Holes & mortises · review
An eight-inch press claiming five point nine inches of spindle travel — more than the floor-standing machine on this shelf.
The end of it The longest quill travel on this shelf, published on one of its two 8 in presses — and worth confirming before ordering.
Every figure below names its source. Each one is a manufacturer specification read off the listing itself. The judgments are ours.
A hundred and fifty millimeters of quill travel, published, on an eight-inch benchtop press.
That is more than the 127 mm (5 in) the floor-standing JET on this shelf states. It is more than the 90 mm (3.54 in) the published Bosch PBD 40 here is praised for — a figure bounded the same day to the European machines on this shelf, because of this page and the JET.
It would make the smallest and least expensive machine of fourteen the deepest-drilling one.
Quill travel comes from the quill housing and the rack, not from the swing, so a long stroke on a small head is not impossible. It is unusual enough to confirm with the seller, and this page cannot confirm it.
A drill press is bought for holes square to the face. What decides how deep those holes can be is the quill travel — how far the spindle comes down in one pull of the lever.
Run out of travel and the work has to be lifted on packing and the hole restarted, which is where accuracy goes. Fifty millimeters is shallow-hole territory: shelf pins, dowels, hardware. Eighty to ninety reaches most Forstner work. Past a hundred, a drill press starts to be a boring machine.
It is also the figure that is left out most often. Three of the seven European listings on this shelf publish it; the published Scheppach DP60 page names its absence as the one number that defines a drill press.
How far from the column the hole can be, and nothing about depth changes it.
Swing is twice the throat: eight inches means a hole center four inches from the column, so the widest board drillable on its centreline is eight inches.
That is the real constraint on a machine this size. The JET here publishes seventeen, which is why it stands on the floor.
Five speeds, by moving the belt, and the five are not named.
Six hundred and twenty at the bottom is the second-lowest on the American half of this shelf and genuinely useful — a 13 mm (0.51 in) bit in hardwood is happy there, and so is a small Forstner.
The VEVOR 8 inch beside it publishes all five of its steps. This one publishes the two ends.
The listing’s words. The word laser does not appear on the page.
Whatever it is, it does what the laser does on four other machines here: puts a mark on the work where the bit will land.
Two of those four publish a class and a radiant power. Two name a system and stop. This one avoids the category word, and for a feature whose only risk is looking into it, the class is the specification.
The five published features begin “1.”, “2.”, “3.”, “4.” and “5.”.
It is a listing written as a list of its own bullet points, and it is printed here as it stands.
Read on the day this page was built: $97 at the American Amazon shop.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-07. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Motor | 2.5 A induction, published · No wattage and no horsepower are claimed |
|---|---|
| Swing | 8 in — 203 mm |
| Quill travel | 5.9 in, published — 150 mm (5.91 in). That is more than the 5 in of the floor-standing JET on this shelf and more than the 90 mm (3.54 in) of the longest-stroke European machine here, on one of the two smallest presses of the fourteen |
| Speed range | Five speeds from 620 to 3,100 rpm, changed by repositioning the belt · The five steps are not listed individually |
| Chuck capacity | 1/2 in maximum drilling diameter, published — 13 mm (0.51 in) |
| Table | Tilting up to 45 degrees in both directions and locking · No size published · A cast iron base is stated |
| Laser | An integrated targeting beam, in the maker's words — the word laser does not appear, and no class or power is published |
| Overall size | Not published by the maker. |
| Weight | Not published by the maker. |
| Numbering | The five published features are numbered 1 to 5 in their own text |
| Amazon reference | B0HHHLPYXK |
| EAN | 0708100752002 |
That is what the listing publishes, and this page prints it as published and says what it would mean. A hundred and fifty millimeters of quill travel is more than the 127 mm (5 in) the floor-standing JET on this shelf states, and more than the 90 mm (3.54 in) the published Bosch PBD 40 here is praised for. It would make the cheapest and smallest machine on a shelf of fourteen the deepest-drilling one. Quill travel is a function of the quill housing and the rack, not of the swing, so a long stroke on a small head is not impossible — it is simply unusual enough to confirm with the seller before ordering, and this page cannot confirm it.
How far from the column a hole can be. Swing is twice the throat: eight inches of swing means the center of a hole can be four inches from the column, so the widest board that can be drilled on its centreline is eight inches. That is the real constraint on a machine this size, and no amount of quill travel changes it. The JET on this shelf publishes 17 inches, which is why it is a floor machine.
The listing says integrated targeting beam and never uses the word laser. Whatever it is, it is doing the job the laser does on four other machines on this shelf — projecting a mark on the work to show where the bit will land. Two of those four publish a class and a radiant power; two name a system and stop; this one avoids the category word. For a feature whose only risk is looking into it, the class is the specification, and three of the five beams on the American half of this shelf do not have one on the page.
Between woodworking machines of the same category and nearby price. Shown: what they all state. A half-filled column says nothing.
| Model | Price | Motor | Swing | Quill travel | Speed range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EcoSummer 8 in benchtop, 5 speed | $97 | 2.5 A induction, published · No wattage and no horsepower are claimed | 8 in — 203 mm | 5.9 in, published — 150 mm (5.91 in). That is more than the 5 in of the floor-standing JET on this shelf and more than the 90 mm (3.54 in) of the longest-stroke European machine here, on one of the two smallest presses of the fourteen | Five speeds from 620 to 3,100 rpm, changed by repositioning the belt · The five steps are not listed individually |
| VEVOR 8 in benchtop, 5 speed | $100 | 2.5 A induction, published · No wattage and no horsepower are claimed | 8 in — 203 mm, tied with the other 8 in press for the smallest swing on this shelf | 2 in, published — 51 mm (2.01 in) | Five speeds, published individually: 750, 1,140, 1,740, 2,340 and 3,200 rpm — the only listing on this shelf to give every step · Changed by moving the belt |
| Skil DP9505-00, 10 in benchtop | $185 | 6.2 A induction, published · No wattage and no horsepower are claimed | 10 in — 254 mm | Not published by the maker. | Five speeds from 610 to 2,800 rpm · The five steps are not listed individually |
| WEN DP1062V, 10 in benchtop | $240 | 6.2 A induction, published — the same figure as the maker's 12 in press · No wattage and no horsepower are claimed | 10 in — 254 mm | 2 in, published — 51 mm (2.01 in) | 530 to 3,100 rpm, mechanically variable by a lever, with a digital readout of the current speed |
The smallest sum that puts a press with a tilting table on a bench — with the travel figure confirmed first
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for woodworking machines and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
710 W · 90 mm (3.54 in) quill · 40 mm (1.57 in) in wood
The longest stroke of the European bench drills here — 90 mm (3.54 in) — and the only one that states its capacity in wood as well as steel.
Best for: Deep holes and large Forstner bits — the work the cheaper presses cannot reach
450 W · 5 speeds to 2,650 min⁻¹ · 50 mm (1.97 in) depth · €115
A €115 pillar drill that publishes its depth, its speed range and its chuck capacity — and states all three plainly.
Best for: Shelf pins, dowels and hardware holes — accurate shallow drilling on a small bench
630 W · 60 mm (2.36 in) depth · 16 mm (0.63 in) capacity
A pillar drill that states its drilling depth and its maximum bit size — and is nearly twice the price in Britain as in Germany.
Best for: Repeat drilling to a set depth — shelf pins, dowel holes, hardware
