>Want to start magnetizing shit, need to get a power drill

>>53629753
Just the the right sized drill bits and do it by hand.

>>53629772

Gee I didn't think about that.

Except that's a lot of work, and my hand is going to be disabled with the amount of slow, painful manual drilling to do magnetizing on mass scale.

>>53629753
Either get a pin vice or a proper drill. Pin vices are more accurate, a proper hardware drill can do bigger holes (say, for magnetising knights) and proper ones are indestructible. I've had a Bosch drill for a decade now that I've used for both miniatures and DIY and it still works perfectly. It's also nowhere near as hard on the hands as a pin vice.

>>53629772
This. Get a pin vice set and another set of bits for when you need more options.

>>53629772
Can't reccomend, it'll fuck up the nerve endings in your fingertips if you do a big number of units.. Don't know about you but i'd like to keep my fine motor skills, besides it's a great tool with many applications, i use an old model, 30 years+, some danish brand.

>>53629753
Nigga, just buy drill bits and turn them with your fingers. I did that for all of my 40k shit.

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i use this for metal minis.
buy on aliexpress for 4$

>>53630066
Fuck, that some ghetto drill right there. Fine if it works. I bought mine discontinued cheapo brand some 10€ years ago.

>>53630066
>plugged directly in the mains
Have fun

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The stylus itself was discontinued, but you can get dremels with little trouble.

The one I'm showing you is $40 on amazon.

>>53630066
HAHAHAHAHAH
o fuck, this nearly killed me laughing

>>53629753
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/art/00196101/
You're welcome.

>>53630066
I appreciate the DIY ethos, but how are you not dead?

>>53629753
This shit right here was the best money I ever spent and I'm double glad I got it since the line has been discontinued.

>>53630474
Seconding this post. I thought it was going to useless, but I was able to reattach the legs of my couch with it, as well as bore holes for magnetizing models. It works great, especially for the price. The battery isn't stellar, but who cares? You aren't going to be drilling for 2 hours straight anyway.

>>53630066
*quiet waaaagh in the distance*

>>53629753
http://www.ebay.com/itm/80-Pieces-Chicago-Electric-AC-DC-Rotary-Tool-Kit-Cut-Drill-Grind-Glass-Metal-/251295387790?hash=item3a825f508e:g:4oEAAMXQV0BSInJL

>>53630550
It has a surprising amount of torque and because it's low speed, you won't accidentally bore all the way through your model. Also, the chuck will do wire gauge no trouble.

>>53630570
>quiet
>WAAAGH
that's just unorky that is

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Just buy a dremel and then pick up a precision grip, it's functionally the same thing and probably why the stylus was discontinued in the first place. It's easier to convince people to buy an attachment for a dremel they already have than to buy a whole new dremel.

I have a dremel 3000 with a precision grip, it's what I used to give my Steel Legion shotguns.

>>53631738

That looks great, did you use the saw attachment? Must be a bit dangerous.

>>53632159

I used the engraver's bit that comes packed with the precision grip and just carved the lasgun out.

It's kind of dangerous I guess but using power tools always is. The grip makes it a lot easier to keep the dremel under control and the lowest speed setting is more than enough to get the job done so no need to go mental.

I didn't use a vice as I don't have one but it would be a good idea and would make the work a lot safer.