Drilling

[Citra]

After a day and a night surfing the web and this forum website. I found this to be what I'm buying for use in drilling Freshwater pearl, since I already have Foredom Flex Shaft, this seem to be a perfect bridge between the wrist buster - hand held jig and the $1k machine. Just incase anyone will find this helpful, check this out.

http://www.fdjtool.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=HO3110

My order is coming next week and I am anticipating a happy drilling

Cheers,
~K

Are you happy with this machine?

 

[pearlescence]

One of the big problems with a hand held machine is in holding the bit straight and steady. You are working with a 0.7mm drill bit which will happily snap on you if you blink too vigorously. Your best plan is to get a proper drill machine from China. I did and mine cost far less than $1k. unless it is a real heaviweight job, for use day in day out (such as Jeremy has I think) the standard machine will do the job just fine.
your next challenge of course is a source of 0.7mm drill bits, which blunt aften 5-10 pearls depending on type of pearl, and other variables, down to how sunny it is, I think.
Drilling pearls is difficult when it goes wrong but easy when it goes right.