Portable satellite dish base

[Archive-8]

I only have cheap drill bits and wanted to test, swapped to the normal chuck its very actuate drills quite easy with the cheap drills, another 50 holes to do, I can see this getting boring
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We used them all the time, when I worked in steel fabrication.

Brilliant gadget

 

[moonbase]

blademedia,

Have you any dish size in mind that you plan to put on the portable dish base? Is it going to be some awesome monster that your neighbours will awake to with shock one morning after an all night erection job?


Rgds

 

[blademedia]

blademedia,

Have you any dish size in mind that you plan to put on the portable dish base? Is it going to be some awesome monster that your neighbours will awake to with shock one morning after an all night erection job?


Rgds

All night erection is no more many years ago was ok , 2,4 will be on this one once finished I need to make polar mount when base is finished it was fixed dish at my old place

 

[blademedia]

More testing today with proper drill bit, cuts like butter finished one railway line in half hour, bit cuts a plug out,

 

[Archive4]

That´s a bit of a waste!

 

[moonbase]

Well its arrived to say I am impressed is a under statement, this is no toy
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blademedia,

That drill looks a very nice piece of kit. From reading your feedback after using it you seem to have a good impression of it.

Would you please be able to tell me if the drill is capable of securing box section or angle iron in place for accurate drilling? On the steel that you have drilled in the photos it looks to be held magnetically in place on a flat surface of the part to be drilled and then the hole is drilled in front of the magnetic base? How would this work for a piece of angle iron or box section?

The holes it drills seem very precise and neat and it has got a meaty motor on it, its a real beauty and the portability is a huge plus.


Rgds

 

[blademedia]

blademedia,

That drill looks a very nice piece of kit. From reading your feedback after using it you seem to have a good impression of it.

Would you please be able to tell me if the drill is capable of securing box section or angle iron in place for accurate drilling? On the steel that you have drilled in the photos it looks to be held magnetically in place on a flat surface of the part to be drilled and then the hole is drilled in front of the magnetic base? How would this work for a piece of angle iron or box section?

The holes it drills seem very precise and neat and it has got a meaty motor on it, its a real beauty and the portability is a huge plus.


Rgds

Hello its the best drill I have ever used very accurate and precise, they would be no problem with small box section/angle iron, the best way to do it would be to get a independent metal plate (anything will do thick metal) for the drill to lock to as you say the drill is electro magnetic a 12/12 inch plate screwed to a secure surface would be sufficient.

Another reason for buying this drill was precision I will be constructing a polar mount for my 2,4 as you will well know precision is a must.

 

[blademedia]

Drilling nearly complete one rail to do, used two cutters up to now only bought the cheap ones at £14 each now blunt reading up special tungsten cutters are available for rail will pick one up tomorrow £50

Another test for drill was widening hole made mistake with measure no problem doesn't try to get in same hole cuts where you put it

 

[Archive4]

Jealous or what!

 

[Captain Jack]

Are these drill bits only suitable for magnetic drills or can they go on the bench one?

 

[blademedia]

Are these drill bits only suitable for magnetic drills or can they go on the bench one?

They could be used in bench drill but you would need a big chuck diameter is something like 16mm most chuck only accept 12mm ?

 

[Trust]

Looks you did not use the neccasary cutting oil .

 

[blademedia]

Looks you did not use the neccasary cutting oil .

No cheap drill bit
Rail Products - Rotabroach

 

[Trust]

now i see !

 

[blademedia]

now i see !

I bought cheap bit ok for mild steal not very good on rail track very hard, I need this type maybe £50+ not £14

You can see its also different design flutes are more straight

 

[Archive-8]

You should always cover the drill end on a rotabroach with suds, you want to keep the drill bit as cold as you can.

 

[blademedia]

You should always cover the drill end on a rotabroach with suds, you want to keep the drill bit as cold as you can.

Thanks I owned fabrication shop for 20 yrs no rotabroach out at the time but keeping the drill cool has always been a must cheap drill bit is the problem here

 

[blademedia]

bought proper drill bit for rail line today lots better, drilling complete on the outer base, now 16/18 lengths of pipe to drill and fix,

bigger picture of the drill as you can now see its self lubricating to keep the drill cool starts pumping fluid on the drill once its running

containers turned up today with dishes in will get the 2.4 out tomorrow ready for instillation

 

[Archive4]

Sorry, I must have miss understood your last post.
I was expecting to see a wet bit!

 

[moonbase]

blademedia,

What were your impressions of the Evolution MAG drill that you bought before the Rotabroach? Was it simply not up to the job or not particularly well built? The Rotabroach seems to be making easy work of cutting the holes, especially with a good quality cutting bit.

Rgds