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Intelligent Drill Press .... how much?

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Andy Kev.

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Bridge City Toolworks has introduced an "intelligent" drill press:

www.harveywoodworking.com

SNIPER SD-20 Intelligent Drill Press

SNIPER SD-20 Intelligent Drill Press A Drill Press That Understands Your Thinking At Harvey, we believe the next generation of woodworking machinery should be more than an extension of our hands. It should recognize the craftsman’s intent, reduce repetitive setup, and help turn that intent...
www.harveywoodworking.com www.harveywoodworking.com

Just make sure you're sitting down when you get to the end and see the price. I'm sure it's a tip top bit of kit but I wonder who it is aimed at apart from wealthy hobbyists who want to indulge themselves (and good luck to them)!
 
One word WHY :rolleyes:
I'm not surprised at the price but the simpler the better as far as I'm concerned with little to go wrong
 
I thought I'd entered the world of high precision kit when I got my Bosch PBD 40 - it's got a little light and everything.

Maybe this thing is aimed at science departments of firms. Would it be of any use to a professional joiner who had to drill, say, 150 holes in a batch?
 
So what will it do if I make a mark in the wrong place, realise and put another one beside it? Will it drill both of them? Or just aim at the wrong one 50% of the time?
 
At first thought it was April 1. This thing would hook my son into buying it.
I wonder if it will ask you if you are sure about your mark before drilling.
 
I almost gave up on reading the bumf... well, in honesty did... so scrolled to get to the nitty gritty... WHY?🤦 Apart from sometimes the grain of the wood pulling the drill bit off mark... does it stop that happening? 🤷
 
This is how manufacturers and importers skin people theese days.

First they add a lot of unnecsessary electronics and functions that serve no practical purpose and breaks easily. Then they sell it at a price that is much higher then before fully assured that it will soon break and become useless and "impossible to repair" after which they will sell a replacement with even more electronics that fails even quicker.

It is the same with mobile phones, farm tractors, cars, and now also woodworking machines.
 
heimlaga said:
This is how manufacturers and importers skin people theese days.

First they add a lot of unnecsessary electronics and functions that serve no practical purpose and breaks easily. Then they sell it at a price that is much higher then before fully assured that it will soon break and become useless and "impossible to repair" after which they will sell a replacement with even more electronics that fails even quicker.

It is the same with mobile phones, farm tractors, cars, and now also woodworking machines.
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Don't forget the remotely installed software "updates" to remove the features it used to have unless you pay a subscription for them.

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I'm struggling to believe this is real. The video shows the spindle moving deliberately across the workpiece and away from the hole in the table, meaning it will drill directly into the metal. Surely this isn't a design feature...
 
AndyT said:
So what will it do if I make a mark in the wrong place, realise and put another one beside it? Will it drill both of them? Or just aim at the wrong one 50% of the time?
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No. I reckon it's so clever that a hand will come out and cuff you around the ear.
 
TrimTheKing said:
I'm struggling to believe this is real. The video shows the spindle moving deliberately across the workpiece and away from the hole in the table, meaning it will drill directly into the metal. Surely this isn't a design feature...
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You got as far as the video:eek:. You bored? Or stuck on a train ? :)
 
Lons said:
One word WHY :rolleyes:
I'm not surprised at the price but the simpler the better as far as I'm concerned with little to go wrong
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Agreed. Reminds me of that saying when the laser was invented "its an amazing solution to a problem you don't have". My work purchased one of those super fancy coffee/espresso makers for the break room. I believe it was $6,000. Worked great, but then started having all sorts of problems. Well, of course it was so high tech there was only one guy within hundreds of miles that knew how to fix them. And he cost a pretty penny every time he came out.
 
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