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    Hi All,

    I am in the market for a good woodworking standing drill press. Was thinking about the bunnings Full boar drill press. It's nicely priced and the specs match up to other drill press's twice its price.

    https://www.bunnings.com.au/full-boa...drill_p6290272

    Has anyone had any experience using this drill press? Any good?

    Cheers.

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    With these things you basically get what you pay for.

    Apart from having 16 speeds versus 12 it looks pretty similar to this one.
    D592 | PD-325 Belt Drive - Pedestal Drill | For Sale Sydney Brisbane Melbourne Perth | Buy Workshop Equipment & Machinery online at machineryhouse.com.au

    The Carbatech version costs $100 more but it comes with a wider speed range, a better table with proper T-slots, a work light, and is 25kg heavier indicating it is a much HD construction.
    Weight is quiet important for a floor standing.

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    Have a look at the Bosch PBD 40. Bench mounted with electronic speed control, soft start and most importantly able to drill holes at least as long as the drill bit as the drill and motor is mounted on the post and moves up and down on a rack and pinion allowing you to drill holes far deeper than standard drill presses.

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    This is the one on my wish list.
    https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/D162
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers View Post
    This is the one on my wish list.
    https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/D162
    That one only had 9 speeds and a pretty ordinary speed range (180 -1680 rpm)
    For the $$ I would have thought it should at least have variable speed.

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    The build quality is a class above the sub $1K machines.
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    Rushil,

    Full Boar is one of the Ozito brands - the name is used for their 'trade' tools. In some markets like the UK they are actually called 'Ozito Full Boar' see, for example Ozito Full Boar 1050W Rotary Hammer Drill FBT-0700U

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers View Post
    The build quality is a class above the sub $1K machines.
    Maybe, while it is heavier and heavier duty, the one I saw in the Perth store looked similar in build quality to the others.

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    I looked at the Full Boar then when I took hubby down to Bunnings to purchase we were not impressed with the casing construction and he encouraged me to find a better one (surprising as he always says I spend too much on my toys).

    I ended up getting this one from Hare & Forbes and am extremely happy with it. I waited until one of their sales with $50 off plus I had a newbie's $50 discount voucher. The speed range is from 280 to 2500.

    Jane

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    Oh. I did not know that...

    Cheers everyone for the replies.

    I'm leaning more towards this now from carbatec..

    https://www.carbatec.com.au/drilling...-code-dp-4119f

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    Timbecon have just announced a sale on drill presses.

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    The cheapest ($425-15%) floor standing Pedestal drill from Timbecon doesn't look to be that much better than the Full Boar.
    It only has a 3/4HP motor & 60 kg weight (FB is 58kg) but does have a keyless chuck and a work light.

    The main thing I don't like about the new Timbecon DPs is they no longer use a morse tapered spindle.
    This means no MT bits can be used, which is fine for most WW but rules out using larger bits on metal.

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    Does anyone actually have hands on experience with the wee Bosch ? (https://www.bunnings.co.nz/bosch-ben...710w_p06200464)

    What intrigues me are the electronic speed control,
    the laser guide (getting the workpiece into the exact right place, for drilling hinge cups in my old metabo drill press was always a major p.i.t.a.)
    the fence also looks good -- IF it's good, it should beat my jury rigged solutions that had to be hand-made from mdf and hardwood
    not to mention the belt-less construction,
    keyless chuck ....
    There are features here that I otherwise see on much more expensive machines.

    All those might mean it's like a morris minor with go faster stripes, to lure in the suckers like myself.
    But, on the other hand, if all those features work, and accurately, then it could be a light duty winner.
    It makes no claims at being commercial, workshop or industrial grade. Bosch GREEN after all.

    I am not crazy about having to bolt it to a heavy bench (it's very light, comparatively) and then put down raisers on the benchtop
    so I get a flat surface for large work to rest on (i.e. cabinet doors) -- the latter is exactly what I'd want a good drill press for - but that is
    no different to what I have (a Metabo stand that you screw your mains powered Metabo drill into).

    Don't use my drill press one hell of a lot, so paying out 2800 for an industrial grade machine with these features is in no way
    warranted ... (Voyager DVR Drill Press)

    T.I.A. for any comments -Peter

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    regards from Alberta, Canada

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    I just got one the other night after also looking at the FB, I haven't really had much time to use it but I did turn it on and play a little and seems pretty good to me.

    I haven't tested the accuracy of anything on it yet but it seems to drill a hole no problems I'll test accuracy later and let you know how it goes.



    Quote Originally Posted by P.W.H. View Post
    Does anyone actually have hands on experience with the wee Bosch ? (https://www.bunnings.co.nz/bosch-ben...710w_p06200464)

    What intrigues me are the electronic speed control,
    the laser guide (getting the workpiece into the exact right place, for drilling hinge cups in my old metabo drill press was always a major p.i.t.a.)
    the fence also looks good -- IF it's good, it should beat my jury rigged solutions that had to be hand-made from mdf and hardwood
    not to mention the belt-less construction,
    keyless chuck ....
    There are features here that I otherwise see on much more expensive machines.

    All those might mean it's like a morris minor with go faster stripes, to lure in the suckers like myself.
    But, on the other hand, if all those features work, and accurately, then it could be a light duty winner.
    It makes no claims at being commercial, workshop or industrial grade. Bosch GREEN after all.

    I am not crazy about having to bolt it to a heavy bench (it's very light, comparatively) and then put down raisers on the benchtop
    so I get a flat surface for large work to rest on (i.e. cabinet doors) -- the latter is exactly what I'd want a good drill press for - but that is
    no different to what I have (a Metabo stand that you screw your mains powered Metabo drill into).

    Don't use my drill press one hell of a lot, so paying out 2800 for an industrial grade machine with these features is in no way
    warranted ... (Voyager DVR Drill Press)

    T.I.A. for any comments -Peter

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