thought was to prevent damage to the main unit bearings (and  
> increase in runout).

That was my thought - wreck the handpiece instead of the tool. Then again,
the MultiPro 285 and the 225 flexible driveshaft are about the same price as
far as I can tell.

I still need to sort out a drill stand and it's a toss-up between the Dremel
220 Workstation (which looks a bit crap to me, anyone used one?) and the
Wolfcraft 8407 (aka 3407, 3407000, B3407). Unless anyone happens to know of
another reasonably good sub-\ufffd35 drill stand that's easily available in the UK
and pretty well made (i.e. doesn't vibrate like mad when the drill is running
at the full 33kRPM).

Photos of both on <http://www.tool-shop.co.uk/acatalog/Dremel.html>. I
suspect details of the Dremel 220 will be on <www.dremel.com> somewhere; the
manual for the Wolfcraft stand is on <http://www.wolfcraft.de/>, under
Manuals -> Attachments -> Drill stands. Not sure about specs, but it claims
to be suitable for a Dremel.

Later.
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