ProxxonPrecision Bench Drill Press - Micro Hole Capability, Adjustable Depth & Table, 3-Speed Selection - TBM 115

The PROXXON Precision Bench Drill Press is a small machine with limited size and power, but that is what it is made for.Even with those limitations I have been able to complete a decent amount of drilling and countersinking various types of soft steels. It does a great job and the portability is very convenient.I purchased and use the optional chuck.

Really disappointed. The drill head is not perpendicular to the base. Not even close. It is so far off you can see it by eye without measuring it. Laying a square against the vertical shaft, it is almost 1/4 inch off of being square at the base. It mesures at 92 degrees, not 90, whihc doesn’t sound like much until you lay a square against it. The shaft itselt is perfectly straight, not bent. The hole in the base which the shaft is inserted is not drilled perpendicular to the base,, whihc is ironic for a drill press. But a drillpress that doesn’t drill a hole perpemdicular to thr base is worthless. The base is not flat either and wobbles no matterwhat surface I put it on including a 1/4 inch thick aluminum plate. The vertical shaft also has many wear marks, as does the bushing in the head, so this is obviously used, not new. I am hoping that this is a defect from the factory or it is somehow damaged as I intend to order another, but from a different seller. Direct from Proxxon this time. It is very quiet and I’m hoping the next one will be right. Returns process was difficult also. The return gave me 2 options - chat with a live agent or talk to the seller. I chatted with theagentand he said I had to talktothe seller. I filled out the forms to initiate contact with the seller (Onkata), who promptly replied that it wasnt their problemand I had to talk to Amazon. I called Amazon this time and that agent told me that the first agent was wrong and I could return it through the normal process (Kohls dropoff, UPS, etc). We’ll see what happens…UPDATED- recieved another one direct from Proxxon this time as the seller and much better. Had really none of the issues that the first one had. Base has a very slight wobble and vertical shaft is very slightly off of 90 degrees to the base, but very close. Happy with the purchase. Looking forward ti using it.

I had previously bought the small drill press that is available at many places, under different brand names (at least in pics they appear the same, sometimes different colors), for approx $100.00 and it was fine but I had not seen this one when I bought that one. So through no fault of its own (I was carelessly moving the table and it fell off), I broke its base (though, impressively, it still worked) and that gave me excuse to get this one as a replacement. This is a huge upgrade. well worth the higher price. This Proxxon is significantly better and well-engineered, easier to adjust, has a built-in straight edge to line up and steady target, works very cleanly and smoothly. Another example of nicer build quality: the cover of the other one snapped on and off by two annoying little tabs which did not hold the cover on well, the top was constantly popping off at even a slight bump. The Proxxon has a solid bolt-on top that stays on like it should yet is still easy to remove if desired to change the band. So this Proxxon is well worth the price but glad I learned my lesson not to carelessly move the table with the cheap one.

Smaller in size than I expected but still perfectly usable for my purpose (drilling PCB through-holes). Spindle and collet system run true enough to easily drill 0.3mm holes. I can't do 0.2mm or 0.25mm reliably but then I haven't bolted down the machine for extra stability like they recommend. Also I'm holding the workpiece freehand rather than clamping it down securely. In any case, this drill machine beats a dremel rotary tool mounted in their $50 drill stand by a large margin.Initially there was problem with the machine when I opened it to change the belt to the higher-speed setting. The "set screws" for the motor-side "gear thingy" were coming out and would clearly eat into the belt as it operated. These set screws are basically intended to stay "sunked in" on the high-speed track of the motor-side gear thingy. So I tightened them as best I could but when I turned on the machine, the centrifugal force caused them to roll back out and damage the belt. I explained my situation to proxxon support and thankfully they sent a new belt by express mail at no charge. I've taken out the set screws entirely and it seems to work OK so I'm not sure what they're really good for. If you get one with loose set screws I personally recommend removing them rather than trying to secure them properly. AFAICT, it's not easy to secure them because there is no "head" to these screws.

Excellent tool for my homebrewed printed circuit boards. A 5.5inch (140mm) drill to column distance enables drilling in large size materials.