Product Description
This mini version has all the big guy's abilities on a slightly reduced scale. Max working distance is approx. 6-Inch. Chuck opens to 5/16-Inch, throw is 3/4-Inch. It's 120VAC, and has (3) speed ranges, up to 5000, 6500, 8000 rpm. Includes (2) Allen wrenches, chuck key, and, believe it or not, a pair of spare motor brushes.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #22066 in Home Improvement
- Brand: SE
- Model: 97511MDP
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x10.00" w x12.00" l,
Features
- This mini version has all of the big guy's abilities on a slightly reduced scale.
- Measures 15-Inch tall overall on a 6-1/2-Inch by 9-Inch by 1-Inch cast-iron base 1-5/16-Inch dia by 11-5/8-Inch tall column
- It's 120VAC, and had (3) speed ranges, up to 5000, 6,500, and 8000 rpm.
- Includes (2) Allen wrenches, chuck key, and, believe it or not, a pair of spare motor brushes.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful.
Mini drill press
By Mark Meeks
For the price, this little drill press more than met my expectations. It is really a variable speed unit with three settings for the belt and a variable electric control on the side. The construction is pretty amazing for the price. The only thing that I wasn't particularly happy with is that the chuck just press-fits onto the shaft with no set screw. That's why I didn't give it five stars.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
The good, the bad and the ugly!!
By Dave
I wanted a small foot print drill press capable of approx. 10k RPM at an affordable price to drill 1.25MM holes in aluminum at a depth of approx. 15MM. Yes, I'd love to have a Cameron mini DP but $1500 was a bit much and my requirements aren't all that high. For <$70 I decided to try this little machine.
First the good:
1. The accuracy of the spindle, quill and chuck are excellent. I measured <.001" runout at the spindle. With a precision drill rod chucked I still measured <.001". There was barely any deflection on my dial indicator and the spindle rotation felt smooth as silk. There was no noticable play in the quill. This is amazing accuracy IMHO. (I'd assess runout at a mere .0005"!!!)
2. I also measured how plumb the spindle was to the table in both axis. Left and right it was dead on. Front and back was about .001" off. (not a big deal IMHO and maybe could be improved with a little shimming)
3. The motor seems to have plenty of torque and the speed control works very well.
My overall conclusion is the drill head accuracy is excellent.
The Bad:
1. The quill feed was very jerky. The problem is the quill spring hangs up on the casting corners and doesn't provide the user with a consistent/sensitive feed. This is critical when using very small bits because you want to feel the pressure. The solution is to remove the quill assembly and chamfer the edge of the casting so the quill spring doesn't get hung up on the corners. A Dremel will accomplish this just fine and the results will be a night to day difference in the sensitivity!!
The Ugly:
1. My unit was advertised as having an extra set of brushes. There were no extras in the box.
2. My drive belt was cracked and ready to break. They included a spare but I didn't think the spare would be needed for initial operation.
The worst part is the supper (ie Micro-Tools) passed the buck when I alerted them of these issues. They could have easily supplied me with these defective and missing parts but told me to deal with Amazon. I know Amazon would let me return the unit but what a waste over a few cents worth of parts!!
My conclusion is that this could be an incredible value for <$70 if they'd address a couple issues. However they're easily addressed by the user making some mods.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Very durable for a "hobby" drill press.
By Maureen Ruggiero
Very satisfied with this product. I craft model boats, planes, toys etc. I also do gunsmithing and this tool handles them all.
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