I just have a couple quick questions:
What drill did you use with yours?
I have a couple good drills already, but neither will mount to a Drill Wizard without making a different mount. I'm trying to find a decent quality corded drill with a standard chuck and the right type of collar to fit the mount, but drills with a keyed check are becoming scarce, as are corded drills in general. It's clear that most manufacturers are pushing battery powered tools. I have nothing against that, but for this application I'd prefer a corded drill.
Have you used a Drill Wizard with a keyless chucked drill?
I'm ok with good keyless checks, but it seems like it would be difficult to use on a Drill wizard, especially to get it adequately tight to avoid slippage. I'd be glad to be wrong about that, but from what I've seen online, it seems like it would be awkward at best.
Before a debate starts over buying vs. making what I want, I've looked at all sorts of DIY approaches and could probably make them work, but I trust Oneway's engineering to be better than what I could make. My typical mindset is "Why buy something, when you can make it yourself, often at twice the price, half the quality and way too much time and OCD?", but not this time. I know I could make a functional approximation of a Drill Wizard, but considering the time & money spent gathering the parts and materials, the time spent to make it, then time to make it work right, I'd rather spend the time trying to improve my woodturning skills. This time it's worth the purchase price to me to avoid all that and have a functioning tool right out of the box. Besides, I'm a total tool junkie and don't mind spending my hobby money on them. I doubt that I'm alone in that.
What drill did you use with yours?
I have a couple good drills already, but neither will mount to a Drill Wizard without making a different mount. I'm trying to find a decent quality corded drill with a standard chuck and the right type of collar to fit the mount, but drills with a keyed check are becoming scarce, as are corded drills in general. It's clear that most manufacturers are pushing battery powered tools. I have nothing against that, but for this application I'd prefer a corded drill.
Have you used a Drill Wizard with a keyless chucked drill?
I'm ok with good keyless checks, but it seems like it would be difficult to use on a Drill wizard, especially to get it adequately tight to avoid slippage. I'd be glad to be wrong about that, but from what I've seen online, it seems like it would be awkward at best.
Before a debate starts over buying vs. making what I want, I've looked at all sorts of DIY approaches and could probably make them work, but I trust Oneway's engineering to be better than what I could make. My typical mindset is "Why buy something, when you can make it yourself, often at twice the price, half the quality and way too much time and OCD?", but not this time. I know I could make a functional approximation of a Drill Wizard, but considering the time & money spent gathering the parts and materials, the time spent to make it, then time to make it work right, I'd rather spend the time trying to improve my woodturning skills. This time it's worth the purchase price to me to avoid all that and have a functioning tool right out of the box. Besides, I'm a total tool junkie and don't mind spending my hobby money on them. I doubt that I'm alone in that.