Bosch Home and Garden Bench Drill PBD 40 (710 W, Maximum Drilling Diameter In Steel/Wood: 13 mm/40 mm, Drilling Stroke 90 mm, In Carton Packaging)

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The laser marker is accurate and the power of the unit seems more than adequate for a DIYer like me. With 2 gears, load compensated electronic speed control, laser, LED light and so on its great to work with. Bought this as I am building a flexible stair tread system allowing me to easily maintain and replace treads if needed. But, as good as they are in marketing they probably don’t know that, yet, or ever - someone else is going to nail this soon.

The laser cross is pretty accurate, and accurate enough for quickly locating where to put the wood or center punched metal and then make fine adjustments to make sure the bit goes in the right place. You tighten it by hand and turn a locking ring but I am sure I will get used to that and it seems to hold the drill bit securely and accurately. To exercise your right to cancel you must inform us (Details here) of your decision to cancel the contract by a clear statement (eg a letter sent by post, fax or e-mail. As far as I can find this is the only bench drill where the head comes down to the work piece and for the work I do it seems very satisfactory. It looks quite small in the pictures but i have a compound slide table with a tilting vice fitted and i can still fit a forstner bit and drill through 100mm pieces of wood.The Bosch PBD 40 is a powerful and precise bench mounting pillar drill with a digital display of drilling speed and drilling depth.

Likewise, the plastic locking ring on the chuck is very well protected and will most likely last the life of the drill press because of that. I had initially constructed a wooden cutting fence table, secured to the Bosch by bolts through the baseplate grooves designed for its own fence. They mention that the speed is actually measured by the tool, it's light enough to move around and that the base is sturdy and heavy enough to use on a bench for small work. Whenever you are drilling metal, don't forget to use lots of lovely cutting fluid, to help to keep your bit cool). What’s lost from an adjustable baseplate is compensated for by the built-in clamp and adjustable parallel guide fence.Bench drill with 2-speed gearbox, delivers high power in first gear and high speed in second gear, combining easy and comfortable drilling with precise results. Unfortunately the performance of these machines tends to rise directly in conjunction with their size and weight so it may be a bit of a compromise, although good quality sharp drill bits will help of course. To meet the cancellation deadline you should send your notice to cancel before the 30 day ‘cooling off’ period has expired.

A key objective of our site and telephone support facility is to provide you with all the information you need to make a fully informed decision whenever you make a purchase. For example, anyone unfamiliar with pillar drills won’t know the hassle associated with changing the speed of the drill, a process that involves removing a cover and manually adjusting one or more belts across the spindles linking the motor to the drill bit.This took another week to arrive and once again the bosch seal had been broken but the drill and packaging looked ok so i accepted it. You can consent to the use of such technologies by using the “Accept” button or manage your options using the “Customise” button. As well as the workpiece clamp shown at the bottom of the column it has a moveable aluminium fence that slots into grooves in the machined aluminium base.

The reason I gave it a lower value for money is that it is quite noisy and I would have thought for the money this could be better. A : I checked with Bosch to see if they could provide any more specifics on the drilling capacity of the PBD 40 and they advised that with the drill head at the very top of the column there is 285mm between the front face of the chuck and the bed.Likewise the two white led lights only light the workpiece from one side, not good if the workpiece is not totally flat and they are also not very bright. So far i have not bothered to make use of the electronic depth guage, still preferring to mark a depth stop on the bit with some coloured tape. The drill provides excellent visibility with a laser crosswire that allows the workpiece to be precisely positioned before drilling and an LED worklight that keeps the work area well illuminated and free from shadows. Talking of depth, the maximum distance from the baseplate to the bottom of the keyless chuck is 28 cm, which can be adjusted to a minimum of 9 cm, with the maximum travel when in use also being 9 cm.