Lightweight Electric Drill Suggestions?
I have a heavy-duty Dremel 1/8" tool but it is forlorn for drilling small diameter holes in non metal material. Fitting various size drills into that chuck is beyond me. I was given a used DeWalt c...
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With a preponderance of non metallic drilling (plastic - circuit boards) I am wondering if the low non variable RPM drills might be an option?
Because of my involvement with stuff electrical I seldom venture past the world of aluminum or sheet steel in the 22 gauge area.
I freaked out when I attempted to use hex bit drills many years ago. They actually bent! Wobbled. Then again I frequently drill for 3.0 and 3.5 mm threads meaning an odd size drill far away from the hex bit realm. Next on the list is a bench top hobby drill like a Wen. But I would love to find a cross axis drill press vise that could be used as a miniature milling machine for making square panel gauge cut outs in plastic.
My weakening hands are unamusing. Yesterday for instance, I could not use a regular can opener on a can of albacore. I had to use needle nose Vise Grips, with the jaws opened parallel to leverage the can opener's large plastic wing nut. I arrived totally naive to the travails of old-age. No I never did get an electric can opener as I am unsure as to how one would get along with a can with a pull top lid -- very common down here. I define weak as needing to use Vise Grips to twist the lid on a plastic beverage bottle. Pain and weak fingers do not make a hobbyist happy :(
With doo-dad helper tools and accessories I do OK working on the bench.
Because of my involvement with stuff electrical I seldom venture past the world of aluminum or sheet steel in the 22 gauge area.
I freaked out when I attempted to use hex bit drills many years ago. They actually bent! Wobbled. Then again I frequently drill for 3.0 and 3.5 mm threads meaning an odd size drill far away from the hex bit realm. Next on the list is a bench top hobby drill like a Wen. But I would love to find a cross axis drill press vise that could be used as a miniature milling machine for making square panel gauge cut outs in plastic.
My weakening hands are unamusing. Yesterday for instance, I could not use a regular can opener on a can of albacore. I had to use needle nose Vise Grips, with the jaws opened parallel to leverage the can opener's large plastic wing nut. I arrived totally naive to the travails of old-age. No I never did get an electric can opener as I am unsure as to how one would get along with a can with a pull top lid -- very common down here. I define weak as needing to use Vise Grips to twist the lid on a plastic beverage bottle. Pain and weak fingers do not make a hobbyist happy :(
With doo-dad helper tools and accessories I do OK working on the bench.
