Mag Drill

big tee · Mar 30, 2017

I posted here a month ago about the mag drill my son borrowed and I used for a few holes. We decided to buy our own. I would like to buy a USA one but the ones in our price range were old and most only had a short stroke. This is a China special bought off of E-bay, $305.99 with free shipping and the Morse #3 chuck was $32 also with free shipping. It has a 7 in. stroke so we can use normal drill bits. I looked at new and used Milwaukee's but I was told they are made in China also. I guess they buy our corn so I will buy their drills. Son bought himself a mig welder and I am making him a welding table-more on this later. It worked good-didn't need the mag to drill the holes but I had to try it.----------Tee

shaun wallace · Mar 30, 2017

When drilling bigger holes go for some annular bits. Make hole like holesaw.

504 · Mar 30, 2017

I need to drill 8, 1 3/8inch holes,you can feel free to try it out at my place

Mark-Mi · Mar 30, 2017

I was wondering if you got one. Can you post link to the one you got?

jeffcat · Mar 30, 2017

Nice thing with 5hat rig is it should make nice straight holes.

Paul from MI · Mar 30, 2017

We had a Milwaukee at the plant---one of our most useful tools.

Butch(OH) · Mar 31, 2017

They are really handy and especially so when a person has a nice steel table like that one. I will caution you that when ever you are using a large bit to grab the drill with both hands and try hard to move it around after you have it positioned. NEVER be tempted to disable the switch underneath that disables when set on uneven surfaces. It's a pita at times but a critical safety feature.

flembo · Mar 31, 2017

Over the yrs. I have used several different makes but I believe the original one was Bux. I still to this day refer to them as bux drills. We now have a Milwaukee I remember Sears had one that was quite tall but you could swivel the drill to either side 90 deg.

big tee · Mar 31, 2017

Click on E-bay----SD103 mag drill. It will come up-same drill different color. $35 cheaper---I got hosed again!!!!----Tee

Dick L · Mar 31, 2017

I don't use mine often but could never drill the holes in the press platens by hand myself. Most always drop it down on a chain between the platens as it is to heavy to lift in. The auto feed on mine lets an old crippled duffer to drill out stripped holes to rethread by his own self and along with a fork truck of course.

big tee · Mar 31, 2017

How do I get there????????????????----Tee

Bernie/MA · Mar 31, 2017

Before I retired I was building some square water tanks, needed coupling holes. I had rigged an electric drill to a rack and pinion so I used a chain and binder to clamp it to the tank.

Dave O'Brien · Mar 31, 2017

I've used several different models and manufacturers over the years. The biggest issues I've encountered is that the have a LOT of torque. On smaller pieces, Make VERY sure that the piece is clamped or secured firmly. Most of these that I've seen have been single speed, But I have seen a Milwaukee that had a variable speed.

K Effective · Mar 31, 2017

When my maternal Grandfather passed away suddenly, he did so without a will, forcing the sale of all of his assets, including the two-to-three-man machine shop he ran. My Dad was chosen as executor, and, true to form, would not glean through the equipment. Grandma finally convinced him to keep an old Craftsman drill press that she sometimes used on dollhouse construction. We still use it today, but it is suffering from its age. Would a mag drill like these, coupled with the drill press stand and table, and even the upright post, be a replacement for the drill press?

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