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Proxxon's Dremel-style multitool combined with the drill press stand works great and is much less single-use. Their mini-mill is also great. Avoid the Proxxon

Proxxon's Dremel-style multitool combined with the drill press stand works great and is much less single-use. Their mini-mill is also great. Avoid the Proxxon tiny circular saw though, it is utter junk.

walterbell 4y ago
Proxxon has a vocal customer base with high standards, they should hire some of their customers to address gaps in design, manufacturing and QA. Customer feedback on the mill stand, http://sigmatechnica.com/proxxon-milldrill-improvements/ http://sigmatechnica.com/proxxon-milldrill-improvements/ > Initially I considered all sorts of screw tensioning and spring loading schemes, as well as worrying about the strength of the solder joints but I have been using these modified nuts for about 2 years now and they are showing little signs of wear or failure. With the above 2 improvements backlash on the X-Y table has been reduced from almost a full turn of the handles to less than a tenth of a turn. I think some fairly radical re-engineering may be needed to get much better than that, new lead screws would be a must as the ones that come with it are not that great. Customer feedback on the drill stand, https://www.amazon.com/Proxxon-28600-Micromot-Drill-Stand/dp/B00934X6BO/ https://www.amazon.com/Proxxon-28600-Micromot-Drill-Stand/dp... > To adjust height, a clamp needs to be released on the rear shaft with one hand whilst still holding the drill in its assembly with the other...and it all wobbles a bit...there’s nothing stopping the assembly dropping and potentially doing some damage if there’s a bit in the chuck. So, a touch of genius....I happen to have a couple of springs that came from an old plunge router. Each spring is about 70/80mm long and they’re just the right diameter to fit loosely onto the shaft under the drill assembly. So now when the rear clamp is released, these springs take the total weight of the drill head which now has to be gently pressed down against the spring pressure rather than simply dropping under gravity. It makes an amazing difference and turns the drill stand into a much more professional tool and more like a full size pillar drill. It’s a tweak well worth doing if you can get suitable springs. The hobbyist community could compile these tweaks/fixes into one OSS document per model, rather than leaving them scattered across product reviews and blogs.

walterbell 4y ago

Proxxon has a vocal customer base with high standards, they should hire some of their customers to address gaps in design, manufacturing and QA. Customer feedback on the mill stand, http://sigmatechnica.com/proxxon-milldrill-improvements/ http://sigmatechnica.com/proxxon-milldrill-improvements/ > Initially I considered all sorts of screw tensioning and spring loading schemes, as well as worrying about the strength of the solder joints but I have been using these modified nuts for about 2 years now and they are showing little signs of wear or failure. With the above 2 improvements backlash on the X-Y table has been reduced from almost a full turn of the handles to less than a tenth of a turn. I think some fairly radical re-engineering may be needed to get much better than that, new lead screws would be a must as the ones that come with it are not that great. Customer feedback on the drill stand, https://www.amazon.com/Proxxon-28600-Micromot-Drill-Stand/dp/B00934X6BO/ https://www.amazon.com/Proxxon-28600-Micromot-Drill-Stand/dp... > To adjust height, a clamp needs to be released on the rear shaft with one hand whilst still holding the drill in its assembly with the other...and it all wobbles a bit...there’s nothing stopping the assembly dropping and potentially doing some damage if there’s a bit in the chuck. So, a touch of genius....I happen to have a couple of springs that came from an old plunge router. Each spring is about 70/80mm long and they’re just the right diameter to fit loosely onto the shaft under the drill assembly. So now when the rear clamp is released, these springs take the total weight of the drill head which now has to be gently pressed down against the spring pressure rather than simply dropping under gravity. It makes an amazing difference and turns the drill stand into a much more professional tool and more like a full size pillar drill. It’s a tweak well worth doing if you can get suitable springs. The hobbyist community could compile these tweaks/fixes into one OSS document per model, rather than leaving them scattered across product reviews and blogs.