Hi Maren,
Funny you should ask about drill presses cause I finally got one for Xmas this year. I've been wanting one for a while now so I can drill my own holes but I didn't want one of those industrial type huge presses. I only wanted a mini or bench drill press and they are very hard to find unless you want to pay an arm/leg for one.
For Xmas, I got a brand new Dremel tool with the flex shaft attachment and the Dremel drill press. Its way cool - the Dremel tool fits right in the drill press all snug and tight and works like a charm. I like the fact that I can use the Dremel tool in the ordinary way or fit the flex shaft to it or put the Dremel in the drill press and use it that way. Very versatile. Now, I just have to buy some tips/bits/burrs at Widget Supply (
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) and I can finally get those holes drilled into the several hundred shells I picked up at Naggs Head several years ago. FYI - if you do go with a Dremel tool and Dremel drill press, you will have to order the collet that will handle the smallest drill bit: 1/32 or 1/64 if you can find it. I haven't placed my order yet at Widget, but I've been all over that site and puttin stuff in my cart. Their prices are great!
Sterling
"Maren at google" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@1g2000hsl.googlegroups.com... : Hi all, : : I've been thinking about double-drilling Royal Poinciana seeds for a : year now and still : not done so. I hope to make spacer bars out of them. Obviously, for : that the two holes : have to be the same distance apart in all of them. So I'm thinking : about getting a mini : drill press. I read bad things about the Dremel one on-line, that it's : just about impossible : to get the holes in the right place. : : So, does anybody have one, and what brand, and is it any good? : : I could try drilling without drill press, but I don't think I'm going : to be any good : at that. : : Mahalo (thanks) and Aloha, : Maren : HiloBeads :
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