WEN 4206T 2.3-Amp 8-Inch 5-Speed Benchtop Drill Press

It doesn't woth the price

Need to return due to faulty motor. It gets very hot after 20sec of running without load , even without the belt. Theres no resistance when turn the spindle with hand . If I would keep running it would definitely burned. Maybe better luck next time :)

Originally I did not want something this big or expensive. I want to drill through 15mm square tubing and thin steel plate. But as looked at reviews of smaller hobby drill presses for crafting perhaps or the ones that looked like a 1/2' drill built into a drill press frame, I came to realize that they all operate at a high rpm and the one that looks like the vertical 1/2" drill is quite noisy. So I reluctantly purchased this larger unit. It is built like a traditional drill press with a pully system for changing speeds. One notable plus; the substantial chuck is not quite full size and easily grips small drill bits, better that some hand drills that I have owned. Another big plus is that the drill is very, very quiet and smooth. Things I did not know before purchasing: very fine steel wool is needed to prep the tapered chuck before it is hammered into place (not a big deal). The drill press should be bolted down. For my uses I setup my Work-Mate on the balcony and have drilled a couple of holes in it to better suit the 1/2' bolts used to hold it down. Also, the drill press vise that was included with my unit at a price lower than the regular price of the drill, also needs to be bolted to the drill press' table. So I purchased the necessary bolts, nuts, washers to do all this, and now the whole setup for this takes 5 minutes. Up until now, I've used it for the purposes stated above, but today I gave it a bigger challenge: cutting ten 5/32" holes in 1/2" and 5/8" mild steel plates. I used a dab of cutting paste to lube the drill bit a couple of times for each hole. The cutting was easy and accurate, and the drill bit was cutting just as easy on the last hole as the first. I used the recommended pulley setup for this, 750 rpm. I bet the systems that operate at several times that speed would overheat the drill bits and themselves.....

Esta herramienta tiene un bonito diseño, así como la funcionalidad es excelente

I needed a drill press for my wood shop but I knew it would not be a piece of equipment I would use every day. I had purchased a Wen belt sander and it was a beast so I decided to try the drill press and I am glad I did. I got the box and it was extremely well packed. Putting it together was a common sense procedure that took no time. For a hundred dollar drill press I am more than impressed. I put it together in literally 5 minutes and had it up and running. Ran it and used it for a bit drilling holes and bought it mainly to drill holes for birdhouses and the occasional hole I need for furniture. The motor is very quiet and solid and the construction is awesome. I really was not expecting it to be this solid for the price. I changed the speeds on it a couple times and it went very smoothly with no issues. It has a place to mount the chuck tool which is handy and the operating handle for the press is really smooth and seems durable. Now this is a good hobby press for the novice and could handle hours of work if needed but realistically it is not a commercial grade but will take some abuse. It has fit the bill for what I need and for the price and quality has exceeded my expectations and I am pretty picky about my tools. The Wen belt sander you can turn it upside down and use it for a table sander. Low cost tools with great quality builds