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Star-M Rulo Drill Stand Reviews

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The Star-M Rulo drill stand is used to accurately position holes for both large and small work.  Ideal for chairmaking, furnituremaking, 2nd fix carpentry, roughing out carvings, in fact any situation where you need precisely controlled drilling conditions. In small workshops the Star-M Rulo can offer much of the versatility of a pillar drill whilst occupying a fraction of the space.The cast aluminium base has a grippy rubber sole to resist movement when other clamping methods are not possible. Four screw holes are incorporated for fixing, either to the workpiece, a sub-base, or a shop made jig.Two built in V blocks allow cylindrical work to be drilled accurately, for example intersecting chair stretchers. For maximum stability we recommend screwing the drill stand to the bench for this operation.With the auger set to plumb, two dowel pins (included) can be screwed into diagonally opposite holes on the underside of the base and rotated into registration to centre the bit on a beam up to 5" (125mm) wide for drilling mortices etc.  To establish repeatable offset for angled work like stair ballustrades we recommend screwing a piece of timber to the base to act as a fence.The two integral sectors for setting the angle between the bit and the surface of the work have a range of 45 degrees either side of perpendicular. You can set the desired angle with either one, but please be sure to lock both Bristol levers before commencing drilling.Both legs have depth stops to restrict the depth of the hole as required.Recommended for use with corded drills or cordless drills over 14.4v (not impact drivers).
Max bit diameter: 57mm
Max bit length: 220mm
Chuck capacity: 1.5 to 13mm
Shank 3 flats
Max RPM: 2500 (reckon to use slower speeds to maximise available torque)
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This is a very nice drill stand. I bought it for building a large car port which has large timber posts which sit on metal "blades" these require 3 metal dowels to be hammered in through the post into the metal part, holding the posts tight. Drilling these holes accurately by hand was proving impossible. This stand made the job possible. I have also used it for some angled clearance holes and I like the fact you can set depth stops. As a previous reviewer has said it seems like the chuck is a little looser in the mounting than you would expect. Upon using it (on about 100 holes) I think this is at least partially designed in, the slight movement allows you to hit the mark just right without needing to reposition the base by half or one mm, once the drill starts going in it seems to be perfectly straight and the holes I drilled from opposite sides of the posts lined up fine. I chose this over a close competitor because it has a 13mm chuck and looked well constructed, also I like the Star M drill bits so thought it should be decent quality. I am not dissapointed. It is probably not as good as some more expensive options for outright accuracy (Mafell or Famag for example) but I have a pillar drill in the workshop, for on site use it is perfect.
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Posted 4 months ago
Very sturdy frame but the chuck , has a bit of wiggle to it, but going to try a machine shop to see if they can take the play out
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Posted 10 months ago