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Comment on 3D-printed drill press can drill through metal — costs around $45 to create your own drill press

Also you might need a 400+ USD 3D Printer and the drill bits that can’t be printed.

Drilling through soft metals like aluminum and brass is possible with 2mm drills.

…yay?

I mean, I’m all for printing fun stuff just to see if it works. Just don’t make it sound like it’s a cheap solution for people who need a drill press…

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Bronzebeard@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
It’s a 3d printing forum, most people here already have the 3d Printer for other uses. It’s an option for those people. Not someone who is starting from scratch.

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- Maalus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Except it is entirely counterproductive and a project for a project’s sake.
  
  There are stands that turn your regular drill into a “drill press”. 100x more rigid than whatever this is. And with drill presses, you can’t have deflection or it’ll ruin every part you make.
  
  Alternatively, there are $50 drill presses too. Probably “worth the money”, but still more rigid than this.
  
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  - MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    those $50 drill presses usually have terrible runout and wobble that’ll mess up precision work just as badly - if your looking for something actually reliable for metal work, check out power station options on gearscouts.com to run a proper bench drill when you’re away from outlets.
    
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    Maalus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Yeah, sure. But at the end of the day, whatever this project is, will work worse than the things I mentioned.
    
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- SavinDWhales@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Well no, toms hardware is no 3d printer forum. I criticized their headline. Sorry if it came across another way.
  
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null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
It does kinda say this in the article.

I will add though, the main reason to use a drill press is precision, and it’s hard to imagine a 3D printed structure wouldn’t flex and warp during use.

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- P1nkman@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  
  it’s hard to imagine a 3D printed structure wouldn’t flex and warp during use.
  
  Depends in the filament used. Would not use PLA for this stuff.
  
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jawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
It’s also very doable to get a for-real drill press for the price of making this.

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