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General Category => Tool tips & reviews => Topic started by: Eric Harvey on February 12, 2013, 10:27:19 PM

Title: Proxon mill/drill bit + Axminster pensanders
Post by: Eric Harvey on February 12, 2013, 10:27:19 PM

Xmas came at last,I bought a few bits from Axmister,the 2 I have used so far are the Proxon mill/drill bit(2mm) and the Aminster set of 4 sanding pens in various grits.The pen sanders are really good for detail sanding,they are aprox 6m bands on a spring loaded piece of plastic,and keep tortion very well,you can use the fine point or the rounded end to sand.The mill/drill bit(2mm) I have used in the high speed motor as a router for thinning down areas to be pierced,I had to make a plate with a 6mm hole as the base hole was to large to control the 2mm depth of cut I wanted,then in the flexi drive for the piercing,I tried using it for piercing just in the motor,but had a distict lack of control that way,heres some pics so you can see what I mean,regards,

Eric.

Title: Re: Proxon mill/drill bit + Axminster pensanders
Post by: Terry Miller on February 12, 2013, 10:47:25 PM

Excellent finish on picture 1

Regards

Terry

Title: Re: Proxon mill/drill bit + Axminster pensanders
Post by: woodndesign on February 12, 2013, 11:26:23 PM

Eric, good appraisal and WIP. should be a nice piece when finished, go easy and no rush.

Cheers   David

Title: Re: Proxon mill/drill bit + Axminster pensanders
Post by: Eric Harvey on February 13, 2013, 08:20:32 AM

thats the lower tier on the base,tree more tiers and a finial to go on top of this piece,the others await being pieced to,regards,

Eric.

ps,have found the bit works best at 30.000 revs or higher