Well no, toms hardware is no 3d printer forum. I criticized their headline. Sorry if it came across another way.
Comment on 3D-printed drill press can drill through metal — costs around $45 to create your own drill press
Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 2 days agoIt’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.
SavinDWhales@lemmy.world 2 days ago
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.
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 18 hours 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.
Maalus@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Yeah, sure. But at the end of the day, whatever this project is, will work worse than the things I mentioned.