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. That leaves your left hand free to hold the workpiece.
And the winners are …
All in all, our tests showed that a solid benchtop drill press gives
you the performance you need to make the finest furniture.
The General International 75-100 tested best for drilling power
and all-around performance. If you can afford the $450 price, it’s
the best you can buy. Or, the Jet JDP-15M might be the drill press
for you. It rated second for power, among the best for speed-
change and depth-set ease, has the largest table, and at $350, is
more affordable. We rated both models best overall.
We gave the best-value award to the Grizzly G7943. It scored
among the highest for drilling power and speed-change ease. Its
range of 12 speeds offers the lowest setting of all the test models,
140 rpm, ideal for driving circle cutters and the largest of bits.
And its $225 price is among the lowest of the pack. •
Charlie Reina is an associate editor.
Love that lever. All three “best” models
have a lever (left) that lets you move the
motor back and forth for easy manual
belt changing. The variable-speed Ryobi
(above) has a digital speed display.
Extras. The Craftsman (above)
is one of two models equipped
with laser crosshairs. The Shop
Fox W1668 (left) comes with
a quill that can oscillate for
spindle sanding.
MAK E & MO DEL
STREET
PRICE
MOTO R CHU CK
CHU CK-
POS T
DIS TA NCE
STROKE
QUI LL-
TA BLE
DISTANCE
SPE EDS
(RA NGE )
RUN OUT
2-I N.
HOL E
TES T
SPE ED
CHA NGE
EAS E
DEP TH
SET
EAS E
COM MEN TS
Cra fts man 21914
www.c r af t s ma n .c o m
$200
2
⁄3 hp ½ in. 6 in. 3 in.
15
1
⁄8 in.
5
(500-3000 rpm)
0.004 in. 18 sec. Poor Excellent
Laser, swivel knob, offset table
crank, work light, digital depth
readout, difficult speed change
Del ta DP350
www.d e lt a m ac h in e r y
.com
$220
1
⁄3 hp ½ in. 6 in. 3¼ in.
13
5
⁄8 in.
V/S
(500-3100 rpm)
0.004 in. 23 sec. Excellent Fair
Best work light, offset table crank,
variable speed
Gen era l I nt’l .
75- 100
www.g e ne r a l. c a
$450 ¾ hp
5
⁄8 in. 8½ in. 3¼ in.
14 in.
12
(340-2800 rpm)
0.002 in. 10 sec. Very good Excellent
Least runout, belt-change handle,
work light, deepest
chuck-to-post distance
Gri zzl y
G79 43
www.g r iz z l y.c om
$225 ¾ hp
5
⁄8 in. 7 in. 3¼ in.
12 in.
12
(140-3050 rpm)
0.004 in. 12 sec. Very good Fair
Medium-size base, work light,
belt-change handle
Gri zzl y
G04 85
$200 ½ hp
5
⁄8 in. 6½ in. 3
3
⁄16 in.
13
7
⁄8 in.
16
(230-3270 rpm)
0.002 in. 14 sec. Good Good
Medium-size base,
work light, solid performance
across the board
Jet JD P-1 5M
www.
wmhtool g r ou p . co m
$350 ¾ hp
5
⁄8 in. 7½ in. 3
1
⁄8 in.
13
3
⁄8 in.
16
(200-3630 rpm)
0.004 in. 12 sec. Very good Excellent
Largest table,
large base, work light,
belt-change handle
Ryo bi
DP1 21L
www.r y obitool s.co m
$180
1
⁄3 hp ½ in. 6 in. 3 in.
12
1
⁄4 in.
V/S
(500-3000 rpm)
0.008 in. 17 sec. Excellent Excellent
Laser, variable speed, digital speed
readout, easy depth set on
pull-arm axle, work light
Sho p Fox W1668
www.w o od s t oc k in t
.com
$270 ¾ hp
5
⁄8 in. 6
5
⁄8 in. 3¼ in.
14
1
⁄4 in.
12
(250-3050 rpm)
0.003 in. 15 sec. Poor Fair
Oscillating spindle sanding,
difficult speed change
Sho p Fox
M11 02
$275 ½ hp
5
⁄8 in. 6½ in. 3
3
⁄16 in.
14
3
⁄8 in.
16
(230-3270 rpm)
0.002 in. 18 sec. Good Good Largest base, work light
Solid depth setting. Seven models use
stop rods for depth setting. Four of them,
including the General (left) and Jet, are
solidly made, with easy-to-turn, knurled
depth-stop nuts. The Ryobi (above) and
Craftsman have easy-to-use depth sets
on their pull-arm axles.
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D E P T H S E T T I N G
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