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This bench drill is lightweight but very solid & compact. The spring loaded hand wheel gives positive feedback, once you get used to it. (I have been used to using conventional rack & pinion driven drill handles for the last 40 years). The accuracy and run out on the chuck/spindle is very good, even for drilling accurate hole positions in steel. The Laser is a good feature when aligning holes that require drilling diametrically opposite. Although when you use an extended drill chuck one side of the laser is blocked out. The work light is very bright which saves putting on the garage lights on a dull day. A little bit pricey for a bench drill but overall if it proves to be reliable for a couple of years it will have been worth it.
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The drill is great. Laser cross marking, led illumination of the work area, accurate speed and exact depth measurements. Totally let down however by a chuck that moves a LOT - when using a large drill bit (12mm for example) the end of the drill bit can move by as much as 3mm - which kinda negates the rest of the accuracy benefits of the drill. Shame - as everything else is good.
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Very useful drill press. It’s not going to be good enough for engineering but will handle lots of tasks. To get any better I would have needed to pay 4times the price Easy to set up, not too heavy and quiet are the strong points Highly recommended for woodworking and light engineering tasks
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Nothing to compare it with as my 1st bench drill. I am not very good at keeping a portable electric drill straight so for me it is a godsend. The only niggle I have is why did they put a wheel on it to operate the drill rather than a 3 spike handle. You cannot keep your hand on the wheel when you want to make a deep drill as it turns round to the back. A knob on the wheel would help as you could keep hold of it, but from a manufacturing view 3 spokes would be simpler. May well try and do a home upgrade. Controls are great with variable speeds at a twist of a knob,great crosshairs laser depth guage and work light. Led display clear and easy to operate.
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I recently bought the drill after watching several YouTube videos and am glad I did.I also have a conventional pillar drill but am tending to use the Bosch 90% of the time now. I was concerned about possible excessive run out but found it negligible and perfectly acceptable for all my needs and all it’s features are very useful too. If Bosch ever decide to produce a blue “professional “ version I would definitely buy one but am very happy as it is. Can be had for £250 in various places so good value-would recommend without hesitation.
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