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I am obsessed.
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- Carnoustie, Scotland
For me it is an Arboga, they are Swedish and I have always considered them a cut above the rest in their class and I have used quite a few different makes that people consider the best. Quite a few variants , one with a XY table seems to be quite common, mine is just the more basic type although a rectangle table where a lot are round.
They very rarely go cheap on eBay, usually £500 upwards but I found mine for £250 and paid another £70 for delivery laying flat on two pallets. It arrived lying down right enough but had started off being sent upright on one pallet fixed with stretch wrap. Table was snapped off, handles broken and integrated motor shaft bent. Sent pics to the seller who apologised and sent me a full refund, seems he hadn't been there the day they sent it off and a worker had done it, or that was what he said anyway. I said I would strap to two pallets for him to collect and he said just to skip it.
Well even in the broken state it was too good to skip especially as it was now free, so I sorted it up, machined a new base for the table, managed to press the motor shaft straight and got some of the handles sorted, the rest I still have to do but as I have had it probably 8 years it looks like they will never get done
The head and table both rise/fall on rack/pinion and both double lock with a single lever on each.
MT3 which is good and also no need for drifts, just slide a small arm out the way and dunt the quill fully up and the drill pops out, it is supposed to be spring loaded but the spring is broken on mine.
Mine is 8 speed, 100rpm to 2900 rpm and is very quiet in operation compared to a belt drive drill.
Some pics.
Fixed table
Head side view
Release lever for morse taper in normal position.
Slid out and if you look closely you can see the pin that knocks the taper out when you raise the quill.
Finally full view.
They very rarely go cheap on eBay, usually £500 upwards but I found mine for £250 and paid another £70 for delivery laying flat on two pallets. It arrived lying down right enough but had started off being sent upright on one pallet fixed with stretch wrap. Table was snapped off, handles broken and integrated motor shaft bent. Sent pics to the seller who apologised and sent me a full refund, seems he hadn't been there the day they sent it off and a worker had done it, or that was what he said anyway. I said I would strap to two pallets for him to collect and he said just to skip it.
Well even in the broken state it was too good to skip especially as it was now free, so I sorted it up, machined a new base for the table, managed to press the motor shaft straight and got some of the handles sorted, the rest I still have to do but as I have had it probably 8 years it looks like they will never get done
The head and table both rise/fall on rack/pinion and both double lock with a single lever on each.
MT3 which is good and also no need for drifts, just slide a small arm out the way and dunt the quill fully up and the drill pops out, it is supposed to be spring loaded but the spring is broken on mine.
Mine is 8 speed, 100rpm to 2900 rpm and is very quiet in operation compared to a belt drive drill.
Some pics.
Fixed table
Head side view
Release lever for morse taper in normal position.
Slid out and if you look closely you can see the pin that knocks the taper out when you raise the quill.
Finally full view.
