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03-06-2013 #1
A while back I posted an RFQ about getting one of these made to help me with drilling and tapping into the edge of 15/20mm aluminium plate:
It became a bit of a pet project, tweaks were made here and there and Dom contributed massively with a few refinements of his own whilst machining it for me. Anyway, after cutting the acrylic set distance guides along with the case foam this weekend, I think it's near enough finished - here's a pic:
...and here's a vid of it in use:
It can be used to drill/tap M6, M8 AND M10 into 15mm and 20mm plate.
Yeah - I know, I know - it's a bit over the top for what it is - the number of people who've told me they'd have just used a pillar drill... The whole point of getting this made was down to the plates not being able to fit under my pillar drill, or the length of plate meant that clamping would have been cumbersome and a bit hit and miss (the usual response to the latter was along the lines of "well, in that case I'd make myself a clamp...") Anyway, it's made now. It works well, it's accurate and it should save me a bit of time in the future!
Thanks to all who offered design suggestions/encouragement at the start and a huge thanks to Dom for creating it. It really is a lovely thing!
Wal.
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