So i finally bought this bad boy and oh my god what a drill
I recently had to sell a evolution 42mm mag drill because while it was okay drilling 20mm holes with annular cutters just fine it lacked speed control for anything bigger. Especially when it came to large blacksmith drill bits and the oil coolant system on it was meh. So i sold it and bought a element 100
first thoughts?
as a hobby/semi pro user nothing prepares you for the size of this thing.. its bloody huge and heavy 25kg!
it uses morse taper shafts to connect your twist drill bit chucks and your weldon shank cutters so care is needed when removing and putting them in but they hold very well when done correctly.
the 4 speed variable gearbox it has its a real game changer.. i have so much control on how much rpm i want the drill to spin.. i tried it with a 30mm twist drill bit i had laying about.. switched it to the lowest gear and at 45rpm and went to drill.. it cut beautifully and not once did the pressure meter on the main board go yellow or red.. constantly remained at green and i was putting alot of force down on the handle bars. very large chips came off with no loss in speed with a good quality cut.. there was no wobbling on the spindle so its a very solid build.
Next i tried a 40mm annular cutter on a RSJ. so i swapped out the shafts for the weldon shank.. very solid build with no play at all in it unlike the evolution that had a slight wobble. i bought some neat broaching fluid that they make and it flows very nicely down the system with no air pockets.. the flow was actually so good i had to bottleneck it at the coolant tank. so using the gearbox i switched the machine to drill this 40mm at 140rpm ish which i find is a nice spot to conserve the sharpness of a cutter this size. Again it was a wonderful cut with no bogging down. honestly i dont think im able to stall this machine right now as there is alot of power in the 2kw motor
The magnet is beefy.. The manual recommends using 25mm steel or backing plates to get the desired grip bit i used it on my custom mag drill press that uses a large 10mm plate for it to sit on and that actually worked just fine but just to be safe ill be getting 1 inch plate just to make sure it never breaks loose while cutting ! Also i did notice the magnet its self generates heat so things can get rather warm near the area.. something i did not experience with the evo drill
The thing that did catch me off guard was on the drill its self it tells you must use it on a ring circuit with atleast 20a behind it.. so you have to becareful to make sure not much else is running on the same circuit while its running.. but it does work just fine from the supplied 13a plug.. just have to be mindful of what else is powered on while the drill is on.
If you want to know anything else about the drill just post here but i hope this short review will help anyone else thinking of getting this drill.. honestly for the money its worth it.. I never seen such a powerful controlled drill at this price range
I recently had to sell a evolution 42mm mag drill because while it was okay drilling 20mm holes with annular cutters just fine it lacked speed control for anything bigger. Especially when it came to large blacksmith drill bits and the oil coolant system on it was meh. So i sold it and bought a element 100
first thoughts?
as a hobby/semi pro user nothing prepares you for the size of this thing.. its bloody huge and heavy 25kg!
it uses morse taper shafts to connect your twist drill bit chucks and your weldon shank cutters so care is needed when removing and putting them in but they hold very well when done correctly.
the 4 speed variable gearbox it has its a real game changer.. i have so much control on how much rpm i want the drill to spin.. i tried it with a 30mm twist drill bit i had laying about.. switched it to the lowest gear and at 45rpm and went to drill.. it cut beautifully and not once did the pressure meter on the main board go yellow or red.. constantly remained at green and i was putting alot of force down on the handle bars. very large chips came off with no loss in speed with a good quality cut.. there was no wobbling on the spindle so its a very solid build.
Next i tried a 40mm annular cutter on a RSJ. so i swapped out the shafts for the weldon shank.. very solid build with no play at all in it unlike the evolution that had a slight wobble. i bought some neat broaching fluid that they make and it flows very nicely down the system with no air pockets.. the flow was actually so good i had to bottleneck it at the coolant tank. so using the gearbox i switched the machine to drill this 40mm at 140rpm ish which i find is a nice spot to conserve the sharpness of a cutter this size. Again it was a wonderful cut with no bogging down. honestly i dont think im able to stall this machine right now as there is alot of power in the 2kw motor
The magnet is beefy.. The manual recommends using 25mm steel or backing plates to get the desired grip bit i used it on my custom mag drill press that uses a large 10mm plate for it to sit on and that actually worked just fine but just to be safe ill be getting 1 inch plate just to make sure it never breaks loose while cutting ! Also i did notice the magnet its self generates heat so things can get rather warm near the area.. something i did not experience with the evo drill
The thing that did catch me off guard was on the drill its self it tells you must use it on a ring circuit with atleast 20a behind it.. so you have to becareful to make sure not much else is running on the same circuit while its running.. but it does work just fine from the supplied 13a plug.. just have to be mindful of what else is powered on while the drill is on.
If you want to know anything else about the drill just post here but i hope this short review will help anyone else thinking of getting this drill.. honestly for the money its worth it.. I never seen such a powerful controlled drill at this price range
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