Anybody got one? Like to keep it under $400. Occasional use only.
Still gathering information, but the Big Question is will it stand up to occasional, relatively light use? Good ones like Hougen or Milwaukee start at $1000 and go up from there. That's definitely NOT gonna happen.
I've enquired about renting one for the main job I have in mind. Depending on what that costs, I might take a chance on a Vevor. If it costs $100 a day plus a 50 mile round trip to the rental store, dumping $175 on one I can keep makes sense.
No, nothing weird...very...This "main job". Not over the holidays by chance? Thinking " Bad Santa"
I have a 1/2 inch Makita that's more than capable of drilling the holes, it's just a lot of work and a wrist-twister. Plus, any excuse for a new tool...Outside the box?
Watch for a used Milwaukee mag drill. Sell it on when done.
Move the drill press or the milling machine outside for this "one job"
smaller vertical mill could do it, just saying.
Start asking around, see if a local contractor will rent you their mag drill for a day. Larger plumbers, electricians often have one or a VACUUM mount unit.
Anymore would a plasma cutter work to make holes? mmm plasma cutter.
Weld something on, cut, grind the welds off it later?
I cut the wear bar off my 7' snow bucket to weld in a new one, that was a fine afternoons work with lightweight tools. Went through a bunch of 7" cut off wheels, both wear and breakage. The 7' Porter cable grinder held up fine, a 4" no name went in the garbage part way through. The 40 year old 120 volt snap on MIG was REALLY over worked that day. Bet I had to reset my panel breaker 15 times LOL.
Corded Milwaukee hole hogs can now be found CHEAP, I kept mine from construction days and it does serious drilling now and then.
Great looking drill - you can’t beat the price. Looking forward to reading your reviews on this piece.View attachment 338076
Arrived yesterday. Home Depot's "ship to home" option was much quicker than I expected.
Seems like a solid unit. I will say the Jacobs-style chuck is pretty cheesy. If I find myself using twist drills a lot (which I suspect will be the case) I'll get a better one.
As with most machines, it's the tooling that'll get ya. Got a set of mid-grade cutters on order. As I determine what sizes I'll actually use, I'll buy good quality individual cutters.
I also ordered a Morse Taper to Weldon Chuck adapter so I can use the cutters in my drill press.