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models. They take up less floor space

and, on average, cost less than floor-

standers. The question is: Do they

have the power and precision a furni-

ture maker needs?

For this review, we looked at nine

medium- to large-size models, based

on power and plunge depth. Each has

at least

⁄3 hp and can drill at least 3 in. deep. All but one cost

less than most floor-standers. The results told us two encouraging

things about benchtop drill presses: You do get what you pay for;

but you don’t have to pay a lot to get what you need.

One thing you should know about all benchtop drill presses:

Like most of the floor-standing models, they’re designed for metal-

working, with small tables that are hard to clamp onto. So you’ll

t’s a good bet that most woodshops

have at least one cordless drill, and

possibly a corded model as well. Be-

tween them, they can take care of most

drilling jobs. But these handheld drills

have a weak link: the hand that holds

them. Humans are inconsistent. We don’t

always drill straight and true, or on the

mark. That’s why so many of us are willing to spend hundreds

of dollars on a drill press. Properly set up, a drill press gives you

clean, straight holes, right where you want them, at whatever

angle you choose, time after time. It also has more power than a

handheld drill, and it won’t wrench your wrist with a big bit.

In our last drill-press review (FWW #162), we tested floor-

standing models. But a lot of woodworkers opt for benchtop

T O O L T E S T

Benchtop Drill Presses

The best do everything

a furniture maker needs

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Page 1 - Benchtop Drill Presses

models. They take up less floor space and, on average, cost less than floor-standers. The question is: Do they have the power and precision a fur

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The Jet JDP-15M shares top honors with the General for its own stand-out performance in our tests. Its table is also the biggest of the bunch. All tha

Page 3 - Benchtop drill-press test

then you move the belts to smaller or larger pulleys and, finally, push the motor back to tighten them.At its worst, this can be a chore, such as with

Page 4 - O T H E R F E AT U R E S

Swivel handle—One of the Crafts-man’s pull-down arms has a swivel-grip knob that allows a full-depth plunge without having to change to a second arm.