Australian Wood Review – June 2017

10 Australian Wood Review

swarf and then continue cutting. A

pilot hole function sets a slow start

speed for metal and then raises the

speed as the depth increases. There

are also ‘favourite’ buttons to store

different speed combinations.

Self-start can be selected to turn

on the motor as you pull down the

handles. This is good but the 2.

second delay from pulling down to

motor spinning can be a bit tedious

for repetition jobs.

The large chuck takes bits rom 3mm

up to 16mm (5/8”), although a keyed

chuck is arguably disappointing for a

hi-tech machine.

Power is rated at 1.75hp which is

ample for most woodwork drilling.

Personally I found it could bog down

if pushed hard drilling large 40mm

diameter holes. More power would

be better.

The large capacity chuck and high

speed options suit the machine well

for mounting sanding drums or large

cutters. The sheer strength and

smoothness of the machine will give

good results for this sort of work.

No other drill press can offer you

finger tip control of speed, digitally

set drill options, smoothness and

unbreakable build quality.

Digitally driven power tools are

becoming more common nowadays.

The Nova DVR is part of the new

generation of digitally controlled

wood machines.

Review machine from

http://www.carbatec.com.au

Right: Build quality

is excellent and the

machine runs with

little noise and no

vibration.

Below: The digital

display layouts are

straightforward

and easy to

navigate through.