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3D-printed drill press can drill through metal — costs around $45 to create your own drill press (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world
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[–] 12 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Also you might need a 400+ USD 3D Printer and the drill bits that can't be printed.

Drilling through soft metals like aluminum and brass is possible with 2mm drills.

...yay?

I mean, I'm all for printing fun stuff just to see if it works. Just don't make it sound like it's a cheap solution for people who need a drill press...

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  • [–] 27 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    It's a 3d printing forum, most people here already have the 3d Printer for other uses. It's an option for those people. Not someone who is starting from scratch.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Except it is entirely counterproductive and a project for a project's sake.

    There are stands that turn your regular drill into a "drill press". 100x more rigid than whatever this is. And with drill presses, you can't have deflection or it'll ruin every part you make.

    Alternatively, there are $50 drill presses too. Probably "worth the money", but still more rigid than this.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    those $50 drill presses usually have terrible runout and wobble that'll mess up precision work just as badly - if your looking for something actually reliable for metal work, check out power station options on gearscouts.com to run a proper bench drill when you're away from outlets.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It does kinda say this in the article.

    I will add though, the main reason to use a drill press is precision, and it's hard to imagine a 3D printed structure wouldn't flex and warp during use.

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