Dremel 220 workstation

I spent 2 or 3 years making 3D Printer nozzles.

I was easily able to drill 0.3mm holes in Brass on an early (slow speed) Myford ML7.

I used 1/8" shank PCB Drills.
Speed was not the issue, it was all in the feel.
I reamed a pin vice and matched it to Silver steel rod held in the tail chuck. The drilling was all done by hand.

I would second the recommendation for the Proxxon IB/E drill. I've had one for a couple of years and it's in a completely different class to the Dremel.

Don't know how good the Proxxon stand is though. I have mine mounted on a bracket on the side of my cnc converted X2P mill and it does a good job of engraving as well as drilling small holes.

Russell.

Haven't used either company, but I did notice one of the Proxxon stands on a workbench in the local Vision Express opticians ... may be a good sign ?

MichaelG.

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Correction: It was SpecSavers [must be a joke in there somewhere]

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 16/05/2015 11:13:21

Hi Bob,
This is a drilling set up I made for drilling printed circuit boards.

It is made from an old Black & Decker drill stand. The main slide part is from an old dot matrix printer. The rear guide bar to stop rotation is also a bar from a printer. This does not go through a bush. It is just located between two strips of brass that are adjusted so they just touch the sides of the bar. The counter balance spring was made as long as possible so the tension does not change much over the travel. I use this with a Minicraft drill but a Dremel could be used. The drill is just located in the "V" of a short piece of angle.

Les.