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What happened to Minicraft Power Tools?
jashby
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Queensland, Australia
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Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 12:03 AM UTC
I was just wondering what has happened to Minicraft Power Tools? I have a little lathe set up from them and a drill press. Because it is such a pain in the proverbial to dismount the drill from the lathe and set it up in the press, I wanted to buy another drill. Everywhere I have looked they seem to be out of stock or just plain not available.

Does anyone have any ideas or at least point in the direction of a drill that will fit my old MB540 Precision Vertical Drill Stand or where I can get another MB1012 or similiar drill? I've looked at Proxxon Tools but they are really stretching the budget and I'm not sure they'll fit. Plus I have the MB730 variable speed transformer so something that would fit that would be a bonus as well. Tried Ebay, no luck

TIA, John
rebelsoldier
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Posted: Sunday, April 17, 2011 - 06:14 PM UTC
http://www.rapidonline.com/1/3/minicraft-power-tools

http://www.squirestools.com/11-07.pdf

http://manufacturing.zibb.com/trademark/minicraft/30552608

hope this helps ya some.

reb
jashby
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Posted: Sunday, April 17, 2011 - 09:11 PM UTC
Thanks Reb.

I'll definately check them out especially the CONUS one.

Cheers, John
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