The Proxxon Bench Drill Press TBM 115 has a high quality machined work table of ribbed die-cast aluminum. The powerful motor, which is built into the super stable die-cast head of the machine, runs very quiet and has a long life expectancy. The unit’s aluminum pulleys and flat belt provides 3 spindle speeds of 1,800, 4,700 and 8,500rpm allowing high torque at lower speeds.
- Unit includes 6 triple slit micromot precision steel collets
- Comes with an adjustable drilling depth stop gauge
- Quick and easy headstock height adjustment
- Quiet running motor with long life expectancy
- Stable spindle design housed within 3 high quality ball bearing assemblies
- Unit does NOT come with MS 4 machine vice
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including arsenic, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
Jerald Mills (verified owner) –
The drill itself is great. I am a not as impressed with the way the vise fits on the drill stand, there is a good bit of slop in the fit between it and the collar it fits on and with the collar itself in relation to the way it tightens to the drill base.
Heath Mills (verified owner) –
Mechanically and size, this is a great press. I added the optional chuck since I am primarily drilling glass with diamond tipped bits in water and the drill bit manufacture recommends using the chuck.The unit is easy to set up out of the box. Changing speed is a snap, though I wish they would have included an extra drive belt just because I am the type of DIY’er that fears the worse.When setting the unit on a bench, place a piece of felt or something under it as it tends to scratch the wood surface.The ONLY complaint is the rubber end-covers on the height adjuster screws pop of when tightening / loosening with wet hands–really wish they would have just machined the rods with knurling instead of the rubber end-covers on the ends.Note that the Praxxon machine vise is NOT included, but is is a great option to have when drilling smaller objects.Overall this is a 10 out of 10 and I found that Home Depot had the best price.
Terrence Schaden (verified owner) –
The drill is ok, it can do the job but with a few caveats:It is a small drill, very compact, and can drill small holesits a better solution to drill small holes in PCBs, heatsinks, etc than mounting a regular drill in a stand as it will provide more precise controlThe mechanism to secure the drill so that it does not rotate around its axis (left right direction on the table) does not hold the drill well enough and consequently it can be difficult to align precisely as it might “walk” away from the targetThe drill is loudThe chuck and vise should be standard accessoriesThe TBH looks like a better drill, but is not available on 120v US, and has a larger minimum drill size (.5mm). You can still buy the TBH if you minimum drill size is of that size, but you need to buy a up-converter transformer
Raoul Marks (verified owner) –
The drill press is not what I would consider high quality given the price point. It is accurate with respect to runout (using the optional chuck), however, the motor speed varies considerably during operation. The drill press is quite loud since the belt used is not very good quality.
Moriah Thompson (verified owner) –
When my cheap no-brand mini drill press (unsurprisingly) broke, I knew I had to invest in a quality drill. This one is perfect for my small metal studio. Relatively quiet, obviously well-built. No shake in the bit – gives me the extremely accurate drilling I need. Came with a great instruction/care manual as well. Highly recommended!