Views on Scheppach DP60 Bench Drill?

[ajlelectronics]

Currently £100 at Aldi. I have an old Clarke at the moment, is this going to be substantially better?

 

[brightspark]

it says on the advert take the hard work out of DIY that sums it up

 

[roofman]

Currently £100 at Aldi. I have an old Clarke at the moment, is this going to be substantially better?

Sell all your English Language books and buy a real bench drill...Something with Made In England on it

 

[skotl]

Hmmm.... I dunno. For £100 it might be usable enough for its size (the idea of it lying under the bench until needed is quite appealing).

And am I right in ready that it has a digital depth gauge? Considering my z-axis for the mill's DRO has been lying in its box since I bought it 4 years ago, that could be handy, too

 

[Ali]

What’s it needed for? I considered similar a while back

Bosch mini pillar drill

Saw this today in a very nice engineering workshop I visited. For £300ish I’m tempted to sell my awkward bulky pillar drill I only use once a month and get one of these to keep on the shelf or even take out to a job when I need to. Anyone ever used one? 1-13mm chuck and up to 40mm in...

www.mig-welding.co.uk

Decided against it as every now and then I need to drill bigger holes and I don’t think they’d have the guts. I like the idea of variable speed more than anything, putting a 3ph motor and VFD on a decent quality drill is still on the to do list.

 

[skotl]

Pretty honest review over here on gaztube

Guy seems to reckon it's alright for the money (at £129) for building wooden holes. I'm not sure how much cop it would be when faced with a chunk of steel to get through, though.

 

[frank horton]

chinese clone.....
on another forum, they say u can get lucky with it being non sloppy......
I wont buy with digital speed control.....just something else to wrong.......nothing wrong with belts....
easy to take back tho.....
Ive picked a few cheapies over the years...anything accurate I use the mill.......

 

[Alan Reynolds]

I would try and find a used pillar drill with a rise and fall adjuster. It makes setting the table so much easier. An old Clarke CPD59 series are robust and much better than the type you get from Wickes etc.

 

[ajlelectronics]

I would try and find a used pillar drill with a rise and fall adjuster. It makes setting the table so much easier. An old Clarke CPD59 series are robust and much better than the type you get from Wickes etc.

Thanks for that. It does seem to be all fur coat and no knickers, but my Clarke is getting a bit rickety and it also seems to need a non standard chuck key that I can only get from a special order with MM.

 

[skotl]

The video suggests it has a rise-and-fall adjuster?

 

[Alan Reynolds]

Thanks for that. It does seem to be all fur coat and no knickers, but my Clarke is getting a bit rickety and it also seems to need a non standard chuck key that I can only get from a special order with MM.

Have you tried Facebook Marketplace. Type in pillar drill and you may find a suitable used one that’s local. Sometimes you may have to look for a week or two but something usually comes up.

 

[Alan Reynolds]

Thanks for that. It does seem to be all fur coat and no knickers, but my Clarke is getting a bit rickety and it also seems to need a non standard chuck key that I can only get from a special order with MM.

You can get one chucks to fit. Usually an mt2 taper. Just put a Jacobs in its place.

 

[winchman]

We have a Statrite and a Meddings, we also have a Chinese £30 one in the shed.
Fo £30 used its great but not a patch on an old english one, personally save ups and spend a little more for an english one
Fob co
Startrite
Elliot
Medings and a few others

 

[6ply]

Thanks for that. It does seem to be all fur coat and no knickers, but my Clarke is getting a bit rickety and it also seems to need a non standard chuck key that I can only get from a special order with MM.

Swap the chuck? But I'm guessing that would cost more than that new key.

Whereabouts are you? Think I saw nice q&s floor standing drill advertised locally (Dorset) at a reasonable price.

 

[6ply]

Currently £100 at Aldi. I have an old Clarke at the moment, is this going to be substantially better?

All the cheap new drills are... Cheap. As others have suggested, I'd consider other options.