Bench Drill Stand 710W Mini Electric Bench Drilling Machine Drill Chuck 1-13mm

This is the No. 5156E model with a US 110V 3-prone plug. It is a fine tool at a more than reasonable price. I was very surprised at the build quality; other than a few sharp places on unfinished bottom of the drill table (fingers beware!) it is well- built and finished. The feed mechanism is tight and smooth. It drills accurate holes with no chuck wobble. The speed adjustment wheel (rheostat?) works well. It requires two carbon brushes for the motor (installed) and includes two spare brushes (manual says to check brushes after 50 hours of use). Direct drive mechanism (no belts required).I purchased it specifically for a hobby project where I needed to drill a number of accurate #43 holes in 3/16th (5mm) round soft-wood stock. It worked like a charm.

Despite the terrible users manual I like this drill. Haven’t used it a lot but appears to be well made

I got this drill press after trying a small, high rpm hobby drill press (no power, wrecks bits), as well as 30 lb bench drill press (wobbled). Specifically, I got it to drill out brass rivets on small Swiss Army Knives. The flat rivet head is about 2.5 mm in diameter, so a precision machine, without play or wobble, is needed. This press did the job. The operating handle is heavily spring loaded which detracts from the otherwise precision impression.This is a real drill, geared, and showed zero rpm drop under (the admittedly small) load. The speed control works fine. One reviewer wrote that they only got 1500 rpm. I found the rpm perfectly adequate. I know this because at the maximum speed it’s screaming like a banshee. The unit is marked 110 volt, 50 hertz 710 watts. This is not a perfect alignment with our US 120 volt, 60 hertz system, but in my usage, it worked fine.The press had no play at the chuck. The slide is adjustable but had no play when received. It appears the adjustability is via Allen screws and a bronze slider.The sound of the press is tolerable. It’s like a precise sounding whine (no doubt the gearbox) increasing with rpm. I’m living in a mobile home now, but I would have used it with caution when I was in the apartment. Low rpm, nonferrous metals, should be no problem. Screaming away on a quarter inch thick piece of steel may be a problem. So, for the price, it works very well. Why get a hobby low power, high rpm press when this press can handle the precision work and at the same time deal with heavier jobs?

First the negative. It shipped without the chuck key and the spare carbon brushes. I contacted the support link as given by Amazon and there was a quick reply asking for a picture. I sent the picture of the box and the link to the product on Amazon. Got back a response this evening which “Sorry boss, not my product” so buyer beware.On the positive side: It’s light, infinitely variable in speed and made short work of drilling through 3mm stainless steel with a cobalt drill bit. Needless to say the bit needs to be cooled with a cutting fluid. I used Anchorlube which you can get here on Amazon as well.It’s solid, well made and great value for the price.Given the lack of support from the supposed seller and Amazon and this particular model shows up from multiple sellers as well as on Alibaba, if it conks out and the brushes wear out, not obvious where or how to get spare parts. But as a little used machine which can be taken apart and occupies little space, it well worth acquiring.The two stars taken off are for bad support.

Does what it should. Lots of power for a very compact press. Sturdy build with no slop or play anywhere. I built a small work table and mounting board to easily clamp it where needed. Can't beat the design and value.

I gave away my 10" cast iron bench top drill press because it was too heavy and awkward to move around and I didn't want to permanently mount it to my bench or build a cart for it. It also didn't drill that accurately.This is the perfect new drill press for me. It is very light weight with a compact design (no motor off the back) so I can store it on a shelf under my bench and easily lift it out to use. It has almost the same drilling capacity as my 10" drill press, which is remarkable. I've used it on several projects not and it drills perfect holes--very accurate!! I built a little table onto it's base so it can be clamped down to my workbench and I can add fences, etc. The photos show the base I built and it drilling out 1-1/2 in. holes with a forstner bit for a router plate template I was making. Also, the the head can be spun around 180 degrees and clamped to the column to drill perpendicular into other surfaces (like a work bench, for example). I've also used it to install perfectly perpendicular threaded inserts. It works so much better than all the other "portable" drill presses on the market, including the ones you attach your own drill to.