Australian Wood Review – June 2017

(Steven Felgate) #1

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.
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