Most benchtop drill presses can quickly drill metal and wood, but if you try stone, glass, ceramic, or concrete, you will find limitations very quickly. You'll find that your drill bit overheats, your material breaks and chips, and you create...
* Drilling Differences
* Speed does matter
* Differences with the water supply
We do make drill bits with a finer diamond grit that goes up to a 500 grit. Let's see how that would work to add a polish.
Got Drill Press Wobble? Let's start with how true is your Drill Press. Here are a few good reads to get you on the path to precision drilling with tips on how to tune your Drill Press.
Another possibility for wobble is the Spindle – you can experience wobble if the Spindle is bent. Here is a few quick tips on how to check for this.
Check out this great write up on the Gunther Multidrill System in the "Cool Tools" section of "Lapidary Journals Jewelry Artist". “This is extraordinary. So wouldn’t it be great to use the drill press you’ve already got (like the awesome...
With the Gunther Diamond Tools Drilling systems you can easily and quickly drill spheres into beads. Our bead nest insert provides a secure rest to drill starters holes that then insert into the counter part for perfectly centered holes. The standard system...
