Hi sorry to be back with a related question.
In this thread I learned about Proxxon machines.
Naturally I started looking at the hand model with the stand.
Then, heck that's almost the cost of the TBM-200 bench top.
Either case I was going to get the X/Y Table.
Now I'm looking further....and that's $70 from the MF-70 mini mill.
http://www.proxxon.com/eng/html/27110.phpFor $450 inc. shipping. It looks like a great tool. I have read some reviews about noise, some failures, and too much backlash on the table.
But it's half the cost of Sherlin and Micro-Mat.
I'm not expecting 10,000th accuracy because heck, I was going to use a Rigid Full size drill press with a 1" runout.
Plus this little guy is 20K RPM.
Any reason I should avoid this?
Is it total junk?
My rationalization is I wanted an accurate benchtop drill why not go to this one.
Lastly, if you have used a machine like this with an X/Y table, what type of vice / sacrificial material to set up for PCB?
Or, is it a bad choice for that?
Thanks