MINIQ Bench Drill Stand 710W Mini Electric Bench Drilling Machine Drill Chuck 1-13mm

This Bachin drill press was expected to be of a marginal quality, but I didn't expect it to become unusable during the first job I had purchased it to perform. The job was drilling into a granite countertop to enlarge existing holes. The diamond drills did create a lot of vibration, but on the third hole I was enlarging, the speed control became unusable and the motor would rev to 1100 rpm and then shut down. If you are drilling very easy materials this might be okay, but I would not expect one to be able to use it long term.

Appareil qui semble rencontrer les criteres de qualité vs prix. Nous testerons bientot mais globalement ca semble tres bien.

I got this drill press after trying a small, high rpm hobby drill press (no power, wrecks bits), as well as 30 lb bench drill press (wobbled). Specifically, I got it to drill out brass rivets on small Swiss Army Knives. The flat rivet head is about 2.5 mm in diameter, so a precision machine, without play or wobble, is needed. This press did the job. The operating handle is heavily spring loaded which detracts from the otherwise precision impression. This is a real drill, geared, and showed zero rpm drop under (the admittedly small) load. The speed control works fine. One reviewer wrote that they only got 1500 rpm. I found the rpm perfectly adequate. I know this because at the maximum speed it’s screaming like a banshee. The unit is marked 110 volt, 50 hertz 710 watts. This is not a perfect alignment with our US 120 volt, 60 hertz system, but in my usage, it worked fine. The press had no play at the chuck. The slide is adjustable but had no play when received. It appears the adjustability is via Allen screws and a bronze slider. The sound of the press is tolerable. It’s like a precise sounding whine (no doubt the gearbox) increasing with rpm. I’m living in a mobile home now, but I would have used it with caution when I was in the apartment. Low rpm, nonferrous metals, should be no problem. Screaming away on a quarter inch thick piece of steel may be a problem. So, for the price, it works very well. Why get a hobby low power, high rpm press when this press can handle the precision work and at the same time deal with heavier jobs?

The lasers will need adjustment. There is a secret clue to doing this: remove the two stickers on the tight bottom side of the green plastic body panel to access two hidden holes that allow you to use an allen key to loosen and then turn the laser lenses.

Tres bien,