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Multi diameter step drill Phantom Ergo-step

Sheet metal working: from small to large holes in metal sheet material

January 22 2026

Van Ommen achieves Ecovadis silver medal

Phantom improves the stepped plate drill in three respects

September 4 2025

A new icon and recognisable brands

Step-point spiral drill now also available in International Tools

Check out the latest features of Phantom.eu

November 26 2024

Create Favourites lists for each member of staff and/or machine

November 5 2024

Van Ommen bets on sustainability - EcoVadis bronze medal

October 17 2024

Pre-drilling for roll taps?

October 15 2024

Universal Quick-Change holder for holesaws

Product comparator on phantom.eu

September 19 2023

Selection Guide for Cutting Oils and Lubricants

Testing Phantom hardlube-coated HP2 machine taps

Phantom ER Collets DIN 6499 B / ISO 15488 B

Phantom simplifies CNC milling by introducing a universal SC cutter featuring a work area icon

Phantom HP2 vari flute end mill in operation with work area icon!

Watch the short video guide to our calculation tool

100% quality weld guarantee with our Phantom band saws

The drill of choice for manual use

Remove broken bolts or drill out broken screws?

Threading – repair or restore?

What is countersinking?

Countersinks and their applications

The difference between centre drills and spot drills

Choosing a band saw

Scoring with the new generation of vari-countersinks

Selecting an annular cutter

When to use a carbide tipped annular cutter?

80% opt for the Phantom UNI machine tap!

Selection guide for burrs

Phantom Cobalt drill for hand-held machines, problem-free drilling in stainless steel

Phantom Step-point stub drill, a revolution in drilling

Unique collet chuck for smaller diameters and short clamping for magnetic drilling machines

Use of hole punch without bearing

November 4 2021

How to calculate the RPM for a 12 mm mill?

November 2 2021

Morse taper with lip remove with automatic drive tang

Remove jaws from 3-jaw chuck

Remove tap and collet fromm synchro-toolholder

Mounting and remove MT drill in adapter sleeve

Remove and mounting drillchuck on a cordless drilling machine

Changing jaws quick change vice

Morse taper with lip remove with drive tang

Mounting outside jaws in proper order in 3-jaw chuck

Mounting MT drill in adapter sleeve

Mounting arbor into drill chuck

Mounting arbor into tapping head

Mounting tap in synchro holder

Mounting blocking rod to tapping head

Changing blades ajustable reamer

Use of hole punch with bearing

Centerdrilling HSS centerdrill 120 degrees

Step drill vs cone drill

Hole punch with bearing vs without bearing

Hole punch with hand hydraulic punch driver

Centerdrilling HSS centerdrill 90 degrees

February 27 2020

Traditional vs splitpoint drill bit

February 25 2020

Effect off revolutions drillbit on stainless steel

February 20 2020

Mounting shellreamer on holder

December 31 2019

Mounting shell core drill on holder

December 12 2019

Counterbores medium and fine 180 degrees

December 2 2019

Mounting end mill into ER collet chuck with ticking

November 21 2019

Mounting end mill into ER collet chuck

November 14 2019

Mounting and remove Shell reamer

November 7 2019

Test Phantom HSS-E UNI Machine Taps

October 29 2019

Pull down action jaws precision vice

Clamping material in precision vice

Tighten nut synchro-toolholder

Use an ajustable reamer

Hole, single flute, 3 flute countersinker

Remove shell reamer from arbor

Accuracy drill chuck

Mounting tap in quickchange adapter

Tap adapter in quickcange tapholder

BiM holesaw coarse vs BiM holesaw standard

Clock up a machine vice

Allround drill TCT

February 19 2019

Step drill vs twist drill

February 19 2019

Tapping blind hole

February 19 2019

Tapping throug hole

February 19 2019

Remove shell core drill from arbor

February 19 2019

Ajustable torque tapping head

February 19 2019

Counterbores medium and fine 90 degrees

February 19 2019

Clamping material in 3-jaw chuck

February 19 2019

Tapping through and blind hole

February 19 2019

Use of stepdrill

February 19 2019

Use of self-reversing tapping head

February 19 2019

Pre-drilling diameters

Phantom High Feed SC 3-flute cutter

December 15 2018

Phantom Hole Saw best of the test!

November 12 2018