Micro drill adaptor

[Alan Dawes]

I've been looking through the latest ArcEuro catalogue which came with
Model Engineer and noticed that they have recently introduced a reasonably
priced micro drill adaptor:
http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/New-Products/Micro-Drill-Adaptor
which could reduce the breakage of small drills as the feed is under
fingertip control.

Has anyone tried one?

Alan

[steamer]

Whatever you decide once you get it here's a useful modification for
ya:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/steamboat_ed/5760494502/in/set-72157624880649814
--I'm sure there's a way to shorten that URL but... ;-)

[Peter Fairbrother]

Post by steamer
Whatever you decide once you get it here's a useful modification for
http://www.flickr.com/photos/steamboat_ed/5760494502/in/set-72157624880649814
--I'm sure there's a way to shorten that URL but... ;-)

Here's a different way of doing that:

http://cameronmicrodrillpress.com/presses-MD90.html

... if you are a billionaire :)

-- Peter Fairbrother

[p***@yahoo.com]

Post by steamer
Whatever you decide once you get it here's a useful modification for
http://www.flickr.com/photos/steamboat_ed/5760494502/in/set-72157624880649814
--I'm sure there's a way to shorten that URL but... ;-)

Or try http://www.flickr.com/photos/***@N04/5608853279/

[John S]

Post by Alan Dawes
I've been looking through the latest ArcEuro catalogue which came with
Model Engineer and noticed that they have recently introduced a reasonably
priced micro drill adaptor:http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/New-Products/Micro-Drill-Adaptor
which could reduce the breakage of small drills as the feed is under
fingertip control.
Has anyone tried one?
Alan
--
Using an Acorn RiscPC

Yes, very good and so did the first 300 people who saw the advert as
they have sold out.
If you are desperate Myfords sell a similar model for £187

John S.

[steamer]

--That's highway robbery! Here's a link to cheaper ones if you don't
mind 'imported'..
http://www1.mscdirect.com/eCommerce/NavigationServlet/Tool-Holding/Drill-Chucks-Adapters-Accessories/Micro-Drill-Chucks-Adapters/_/N-77ds3

[Luscoj]

replying to Alan Dawes, Luscoj wrote:
Alan. I bought one at the weekend, I have just rang ARC as I could not figure
how it works.
They explained that the micro adjustment is not controlled by a screw thread
but just by pushing or pulling on the knurled wheel against the springed
shaft. In other words it is not controlled by a micro thread just a manual
push or pull. I will experiment further.

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for full context, visit https://www.polytechforum.com/modelengineering/micro-drill-adaptor-51182-.htm

[Alan Dawes]

replying to Alan Dawes, Luscoj wrote: Alan. I bought one at the weekend,
I have just rang ARC as I could not figure how it works.
They explained that the micro adjustment is not controlled by a screw
thread but just by pushing or pulling on the knurled wheel against the
springed shaft. In other words it is not controlled by a micro thread
just a manual push or pull. I will experiment further.

Thanks for that, but later that year - 2011 - I spoke to Ketan at Arc-Euro
and bought one. Although I've not used it a lot it is very useful when
using small drills I don't want to break.

Alan