I've been around machine tools since the 1970s and I've never seen that much runout... ever. That was borderline terrifying. It's a shame that after all these years in machine building that things have declined so much. You would think that with all of the knowledge that has developed over hundreds or thousands of years that cheap, ultra-precise machines would be everywhere, but I guess these manufacturers have other motives. Another great video, Hersch. Great job. Thank you.
@@hersch_tool That being said, you have a lathe. Could you machine a register into the chuck to make it run true? Just a small counter bore with matching shoulder on the adapter?
@@grippgoat I haven’t had a chance to really look at it but I’m thinking that the threads aren’t straight in the first place. It’s reaaaalllly cheap chuck… But stay tuned lol, I’ll certainly be giving it a shot.
The speed is down as low as it will go, it might look fast because it's sped up 3x at one point. And for those bigger drills, 400rpm is way too fast. I think im going about 100 "ish" for the biggest drill.
Thanks for the video! I like mag drills had one at shop before I retired. I have a idea for you if you are speaking terms with local machine shops let them know about you and what you can do maybe they will send you work they aren't interested in or to small to deal with shops around my area do for me , and sometimes more than I can do Goodluck see you in next video
An IT guy doesn't know how to google "annular pronunciation" LOL. an-yuh-lr. Whoda thunk it. Probably the 3rd video I've seen on these Mag Drills, and they have all had bad runout with the chuck.
LOL the funny thing is, I know how to pronounce it. But for some reason the whole day I was saying it wrong. Then as soon as I loaded up the footage to edit it I just had to facepalm myself and accept that it was too late to do anything about it... 😂
I thought that the motor/head could be positioned higher up on the slde to give you more Z height. Is that not possible on the version that they sent you?
You mean mounted in a different position? I don’t believe so, didn’t see anything in the instructions about it but I’ll have to take a closer look and see if it’s possible. Thanks for watching btw!
Impressive machine; weird that you can only drill the surface it's standing on because nothing will fit underneath the drill... 0:37 "My wife is currently standing on a ladder" - shucks, you're saying she's not 11 feet tall!!? Props to her for the camera work.
I think it’ll work well for my needs, but that’s why I do these vids. So you can see for yourself if the tool will work for you. Thanks very much for watching!
