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Banggood sent me the Drillpro 400W 220V Variable Speed Rotary Tool for review . So I would just like to take this opportunity and say thank you ! I have owned a lot of these rotary tools over the last 30+ years and in all fairness some have been decent , some have been junk and all of them have been less than perfect . I am referring to the collets that are used to hold tools in the rotary tool . If you use anything not designed specifically for that rotary tool then you will most likely suffer frustration when the drill bit or what ever just does not fit right . So many times I have had non original tools just spin in the collet and been left with either trying to do something silly to get what I want or simply being forced to give up and go with a much larger and clumsy drill to do what needs doing . Well no longer . Cruising Banggood ( as I do sometimes ) , I came across this motor tool with a chuck . I was a little surprised ( pleasantly ) and after a quick enquiry I was very pleasantly surprised to find that a Drillpro Rotary Tool was on the way for review . So I took some video and just let me post that here .
What you get is a bag full of tools , sorry I didn't bother to count them . But for me , they should last for years considering just how much I use my current motor tool . It's a 220v tool and comes with a US plug , so you will need an adapter if you like me live in Australia ( I have plenty of adapters ) . In fact I am impressed enough with the Drillpro I just might re-plug it with an Australian plug so as to not need an adapter .
Description:
( From Banggood )
Features: 1. Cutting piece: Suitable for cutting metal. 2. Sandpaper ring: Suitable for grinding wood. 3. Must cooperate with rubber connecting shaft to easily use. 4. Steel wire brush: Used for metal surface rust removal, etc. 5. Grinding head: Polished metal surface rust, burr. Package Included:(total=161pcs)
Now there were a few things I though might be important : 1) The chuck . Its nice and smooth in operation ( open / close ) , using the key drill bits n stuff are held really tight . Tools will not spin in the chuck , the Drillpro will stop before losing grip on a tool in the chuck . Also the chuck runs reasonably true , now I say reasonably because there is just a very tinny bit of run out that is not picked up by the naked eye . If you put your finger on the ( lets say ) drill bit you will pick up a slight off center vibration . Now with the chuck being all new and everything I thought there might be a high spot or bur somewhere ( Chack Jaws ) . So I put in a round ceramic sharpening tool ( into the chuck ) and tightened the chuck finger tight . I then spun the sharpening tool in the chuck till it spun smoothly ( with fingers - didn't power it on ) . So by hand I worked the sharpening tool in the chuck till it felt smooth ( took about a minute if that ) . Then I plugged the Drillpro into a wall socket , put in a tool and turned it on . Putting my finger on the bit in the chuck it ran butter smooth . So obviously there had been a bur or high spot on the jaws somewhere that a bit of hand honing has now removed . If you watch the video you can hear the drill bits vibrate when pushed into wood . 2) Power . Most rotary tools compromise power for size and ease of use . I cant say that the Drillpro is that much different in that regard ( its that size thing ) , but the Drillpro as larger and heavier than my current motor tool ( 10 years old now ? ) . What I like is the amount of air the Drillpro moves , not quite as good as a hairdryer but certainly enough to keep the internals from getting seriously hot . Now that's one thing most of my motor tools have suffered = over heating with prolonged use . When your MT gets hot it begins to lose power and this is a sure sign to everyone to stop what ever you are doing and let the MT cool down . The Drillpro moves so much air internally that it barely got warm when I pushed it hard . How do you know your pushing your MT hard , well it grinds to a stop is what it does and this is bad news as you are really loading up the motor . Do this enough and your MT should get hot in a hurry and this is a sure way of shortening the life of your MT . Drilling wood is a great way to test MT's and such because when the drill bit gets hot it tends to bind . I tried the biggest drill the kit came with ( 3mm ) at the slowest speed 1 and drilled several holes one after the other . I then moved up to a 4mm drill bit , I don't have a 5mm but the next one I tried was 6mm . The chuck is rated 6mm but you could put something slightly larger in . With the 6mm drill bit I could no longer drill through the wood in one go with the lowest power setting (1) . Even turning up the wick to 2 would have the drill bit lock up in the wood ( bind ) . When I cranked the power to 3 I was able to drill all the way through without the drill bit binding in the wood . Now I have to say I thought that a fair effort . ( It's in the video )
Conclusion In all honesty I love it , for the first time in the longest time I have been able to throw in a drill bit of any size and be able to use it . ( Fits the chuck ) The internal fan moves a lot of air and keeps the Drillpro cool . The Drillpro seems to be heavy duty . I will quote my brother on this . It feels , it sounds , it smells , Industrial . The chuck had a tinny bit of run out when you put a tool in that was corrected by honing the chuck jaws . Also it's not as noisy as other Motor Tools It is some what larger than other motor tools . Have you ever run a MT and squeezed the body and heard the MT change tone or RPM because the body was so soft ? Not with this one . The chuck opens and closes smoothly and locks down on the inserted tool very solidly .
The Drillpro is the best made Motor Tool I have ever had , yes all my other MT's have been the cheaper variety , but having said that the Drillpro is not expensive . At this time I can not confirm the RPM range as neither of my tachometers can read the chuck . I wasted a lot of time trying I can tell you . What we have is a above average reasonably priced Rotary Tool that has a chuck rather than collets . Now the Drillpro does not come with a case , this is some what unfortunate as it may detract from its desirability . If I have to score it out of 10 .. -1 for the lack of a case , -1 for the chuck jaws needing a hone ... Leaving us with 8 out of 10 . But lets keep that in perspective . Perhaps you don't care about the case ? Perhaps honing the chuck jaws ( I had to - some one else may not have to ) is a non issue ? I don't know ? I have a plastic box to keep the Drillpro in , honing the chuck jaws was bush league . So I am really pleased to have the Drillpro in my life . So do you need or want a rotary tool that's built stronger , has more power and is reasonably priced and comes with a chuck rather than collets ? ( I did ) Thank you Banggood .
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