Anybody have a Magnetic drill that they would recommend

[Carlow52]

Some are single speed like the attached: and it says min imum steel thickness is 10 mm
others are allegedly variable such as this
https://eur.vevor.com/magnetic-dril...ortable-mag-drill-press-500rpm-p_010840469698

Thanks as always

The first one is available in a shop her for twice the price of the Vevor

 

[Amplidyne]

The Evolution is the one I've read is good.
Don't know about any others.

 

[Carlow52]

The Evolution is the one I've read is good.
Don't know about any others.

Thanks, any thoughts on the minimum thickness, I suppose the annular bits need something solid to bit into

 

[Amplidyne]

Not used one for over 40 years. Was the one we had at work a Wolf? Can't remember.
I imagine it's more to do with the thickness needed for the magnet to successfully stick to.

 

[ChaiLatte]

Thanks, any thoughts on the minimum thickness...

The minimum thickness has nothing to do with the bits. The magnet needs a certain minimum thickness in order that it grip hard enough to resist the drilling pressure.

Have a look here, as there are specialist solutions for using a mag drill on thin stuff:

https://www.jeiuk.com/catalogue/full

 

[Sideways]

I was lucky and got an alfra rotabest, lightly used, for a decent price. Discontinued but good.
It's single speed only but 400rpm / 1100W so more than powerful enough for me and v well built.

Features to look for:
Distance from the spindle axis to the edge of the magnet is always small and limits the diameter of cutters. Also limits you if trying to use like a drill press.
I'm picking up new surplus cutters for £10-20 on ebay and find Rotabroach Raptor the best finished of the ones I've seen so far.
I wanted a jacobs chuck with a wealdon stub so that I could use smaller twist drills. I bought a cheap one and it was absolute rubbish. Buy a stub and put a not so nastily cheap chuck on it yourself. You need a lot of vertical clearance to fit a jacobs with a 100mm+ long twist drill in it into a mag drill. Smaller drills don't have enough vertical travel for this.
Annular cutters are great. Smallest Rotabroach cutter I've found with a 3/4" weldon shank is 11mm. Knocks the spots off a jobber drill.

 

[Carlow52]

The minimum thickness has nothing to do with the bits. The magnet needs a certain minimum thickness in order that it grip hard enough to resist the drilling pressure.

Have a look here, as there are specialist solutions for using a mag drill on thin stuff:

https://www.jeiuk.com/catalogue/full

Thank you, the learning continues, am much obliged to you!
Same to Sideways