jockospades
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Hi all. Great forum - took a long time before I need to post something!
Bought a Clarke min mill/drimm CMD300 from a "mate" - ha! went to use today for 1st time just to drill some plate, machine not really seen much use, popped in a 5mm then a 9.5mm drill - no problem, drilled quick/clean. Moved upto a 12mm (to drill through a 17mm thick mild steel plate) then the problem started...as soon as any downward pressure applied to drill via the 3-spoke handle the machine stops & turns off - yellow light comes on. So you have to back the drill out turn off the swtich then on again to reset then start again. Then repeat repeat repeat. Tried it all though the rev range and on high & low setting - still the same. 30, yes 30, mins later it was only 75% through the plate. I refused to give in but did eventually - stuck the piece in the vice and finished off with a cordless drill - no effort!
I gave up my old belt drive bench drill from Aldis (20+years old) with a 16mm chuch that never let me down but this little bugger is a PIA! So obviously (I hope) they never left the factory like this and there is no chance it's going to do any milling if it cant have torque - so does anyone have an idea whats happening here? btw the motor was not very hot despite the literally dozens n dozens of resets.
Bought a Clarke min mill/drimm CMD300 from a "mate" - ha! went to use today for 1st time just to drill some plate, machine not really seen much use, popped in a 5mm then a 9.5mm drill - no problem, drilled quick/clean. Moved upto a 12mm (to drill through a 17mm thick mild steel plate) then the problem started...as soon as any downward pressure applied to drill via the 3-spoke handle the machine stops & turns off - yellow light comes on. So you have to back the drill out turn off the swtich then on again to reset then start again. Then repeat repeat repeat. Tried it all though the rev range and on high & low setting - still the same. 30, yes 30, mins later it was only 75% through the plate. I refused to give in but did eventually - stuck the piece in the vice and finished off with a cordless drill - no effort!
I gave up my old belt drive bench drill from Aldis (20+years old) with a 16mm chuch that never let me down but this little bugger is a PIA! So obviously (I hope) they never left the factory like this and there is no chance it's going to do any milling if it cant have torque - so does anyone have an idea whats happening here? btw the motor was not very hot despite the literally dozens n dozens of resets.