Question: Slow Drill

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Question: Slow Drill

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 4:12 PM

I have a 2 speed Dremel rotary tool. It works fine except that it’s too fast (on the slower speed) to drill through plastic parts. I was searching for a voltage regulator box, but they seamed to be expensive, $300 and up.

My question is does the Dremel with variable speed is slow enough for scale model plastics?
Does anyone know of a good inexpensive variable voltage regulator?

Thanks

Steve

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Foster7155

Member since
July 2003
From: Pensacola, FL

Posted by Foster7155 on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 4:28 PM

Welcome to the forum!

You might want to try one of these...I own one and love it.

http://www.ww2modelmaker.com/microtoolpg.htm

Robert Foster

Pensacola Modeleers

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 4:45 PM

Thanks, looks like a good and afortable solution. Which set would you recomed to get together with the drill tool?

Steve

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Woody

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December 2002
From: Third rock from the sun.

Posted by Woody on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 5:02 PM

I like the control a pinvise offers for drilling precision holes in styrene.

" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 5:07 PM

Agree with Woody for drilling I also mostly use a pinvise, the router I got has a build in speed-control and is rather small which i find a bonus for getting into tight places and also allows me to move it easily without my hand cramping up.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 5:33 PM

so Pinvise is a hand drill? Which one you think is best? I saw couple of them from deferent manufactures, like squadron, Testors, and more. I also saw Spiral Hand Drill & Spring by Zona Tool Co. Looks like a good one. What do you think?

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 5:43 PM

I got 2, one is a generic make the other one is made by Tamiya.
They all are pretty much the same, should be able to hold a variety of thicknesses and have a swivel end to prevent blister. Those take from 0.1mm~3.2mm bits.

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Woody

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December 2002
From: Third rock from the sun.

Posted by Woody on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 5:59 PM

I have four including a spiral drill. I use my Masocot with larger bits as it has four cullet sizes. I use the spiral if I'm drilling a bunch of holes. I have a small one which I use for single holes and very small holes. I can't remember the brand, perhapes a Zona. I don't use my Excel brand pinvise very much and wouldn't recommend it to anyone. It's all Aluminum and it's construction is rather sloppy.

" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones

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grandadjohn

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February 2003
From: phoenix

Posted by grandadjohn on Friday, November 12, 2004 8:46 PM

Get a pin-vise, one that would be comfortable for you to use, I would not advise using fine drill bits in a Dremel. At even a slow speed, if the bit breaks(and they do) it will send small chunks in all directions and could cause serious injury.
John
helicopters don't fly, they beat the air into submission