Nice kit review and build Johnny. Great that its useful once built although the plastic gearing doesnt look like it will handle heavy loads or last a long time.🙁
Thanks David👍it should be a useful tool. I don't think the gears will be an issue as long as I just use it for plastic. Thanks for watching my friend. Johnny
As a matter of fact I was able to use those inserts that come in a lot of the rotary tool bit kits. Tamiya calls them chucks, and while that is technically accurate, I tend to refer to them as collets. The bit kits usually come with 3 or 4 of these in different sizes. As for getting an entire replacement chuck, I've not found one that has the right threads. Thanks for watching my friend, take care. Johnny
HI, the handy drill has a double reduction gear arrangement and handy router has a single gear reduction. That means the router has about twice the RPMs than the drill does. Which makes sense, higher shaft speed is needed for a router, so you don't get bit chatter while routing. Hope this helps, thanks for watching, model on! Johnny
Thanks for the review sir! I asked for the Handy Drill at my local hobby shop and the guy unknowingly gave me this. I only realized at home that I actually got the Handy Router. My question is can I still use this as my regular drill? Or will the higher rpm be too dangerous for the plastic?
Great question Alex, I didn't even dawn on me to test this until you asked, lol! So, I gave it a try and the answer is YES, you can drill with the router. The only tip I suggest for you while doing so is to just momentarily press the trigger quickly. Repeat until you have your hole drilled. Both the drill and the router have a "coast" down to 0 rpm after releasing the trigger, so with the higher rpm of the router you can better control this with short trigger pulls. The rpms are still slow enough that you shouldn't have any melting of the plastic. Thanks so much for watching, take care and model on my friend! Johnny
Great question os7272, the router has a single gear reduction and the drill has a 3x gear reduction. This means that the router turns at a faster RPM with less torque, and the drill turns 3x slower with more torque using the same electric motor. this makes sense since we need speed for grinding and routing, and more torque for drill holes. Hope this clears things up for you, thanks for watching. Johnny
Beautiful kit, and awesome paint job! The weathering is perfect! 😃
I think so too! Some of my best work! LOL
Hi Johnny, This is a new one on me. I have the drill, but didn't even know a router was available. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day. Jeff
Hi Jeff, it's very easy to control while grinding. I'll be needing this on my next build, I think. Thanks for watching. Take care. Johnny
Excellent job done on reviewing and building the tamiya router Johnny. Thanks for sharing, take care and keep up the good work my friend.
Thanks George👍it should come in handy in the near future. Take care my friend. Johnny
Can't go wrong with Tamiya kits, and its accessories.
I agree, I love my Tamiya tools, take care and thanks for watching! Johnny
You can use the 2024 Tamiya Cup High Torque motor and also use Tamiya gears to make it a stronger mini router.
Thanks for the info Benjamin, its greatly appreciated my friend. Take care and model on. Johnny
Nice kit review and build Johnny. Great that its useful once built although the plastic gearing doesnt look like it will handle heavy loads or last a long time.🙁
Thanks David👍it should be a useful tool. I don't think the gears will be an issue as long as I just use it for plastic. Thanks for watching my friend. Johnny
Did you manage to fit other chucks to it to allow larger bits?
As a matter of fact I was able to use those inserts that come in a lot of the rotary tool bit kits. Tamiya calls them chucks, and while that is technically accurate, I tend to refer to them as collets. The bit kits usually come with 3 or 4 of these in different sizes. As for getting an entire replacement chuck, I've not found one that has the right threads. Thanks for watching my friend, take care. Johnny
So, what is the difference between the drill & router?
HI, the handy drill has a double reduction gear arrangement and handy router has a single gear reduction. That means the router has about twice the RPMs than the drill does. Which makes sense, higher shaft speed is needed for a router, so you don't get bit chatter while routing. Hope this helps, thanks for watching, model on! Johnny
Thanks for the review sir! I asked for the Handy Drill at my local hobby shop and the guy unknowingly gave me this. I only realized at home that I actually got the Handy Router. My question is can I still use this as my regular drill? Or will the higher rpm be too dangerous for the plastic?
Great question Alex, I didn't even dawn on me to test this until you asked, lol! So, I gave it a try and the answer is YES, you can drill with the router. The only tip I suggest for you while doing so is to just momentarily press the trigger quickly. Repeat until you have your hole drilled. Both the drill and the router have a "coast" down to 0 rpm after releasing the trigger, so with the higher rpm of the router you can better control this with short trigger pulls. The rpms are still slow enough that you shouldn't have any melting of the plastic. Thanks so much for watching, take care and model on my friend! Johnny
Is this basically the drill with more power?
Great question os7272, the router has a single gear reduction and the drill has a 3x gear reduction. This means that the router turns at a faster RPM with less torque, and the drill turns 3x slower with more torque using the same electric motor. this makes sense since we need speed for grinding and routing, and more torque for drill holes. Hope this clears things up for you, thanks for watching. Johnny