Features:

  • Includes: drill press, class II 1mW laser, 1/2" keyed chuck & key, tools for assembly
  • Adjust between five speeds from 600 to 3100 RPM
  • Spindle travel of 2-1/2” with easy to read, locking linear depth stop for accurate and repeatable drilling operations
  • Durable 3.2-amp motor provides ample torque and power
  • 7-5/8 x 7-5/8" cast iron worktable features rack & pinion height adjustment and bevels up to 45 degrees left & right
Great hobby drill press and perfect for my needs.

This is a really nice drill press for the money. The instructions in THE MANUAL were fairly clear and the diagrams helped. I had a few of issues that were quickly resolved. First: one of the lasers was very dim. Tech support sent me a new one. I have many years experience repairing things, so replacing the laser was easy. I followed the instructions in THE MANUAL to get it adjusted. Second: The surface of the table was rather rough, so I used some 120 grit sandpaper wrapped around a block of wood to smooth out some of the roughness. Third: The quill return spring was so tight that I thought I was going to bend one of the handles before the quill moved. I followed the instructions in THE MANUAL and eased it back 2 notches. Perfect! While trying to decide which brand and what size of drill press to buy, I watched, or tried to watch, several YouTube video reviews of presses. Every reviewer I tried to watch had the same glaring problem. None of them even bothered to look at THE MANUAL! They were doing all manner of goofy crap trying to look intelligent. They failed miserably. If someone believes they are too smart to use the manuals then I don't want them anywhere near my vehicles and I most certainly don't want them working on any airplanes. Finally, this is a hobby quality drill press. Don't expect it to do heavy work. If i needed another one I would buy one of these in a heartbeat.

Appears WEN has improved this drill press, based upon other user's feedback.

Granted, I'm going from a Sears hand drill mount cheap drill press... I absolutely love this thing. I had read (red) a complaint about the blue LED light. Now it's pure white. I learned I had to leave a little slop in the orange ring that the rack and pinion crank thing pivots on. Duh Just drilled many high speed holes in some acrylic. Works very smoothly. Laser cris-cross think is accurately calibrated. I had read that the spring loaded front end of the key had to go. I agree, as I don't want to strip the chuck. Maybe I can cut or grind it off... While I haven't measured it, I can't even feel any spindle slop, perhaps they've tightened this, too. Right hand vertical spindle position stop ring stops the downward movement solidly, with no perceivable movement during the stop. Bang for the buck, can't go wrong in my opinion... Thank you WEN!!!

No complaints here

I've been using this one for a while and have been very impressed. It's done everything I've asked of it thus far. As any belt drive machine, if you go too fast or otherwise get it in a bind the belt will slip and the bit will stop. I've put some holes into 1/4 inch aluminum and even drilled a countersink. A slow, smooth pull is key and a squirt of WD40 for a little lube and cooling made the countersink look factory. Drilling into wood has gone smoothly as well but, as with any drill, the sharper the bit the better the cut. Also when drilling deep holes into wood, drill down just a bit, clean, repeat. Laser is a bit overrated in my opinion but it can be useful. Worklight is small but adequate for the drill. Base is nice and heavy with holes already in place for table or bench mounting.

Best bang for the buck - Better than HD or Lowe's for the price

It's quiet... But only once you add some weatherstripping to the cover over the belts so it stops rattling. It's precise... But only with careful assembly. The laser cross is handy... But only after you adjust them per the manual. And the price is so low that NONE OF THAT MATTERS. I only expected the bare minimum: To stop trying to use handheld drills when a press can make much nicer holes, and a lot of them, rapidly, of consistent depth. But beyond that, this is REALLY NICE for the price! I like that the light is very bright, well positioned, and it uses LED's so it'll never burn out and it's nice and bright white. I shopped HD and Lowe's... Where you won't get this quality for a 10" drill at this price point. No way. Some people complain that the laser is battery powered. There are technical reasons it was designed that way and the batteries are included so if it's turned off after use they'll last a very very long time and it's no inconvenience at all. If you don't like it, remove the batteries and forget it even has that feature... It's still an awesome deal without it. (And ya still got a nice bright light!)

Grrreat drill press

This is my first ever drill press. At 71 I figured what the heck, maybe the kids can use...anyway, very easy to put together. You have to bolt the support shaft... add the table... slide the drill head on the top of the shaft... tighten it all down and add the batteries for the laser light. It has an electric light as well. Runs quiet... I'm a happy old fart!

Great for completing 80% lowers! (10" version)

First off, this is a 10" 3/4 HP bench drill press at just over $100. Go to lowes or home depot & look at prices. Nothing even remotely close. Yes this press is made in china & no it isn't perfect but it costs a fraction of the price of others. I am VERY pleased with mine. If you can use a drill press you should be able to put this together. Took me maybe 20 minutes. It is very solid. I got mine for the purpose of completing 80% lowers. For those who understand what that means, it worked flawlessly for this purpose. Make sure you level the bench.

Excessive runout

Just received the DP last night. A little discouraged to find it has .007 runout at the tip. You can actually see (and feel) the bit wobble. Had a HF drill that did the same thing. But I expected that from HF. Not sure what to do from here. Would replacing the chuck help? Open for suggestions from anyone out there. Update - Popped the chuck back off and wiped everything down. Runout is now down to .004. From what I'm reading, that's pretty good for a table top model. Can't complain for the price I paid. Excellent deal Update 2 - OK, I'm an idiot. I tightened the belt down to 1/2" play and it dropped the runout down to .002, which is FANTASTIC for a drill in this price range. Guess the loose belt was causing some of the vibration. Should have checked that first. Raising the rating to 5 stars. VERY PLEASED!

This is a very well made, very usable drill press for an amazingly low price

I've been an amateur wood worker for several decades. I tend to buy pretty good tools like Bosch, Porter Cable, DeWalt, etc. I sold my large old floor standing drill press because I'm trying to free up shop floor space. I didn't realize how often I use a drill press. I shopped for a good benchtop model. The ones at Lowes, Home Depot, Harbor Freight are just too cheap. This is a beautifully designed and made tool. Heavy castings, nice finish. Very usable. It took about 15 minutes to assemble. The LED work light is handy and the LED line up tool is super handy and remarkably accurate, it places a cross-beam on your work surface withing a 64th of where your drill center will be. Depth lock is convenient to use, change and clear. Pretty easy to change belt pulley arrangement to change speeds. True throat depth is 5". Quiet running. The only issue, and it's minor for me, the table is not square to the support post and thereby the drill axis. It' out by about 3/64 over five inches. No easy way to correct it. If I needed it absolutely square, I might shim the pivot, make a board with a counter bevel to put on the adjustable table. Overall, unless you need very high precision, larger capacity or more power, you can't beat this nice tool from WEN, even at twice the price.

Works great. Drilled through thick solid steel easily the first ...

I'm actually really impressed considering how much it costs. Works great. Drilled through thick solid steel easily the first time I used it. It's well-built. The runout is ridiculously minimal for a cheap benchtop. The lasers were dead-on accurate out of the box. Wish I could say the same about my different-brand miter saw. I actually like the light position a lot. It's mounted under the head instead of being off to the side on a flex arm. This means it takes up less room which lets me put it places I couldn't otherwise. Assembly is very easy. Takes around 10 minutes. The only issue out of the box is that someone forgot to put machine oil on the cast iron table, so there was some very mild surface rust on the top that I had to take off. Not a huge deal. And the positioning of the cross-lasers means that if you use a spade bit, the lasers will be blocked. Of course, you don't really need the lasers anyway, they're just a nice convenience to have. It's no Jet, but you can buy 3 of these for the price of a Jet and have money left over.

Worked perfectly for 200+ holes on stainless steel railing posts

This is my first drill press. I started my project with a hand drill but it was too imperfect. This is far from an exacting tool but it did exactly what I needed. I had a project where I was putting up cable railing and needed to drill out all of the posts - 24 holes 2" square stainless steel post. I bolted it to my table and created a shelf so my posts were level with the work surface of the drill press. Set-up was quick and easy and it had no problem cutting through the steel. I went slowly and used high quality bits and cutting oil. The only issue I has was I needed to re drill some offset holes and the drill bit would easily slip into the original hole, would have been nice if the press was more rigid but for the price it was great. For my job this was perfect.

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