The Dude
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Oct 19, 2010
- Location
- Portland, OR
I'm working on a project for a client to replace tempates that they use to mark hole locations where they drill 7/16" diameter holes (only on 2 x 4's, along the center-line). The main function is to use a programmable drill stop (similar to a Tigerstop, different brand). This part is all designed including all the necessary interlock and safety features.
The current drill press is a Grizzly G7948 which, on one hand is more than enough capability but all kind of a piece of junk. The head stock has play (not in the bearings, in the carriage part), the return spring is really "crappy" (when adjusted to a high-torque it's very hard to activate and when low-torgue it doesn't retract). There's also some other repairs that this needs that is leading me down a path to evaluate alternatives.
I looked at self-feeding drills and they were either expensive or incapable. I also made a trial unit on a pneumatic slide (with a pneumatic drill mounted to it) and it came "close" but the overall torque on the drill was a bit low. Might be a future option. What I'm ideally looking for is a good quality bench-mount dill with an adjustable stop, price around $750 or less would be likely a no-brainer if I could find a good one. Alternatively, wondering if there's another setup to use for just drilling holes in 2 x 4's, one boards & one hole at a time.
Doesn't have to be hand acutated and the drill bit will be fully guarded as part of a shopvac system to collect chips. If you have any suggestions, let me know.
Thanks,
The Dude
The current drill press is a Grizzly G7948 which, on one hand is more than enough capability but all kind of a piece of junk. The head stock has play (not in the bearings, in the carriage part), the return spring is really "crappy" (when adjusted to a high-torque it's very hard to activate and when low-torgue it doesn't retract). There's also some other repairs that this needs that is leading me down a path to evaluate alternatives.
I looked at self-feeding drills and they were either expensive or incapable. I also made a trial unit on a pneumatic slide (with a pneumatic drill mounted to it) and it came "close" but the overall torque on the drill was a bit low. Might be a future option. What I'm ideally looking for is a good quality bench-mount dill with an adjustable stop, price around $750 or less would be likely a no-brainer if I could find a good one. Alternatively, wondering if there's another setup to use for just drilling holes in 2 x 4's, one boards & one hole at a time.
Doesn't have to be hand acutated and the drill bit will be fully guarded as part of a shopvac system to collect chips. If you have any suggestions, let me know.
Thanks,
The Dude