I was going to buy one for $159 @ Trade Tools but thought this might be ok for the price and just diy. I haven’t set it up yet so can’t attest to quality. Bit set is also ToolPRO and is 15 piece upto 10mm
ToolPro Drill Press 350watt 13mm $99.99 (+ Bonus Drill Bit Set Worth $31.78) @ Supercheap Auto
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Elyxar on 15/03/2019 - 14:49 supercheapauto.com.au (746 clicks)
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The Ozito one actually looks pretty good. Not sure about the ebay one.
IMO it's pretty hard to go past the Ozito in the budget range that these all appear to be in given the 3 year warranty via Bunnings.
I note the comment in the only review of the bonus drill set on SCA that the reviewer broke 3 of them the first day using them drilling through tin fencing. Easily done but quality sounds questionable.
Good drill bit sets cost more than this drill press.
Looks a pretty good deal - I have a Full Boar drill press, which is pretty good, but I sort of regret spending as much money on it as I did because I don't use it that much due to the limited applications. If it's something that you will use for the odd job, this is probably a pretty good deal.
Bunnings sell an Ozito 500 watt 16mm 9 speed drill press for $99 which comes with a 3 year warranty.
It may be better value if you don't care about getting a bonus drill set.
I think the Ozito would actually be the better buy. I obviously didn’t check what Bunnings offers. Is $99 the usual price for the Ozito?
$99 seems the usual @ Bunnings. Never seen it cheaper…
Does the job, but check before you buy as quality is ordinary…
I wouldn't pay $32 for this dill bit set fwiw..I bought one of the SuperCheap drill presses a while ago - it was cheap.
With the cheap ones you need to get your hands on them before you buy to test the amount of wobble on the spindle. Most of them have a sleeve bearing which does not hold the shaft firmly - just grab the chuck and see how much it moves sideways.
The one I have has a fair bit of movement, so if you need precision holes, it could be a millimetre off your mark with a long bit. On steel it will wonder around quite a bit before biting and even then the holes are not precise.
I don’t need super precision but I suspect there will come the day when I wish I had bought better.
Yep, if you can't get the shaft held firmly, it takes forever to get the job done.
Back on sale (SCA Easter Sale) - and even cheaper @ $89.99 until 17 April though perhaps this time no cheapie drill set included.
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/toolpro-toolpro-drill-pr…
I bought the Bunnings Ozito last week at $99 (no PowerPass discount !!???)
However I haven't set it up yet, so I could still take it back and get this???
Comparing:
Bunnings Ozito
Max bit size: 16mm
Motor: 500W
Speeds: 9 (though a few are effectively duplicates)
Min speed: 500rpm (slower is better for steel)
Warranty: 3 yrs
Max bit travel ?? mm
Radius from post to bit centre: ?? mmSCA ToolPro
Max bit size: 13mm
Motor: 350W
Speeds: 6 (??)
Min speed 600rpm
Warranty: 3 yrs
Max bit travel: ?? mm
Radius from post to bit centre: mm ??[Mods - can we reopen this thread with expiry 17 April??? Doesn't seem like it is worth opening a new thread given there is quality comparison discussion here - although would take title edit to remove bit set!]
Woohoo. That was a quick reopening and title-edit of an expired thread!!! Thx.
For the record - this thread was orginally titled:_
"ToolPro Drill Press 350watt 13mm $99.99 (+ Bonus Drill Bit Set Worth $31.78) @ Supercheap Auto"And we're back to expired again - and original title. Oh well!
How is this compared with https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/710W-Bench-Drill-Press-Workshop-… and this https://www.bunnings.com.au/ozito-500w-16mm-drill-press_p004…?