Proxxon 28512 Drilling and Milling Machine MicroMOT 60 / EF

Comfortable to grip and use for extended periods - tested it on wood carving, rock cutting/engraving and glass etching - found it to be very controllable and easy to use. It's also quieter than I was expecting - which is another plus. Does require the Proxxon Power Transformer which must be purchased separately - would also recommend purchasing the Proxxon Footswitch as it makes operating it a lot safer.

Really impressed by this have had a cheap rotary tool for a few years and the collets kept breaking, love the keyless chuck so no more broken collets and can fit all my attachments from 2.3mm to 1/8th of inch up to 5mm drill bit Very impressed

Very good German produced a small and useful rotary tool , excellent using it with wooden ship modelling.

Good price and prompt delivery for this item.

Perfect for all my crafting needs. Drilling, grinding and polishing

Yep, see review's header!

Good tool and works well

I first put an order for the drill with the seller CW Tyzack because they showed on Amazon they had stock on the 19th May. The delivery dates given were the 24th/25th May. A bit long but I can wait. I received an email on the 22nd to say the drill had been dispatched. But no tracking details were given. On the 26th May nothing had turned up and the Amazon message I got was "we are running late but its on its way." So I messaged the seller asking if they have dispatched the drill as I haven't received anything? Explaining that I need it for a job. This is the reply I got. "Hi sorry for the delay, The proxxon has just arrived and is booked in out system, then we will dispatch asap" I thanked them for their reply and asked when will I receive the drill and the answer I got was next week. I waited then on the 1st June I message the seller again asking. "It's the 1st now and still not received the drill. Can you tell me when it was sent and with who?" On 2nd June I received this reply. "hi, still waiting for this to come in, should be anyday. or you ok to hang on or i can refund and let you know once in. regards" With this I decided to give up with this seller and asked for a refund. All the way though this saga they were still showing they had stock! I did a web search and found a tool-shop in Swindon that said they had the drill in stock. I rang them up to confirm they had stock and I got the drill the following day plus it was £3 cheaper even with the fast delivery. Excellent service. As for the Proxxon drill. That gets 5 stars. It is an excellent piece of kit. I already have their 12v transformer with speed control and with the speed control on the drill as well. It allows you to sand, cut and drill even plastic without melting it. I am slowing moving from Dremel to Proxxon.

Excelente maquina para modelista! Silenciosa ,muy buenos materiales, el mandril te permite diferentes medidas,muy recomendable , llego antes de lo eaperado! Seguiremos comprando productos proxxon!

Excellent outil que j'utilise en magasin pour l'entretien et la rénovation de cigarette méca en cuivre et laiton! J'ai été agréablement surpris de la qualité de cette fraiseuse, elle semble solide et fiable! On peut bien régler la vitesse de rotation de cette dernière et elle n'est pas trop lourde ce qui permet de l'utiliser facilement comme un gros stylo pour travailler en précision! Je la recommande vivement!

Una maravilla para trabajos delicados

Produkt ok . Co do dostawy nie była na czas z piątku zrobila się środa i tu minus . Nie zmieniać adresu dostawy nawet jak adres piętro niżej , czas odrazu się wydłuża .

I bought the Proxxon Micromot 50 EF Rotary Tool for a CNC micro drill press. This unit is better choice over considering a Dremel motor head for the same application and budget size. No perceptible side to side play of the arbor. Very solid. For example, the bearings are superior quality to eliminate high frequency vibration that often breaks 1/8" shank micro drill bits. The DC power input to the motor also helps in this regard too. Versatility is extended by the EF 50's built in speed control and a mounted-in-metal press to lock the arbor button helps change bits. Because the mounting boss [item #2 in the picture] is a built-in 20mm O.D x 7.25mm wide steel ring instead of plastic, it solidly transfers and protects the output bearings from clamping pressure. No worries about crushing, misalignment or creep of the drill head from a loose mounting grip you're afraid of over-tightening especially from a rapidly moving CNC where the inertia due to accelerating, traversing, then decelerating weight of the motor head may gradually loosen the mounting clamp grip on non-steel mounts. For the interested CNC reader, my CNC micro drill uses this mount 20mm Shaft Support Pillow Block but the 3 jaw chuck is about half way recessed up into the bore making changing bits a bit of a hassle. My plan is to change the chuck from a round to a hex style body [then a small spanner can be used to loosen the chuck and change the bit] will eliminate removing the Micromot from the clamp to change the bit. An 8mm thick mount could be machined but for now not in the budget. This is the only downside I found for the nano-wallet CNC micro driller guy/gal using this motor head. ;) But I'm talking budget right ? LOL Okay, moving on... The transition joint between the olive green plastic motor body to the black anodized machined [not cast] aluminum of the arbor piece is engineered in a way to complement the firmness of the metal parts which house the bearings for the output shaft. It's a 18 volt (max) DC motor, but that is easy to solve for the clever owner of one of these. The plug is polarity marked and you can go from there. Or buy the companion Micromot power supply if you want a turn-key situation. For the basement tech hobbyist/hacker, the 50 EF is a great buy cost vs quality over other higher priced dedicated drill motors I could have bought for the same CNC duty I use this for. Disclaimer stuff- No. I'm not a Proxxon affiliate, employee or advertiser. And NO, Proxxon hasn't neither approved of how I use their great versatile product or this review. YES, my skills may not be the same as your skills. So your results will vary and no responsibility is implied or suggested as to how you, the reader, interprets, puts into action or modifies any information contained in this review. DON'T FORGET TO WEAR YOUR SAFETY GLASSES and observe other appropriate protection measures for you, others around you, your surroundings and people or pets that may happen to "pop in" at the wrong moments when using any such high speed power tools and equipment!! Very satisfied.