Air Drill
A pneumatic drill head for point-to-point drilling. This unit was
designed to take the abuse of straight plunging that causes damage
to the linear bearings in spindles/routers and will allow for
precision depth drilling for cabinet manufacturing and similar 32mm
construction methods. Up to two units may be installed in addition
to a router or spindle unit to optimize line boring potential.
(Photo shows Air Drill mounted next to 5hp Colombo Spindle.)
The Air Drill Unit runs off 85-90 psi compressed air and requires a
dedicated output switch within the ShopBot control Box. When the
output switch is activated, the drill head is
turned on and pneumatically driven to full depth.
[Click here for video of Air
Drill in action.]
Plunge depth is set manually using both large scale and fine
adjustment features. Chuck accepts up to 3/8 in
bits. Bradpoint bits are recommended. The ShopBot PartWorks design
software suite easily creates Part Files utilizing the Air Drill in
point-to-point drilling operations.
(#14525) Air Drill; PRICE $1,750
Second Z Axis
A pre-assembled second z-axis that can be set to run independently. With the second Z set to run
independently of the primary Z, the Control Software will allow you to
switch between Z's. You can put a different cutter in each Z axis
and have a 2-tool, tool changer. Most panel processing operations
require no more than 2 cutters and having 2 Z's can significantly
improve efficiency for a reasonable cost.
[Click here for a full
description of 2-Z options.]
(#14521) Additional Z Axis (PRTalpha; includes motor, driver, wiring
and router bracket); PRICE $1,995
