Thread: Drill and drill stand

You should be able to get a reasonable quality 16 speed 3/4 hp Chinese made drill press for around $300.

Don't know about a mobile stand, but it would be a fairly simple matter to make one.

Craig

I realise you ask for advice on a portable setup but you should reconsider a floor drill press. They are not that expensive, much more versatile than a portable setup and really don't take up much space.
In a double garage setup they can fit in neatly behind the centre door pillar (if you have one)

Quote; "The drill should be used for woodworking, metalworking and some occasional masonary"

I guess it will be rather diffiucult to drill masonary with a 16 speed drill press. I think he wants a general purpose electric drill and a drill stand into which he can put the drill when needed.

Thats how I read the question.

I guess any good quality drill, i e makita or whatever will do. Bosch had a very nice little drill stand that could also be used with some of their 1/4" routers.

I am sure that any well known brand of drill will do.

Regards
Joe


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I guess it will be rather diffiucult to drill masonary with a 16 speed drill press

So if I drill a ceramic tile or a brick in my drill press that wouldn't qualify as drilling masonary ?

But I take you point. Pehaps Sam needs to be more specific about waht he actually wants.

Craig

Craig


You answered your own question


In everyday terminology drilling masonary really doesn't mean drilling a ceramic tile in a drill press, but if it makes you happy including it, go for it.

However the following quote "I'd like to buy drill and a portable drill stand since I do not have much room in my garage." definately rules out that he was talking about a drill press.

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Your opinion. You're entitled to it.

Thank you very much everyone, and my apolagies for not making my question clearer. I meant a seperate drill and a drill stand. I can use the drill for drilling conrete and walls around the house as well as using it for woodworking in my garage. I know you all recommend drill press and you have a point. But I am not a pro and I do not think I could get enough use out of a drill press. In regarding Bosh drill press that Gatiep was talking, Has anyone used this? How is the accuracy? Is it available in any hardware store?

Cheers,
Sam

I've got a Bosch drill stand of the type you're after. See the link below.

http://www.justtools.com.au/prod2165.htm

As far as holding the drill perpendicular to the table goes, that depends on your drill but with mine it's good enough. However, the lowering mechanism is a bit flimsy, so the drill tends to wander a bit from side to side as you lower it. I've found that I have to physically push the lever to the right as I bring the drill down to stop it from skewing off to the left as it comes into contact with the material I'm drilling.

I'd say it is better than nothing but I'm planning to buy a drill press as soon as I can afford it.

If you're going to buy one, just check that the drill mount does not move around too much ie. grab it and hold the base and see if you can move it from side to side.

As for the drill, buy the best you can afford. I've got a Makita 15mmm hammer drill that I've had for about 7 years. It's done a fair bit of masonry drilling and hasn't burnt out yet but if I was to replace it, I'd go for something a bit bigger.

Thanks for the information SilentC. I did check the web site, and there are two different versions, professional and handyman version. The professional comes in three different brand (Bosh, AEG and Metabo - $179 - $199). There is also a handyman version and an Italian brand. There is quite a bit of price difference between proffesional and the handyman version ($99). Which one are you using? Do you think it is worth getting the professional one? They might be a bit more sturdy.

Cheers,
Sam

Mine's the handyman one. I suppose the 'pro' would have to be better. Whether or not it's $100 better is anyone's guess.

If you can afford the pro one, I'd probably say check out a drill press because it's not going to cost you very much more and is going to be much better than one of these jobs.

GMC have a toy one for around $150 and it was on sale at Thrifty Link for $99 a couple of months ago. Here's a review:

http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/reviews/gmcls13dp.htm

That would probably be better for you than a drill stand, depending on what you want to do with it. You can still buy a hand drill and you wont be out of pocket on the drill + stand setup.

Sam

The Bosch stand I have is called a Drill/Mill stand model S7. I'll attach a pic, sorry it was night time and the batteries were too low to operate the flash. The stand as you see it has what Bosch calls a mill attachment S8 bolted to the base. It is very handy for small router jobs.
Below the wooden base you can see the front edge of the metal base that screws onto the bench.
It thas depthsettings and also a depth stop.

A side view

Don't know if they are still available, but they are pretty sturdy.

Good luck
Cya
Joe


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Thank you much for all the replies. It was quite helpfull.

Cheers,
Sam

Yet another alternative is a portable drill guide.. This would be a bit easier to tote around and put in place than the other products mentioned earlier. The drill chuck is also always perpendicular to the base plate because you're not removing the chuck to use the drill in its portable mode. Probably no good for hammer drilling, though.