Tamiya Electric Handy Drill

Tom ...
I didn't realize one had to build the tool when I ordered it... very apropos!

Bob Hall
SOOO ! You Need Tools, To build your Tool ? Vicious Cycle !!!!!

Nathan Dempsey
That's really neat. Does it work well?

Erik Leijdens
I have one too, in my opinion it's to chunky for plastic modelling. Low rpm too

Bob Hall
Husky Power drill or Nothing Baby ! Drill to the center of the Earth !

Tom ...
It works... how well is another story. I'm not expecting anything amazing but I think it'll be fine for the small amount of drilling I do. Very much an impulse buy.

Bob Hall
How you say "Gotcha" in Japanese ?

Chris Greathouse
That's too funny that you have to build it yourself. I hope it works well enough for your future uses, else it's back to the mini drill. Still neat.

Bob Hall
I'll Expect a full field trial report on this by 2100 Hrs Wednesday ! LOL !

Chris Greathouse
I'm with Robert.... How's it work?

Tom ...
There's no rushing in this hobby. In the next year I might need to drill 5 holes... so we'll see how it goes, one hole at a time...

Tom ...
Ha, just made a hole for mounting a piece on a toothpick for painting. Worked like a charm.

Andreas Koziol
Haha, I did not know that this is a kit! 😄

Chris Greathouse
It looks like it only comes with 1 drill bit, but also has 2 chucks. is that correct?

Arne Greve
I have this tool too. It works really well, but the problem for me is the lonely drill.

Matthew A
Hope the instructions didn't call for drilling of parts due assembly

Tom ...
Yes, one drill bit and two chucks. Unfortunately the smallest chunk is not small enough for my tiny bits.

Łukasz Gliński
Wow! Never seen it before, I think I'll look for one 🙂

Arne Greve
@Tom The same Problem, I have
@Lukasz I've ordered it in Japan. I didn't found it in Germany or neighbour countries

Tom ...
Having used it for awhile now I have to say this purchase turned out well and I'm surprised how much I like using it. It's not ideal but glad to have it in the toolbox. Now that I appreciate how nice it is to be able to drill tiny holes with precision and ease I'll be on the lookout for a better one that is more ergonomic and supports smaller bits.

Chris Greathouse
I found this on amazon... Another micro drill. amazon.com/gp/product/B06XGV1FYH

Bob Hall
Just get a Dremmel Tool, It does everything !

Chris Greathouse
or that

Tom ...
🙂 I have a Dremmel... but A) it spins at about 2 million rpm on lowest setting, and B) it's not battery power and C) it's too unwieldy.

Chris Greathouse
Even though the drill I linked is a plugin style, it's for tiny stuff.

Arne Greve
The Drill behind the Link looks interesting. But the size of the drills starts with minimum 0,7mm. In modelers reality is 0,3mm more a common size.

Chris Greathouse
Aw snap. Thought that'd be small enough for you/the hobby... Good price though... The search continues 😄

Tom ...
I have this one: amazon.com/gp/product/B07FJ6VD2P/

which has a great selection of tiny bits. Just need to find a battery powered version. Or a better chuck for the Tamiya.

Chris Greathouse
I have that same one. Nice set for $12.

Martin Oostrom
I have this one Model building and engraving..er 60/E (Proxxon 28 515, No)
Similar to a dremel, with drill bits from 0.3 upwards. Is great for thinning pieces as well, just beware of the high (adjustable) rpm's

Thomas T
Martin, if you attach it to the adjustable NG2/E or NG5/E transformer, you can reduce the RPM to Polystyrol compatible numbers without losing too much power. Big fun for little money!

Urban Gardini
I've got this one and it's perfect! super-hobby.se/products/GRINDER-DRILL.html