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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We will exchange or refund within the first 30 days if a manufacturers fault is found with this product. It has two gears, which are easy to switch between via a lever on the side of the unit, with the 710-watt motor supporting speeds from 200 rpm right up to 2500 rpm, and a constant electronic control system ensuring a consistent drill speed, even when used on hard materials. The PTA 1000 workbench provides flexibility on the job, especially for projects with large workpieces. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. My only "complaint" would be that the wheel is not as efficient as a 4 handled star, in that if you are drilling deep you have to reposition to continue.

I decided that the time saved in not having to change belts to adjust the speed was worth it alone as I am constantly switching between metal work and wood work and changing speed fast is essential for my job as a professional prop builder for the TV industry. Scheppach and Parkside has launched “competing” products) - I’d get the Bosch still, but wished they had parted with the wheel. one third of a millimeter) from pushing left to pushing right, measured at the end of an 8cm long bit.Its roller support makes it easy to slide materials towards and away from the tool when sawing lengthwise while its ball support makes it simple to turn workpieces to the ideal angle for cutting. I have mounted the pbd40 next to my compound mitre saw on a metabo extending work stand so that the base of it is level with that of the compound saw. Whenever you are drilling metal, don't forget to use lots of lovely cutting fluid, to help to keep your bit cool).

Here in Holland you can get a very nice HBM drill press for less than the green Bosch, and it will give you a lot more drill. A : Hi Tom, I'm not sure what application you have in mind, but the Bosch PBD 40 can't be used for milling in the usual sense of the word as it is only designed to go up or down on the vertical axis. 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.I was looking at drills for a year, and was sceptical to drop twice as much money on this rather than a bog standard pillar drill.

Despite the popular quote that ‘no one wants a drill – what they want is the hole’, we’re almost certain that most new makers do in fact want a drill, even if only to pretend they’re James Bond for a few minutes, before using it to put up shelves (or is that just us? 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.I'm planning some very precise drilling in the future (eg on a PCB) and I'm sure I'll find this annoying.