The drill as advertised is a drill. Fair enough, that's what it actually is. But, being Tamiya, it's also a kitset, complete with sprues of parts and bits and bobs, some of which are very hard to identify. (Tamiya also supply a very minute amount of grease for the moving parts. Don't go too heavy with it in the early stages of assembly or you'll run out. Anyone'd think the stuff was made of diamonds or something.)
If like me, gentle reader, you have eyesight problems, putting this baby together might pose somewhat of a problem. It caused me a fair amount of bad language-provoking stress and angst, but eventually it all came together, and I...view more
The drill as advertised is a drill. Fair enough, that's what it actually is. But, being Tamiya, it's also a kitset, complete with sprues of parts and bits and bobs, some of which are very hard to identify. (Tamiya also supply a very minute amount of grease for the moving parts. Don't go too heavy with it in the early stages of assembly or you'll run out. Anyone'd think the stuff was made of diamonds or something.)
If like me, gentle reader, you have eyesight problems, putting this baby together might pose somewhat of a problem. It caused me a fair amount of bad language-provoking stress and angst, but eventually it all came together, and I was most gratified when I finally pulled the trigger and it actually worked. However, the collets provided do not grip the drill bit as firmly as I would like, resulting in the drill bit locking while the collet and chuck assembly spin merrily around it. I bought this drill for hobby work, and it does work for very light materials, but if you're drilling anything harder than thin styrene sheet or cardboard, I think it will disappoint.
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