Hi David maximum Quill travel on this drill is 90 mm also the Drill body itself can be moved up and down the coulomb which is just as well as the table is fixed. I wish we had an Axminster up here and if I had one next to Hobbycraft that would be brilliant as the Mrs could go in there (its her second home ) and leave me to look round Axminster.
Eamonn I have a little clamp somewhere just made for that set up but since my house move last year have not found it among other bits.
Themackay hope it is not as chilly in the Granite city as it is up here today the frost has not lifted all day.
Don't know how much Mrs Bob spent on the Drill Woody but I bet it was more than Amazons price so I am not going to show her your link otherwise I will be running quicker than a christian through Islamabad.
Penpal thank you for the comments it is indeed an interesting take on a bench drill there are a few negatives with it I have seen reviews that say the quill is not so good with hard use with metal and can cause oval holes I have never found this and mainly use it on wood. The other negative is it will not drill angles but I am not to worried about this as I put a block of wood under the piece I am drilling or would make a jig if I needed a lot of repetitive angled holes. The plus points is the drill is 2 speeds with VR so no pulleys to mess with and the motor is 710 Watt which is the equivalent of 3/4 HP I have used forstner bits with it and it goes through wood and chipboard like butter.
