Dremel Driller Killer - High Speed Bench Drill

I repeated the steel drilling test with the low speed selected on the drive belt pulley and as you would expect it did much better then shown in this video. Unless drilling soft materials like wood the use of this drilling machine should be restricted to smaller drills maybe 4mm as the maximum. I would not recommend it for 10mm etc. The tool is however perfect for the intended purpose of drilling small holes at high speed. The drilling machine is manufactured to a good standard and is good value for money.
340w 1mm-10mm Rotary Pillar Drill 3 Speed 16000 r/min Press Drilling Bench Press
Brand (Various) Katsu, ALETO
Maximum rotational speed 16000 RPM
Voltage 220 Volts
Amperage 1 Amps
About this item
Input power: 340W; Voltage, frequency: 220 V, 50 Hz
Drilling diameter: 1mm-10mm
Idle speed: 0 ~ 8000 rpm 0 ~ 11000 rpm 0 ~ 16000 rpm
Drilling tension diameter: 1-10 mm (Actually 6mm)
Maximum spindle travel: 25mm (Actually 22mm)
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[@allthegearnoidea6752]

Note - I repeated the steel drilling test with the low speed selected on the drive belt pulley and as you would expect it did much better then shown in this video. Unless drilling soft materials like wood the use of this drilling machine should be restricted to smaller drills maybe 4mm as the maximum. I would not recommend it for 10mm etc. The tool is however perfect for the intended purpose of drilling small holes at high speed. The drilling machine is manufactured to a good standard and is good value for money.

[@thomasives7560]

Nice little drill, thanks for the review! The motor looks very replaceable, in case you decided to put something quieter with more torque in there, such as some sort of brushless spindle motor. It looks like the basic 'bones' of the hardware are good enough to warrant some upgrades. Oh, I found those small selfie-cam ring lights to be quite handy for things like this. I added one to my old stereo microscope and it worked wonders. Glad to see you back, thanks for the entertainment! Cheers!!

[@danishnative9555]

You do a great job of pointing out the weakness of non-industrial tools while highlighting your mechanical skills. I don't think anyone is buying a Dremel for such precise use though. Good to see the rumours of your early death are not true Chris. Cheers.

[@allthegearnoidea6752]

@@danishnative9555 I died several years ago it’s just reflex movement! Thanks as always for your great and kind comments. Chris

[@robtitheridge9708]

A very good revue Chris.

[@allthegearnoidea6752]

Thanks Rob.

[@IanScottJohnston]

Great demo on the lateral movement issue with dremels etc. I have an ORYX PCD Pcb drill and the vertical height of the entire assembly is just 8" or so which I think contributes to having bits last a good while before breaking. Sometimes though they will just break (0.8mm) for no apparent reason, and I always thought was likely due to hitting hard spots through the FR4. At work we used to employ somebody to drill PCBs and you'd hear the machine all day long......broken only with random swearing as he broke drill bits. PS. The ORYX runs at 18000rpm.

[@allthegearnoidea6752]

Hello Ian - Hope all is good with you. The ORYX PCD Pcb looks very good. Many years ago I worked for a PCB manufacturer and they had this big cast iron work bench with a built in screen and foot pedal air operated drill and was a fantastic bit of kit. I think PCB drilling is a bit of dead art now like making PCBs at home but I just enjoy the craft and sometimes have to have that PCB in my hand the same day etc. It is ueful to have a smll high speed drill in the work shop for those smaller jobs. Chris

[@davidv1289]

Hello, Chris. Thank you for another in-depth review! So hard to decide what is good value for money these days, your videos certainly help. My biggest concern would be that plastic motor housing - though there are some amazing plastics out there. Some temperature checks would be interesting. Also, added lighting sounds like a excellent idea. Regards, David

[@allthegearnoidea6752]

The motor doesn’t appear to run over hot but I haven’t used it heavily as yet. Some people on over Amazon reviews have complained about motor failure but I suspect they could be overloading the machine. If I have a problem I will post and update etc. thanks David and stay well, regards Chris

[@ukfmcbradioservicingTango21]

I bought one of those drill presses about 5 years ago; mainly for PCB work, but also very useful in our church pipe organ restoration business. Richard, UK

[@allthegearnoidea6752]

Has the motor proven reliable there are some complaints. Hi Richard hope all is going well for you, my best regards Chris

[@ukfmcbradioservicingTango21]

@@allthegearnoidea6752 No Problems with it whatsoever. Did about 3000 3mm holes in hardwood with it on the last organ restoration. Mine came via Aliexpress for even less money. Richard

[@Brettski777]

The spaghetti is far better than most Amazon bought drill bits.

[@allthegearnoidea6752]

True. it is very hit and missing buying from Amazon

[@Codeeze]

What a fab little machine! I have a Dremel on a drill stand, and never gave a thought to the accuracy. It's been fine for my less than pinpoint requirements over the years, but my word, there's a lot of 'slop' - particularly in the stand! Fantastically presented video, and a great review

[@allthegearnoidea6752]

Thanks Paul, regards Chris

[@GeorgeChristofi]

Nice and informative as always Christian. I have been using my standard drill press up to now but that looks to be a better option.

[@peterc2150]

Hello Chris, good high content video we all expesct fron you. A good pillar drill is on my wish list, but first I need to get my front suspension repaired due to our lovely British roads. Round holes are the best. Peter C

[@allthegearnoidea6752]

A good small sensitive drilling machine is very useful. For general workshop use would recommend a larger and slower machine. New or second hand bargains are out there. Thanks for watching. Ps would you review my German front suspension on British roads, kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXevi4B7e7poa6Mfeature=shared

[@peterc2150]

@@allthegearnoidea6752 Done with pleasure!

[@Andrewausfa]

Hi Chris, that looks ideal in conjunction with my Unimat lathe in a small work room like mine. I use those very same carbide drills.

[@thehappylittlefoxakabenji8154]

very interesting little drill press I have an old bench drill thats good for the heavy stuff Ive always used a little como drill hand held with no problems but then Ive been drilling SRBP and veroboard that FR4 is hard stuff

[@fredflintstone1]

The machining on most drills nowadays is very poor and I am talking about hand drill pistol if you like the cheap bearings and sometimes only one or even no bearings leads to chuck runout so much you can't drill a round hole at all. The whole purchasing and using is hit and miss what quality you get, a bit like the old ford joke of a Friday car 🙂

[@allthegearnoidea6752]

Yes there definitely some good stuff still around for cheap but trying to find the good stuff isn’t easy. Unfortunately I have never been good at grinding my own drill, that art was lost on me sadly

[@normanbott]

Proxxon is probably better kit for precision production work. I'm not impressed with Dremel.

[@allthegearnoidea6752]

Proxon do have some nice products but they are expensive.

[@JohnBailey39]

They are. But quality always costs. So it's up to how many times you can afford to try and save some money, and risk buying another white elephant. The Proxxon counterpart of the one in the video goes for £100-150 on ebay. Expensive, but it's a fair price. And so long as you treat it right, it'll last. Dremel may at some point in the past, have been good. Today, they seem to coast on a name and the arts and crafts crowd. Fine for wood carving or grinding stuff. Precision... Forget it. The Chinese tools are far more likely to be up to the job. As already demonstrated here. Just don't go for the cheapest possible model you can find.

[@ninaevans4501]

Hello Chris, we are back in town! How are things your end? Hope all is well up North(?) 🫡🫡🫡🫡 Me and the missus have been thinking of these pull trigger desoldering stations with heated tips. Frankly they're crap mostly. So, why not purchase one of these cheap "desoldering stations" and remove the heater section. That way, the desoldering machine is the vacuum, while your soldering iron heats the joint. Desoldering machine then removes the molten solder, without buggering up the pcb. Just a thought. Am now going to drink 3 cans of Websters, and ignore the missus! 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡😄😄😄😄😄 Wayne (from Wayne & Nina).