Was looking to pick up Nova benchtop Viking but its impossible to find and its now $1100 after price hikes vs $900 when it came out. Recently came across PBD 40 and thinking of importing it. Its under $400 and seems to get decent reviews. Can anyone comment on the Bosch drill press?
thoughts Bosch PBD 40 ?
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I have one, and I’m very pleased with it, especially considering the price I paid back then in Denmark (About $225). That was easily $100 less than when first launched in my country.
Nowadays it varies but at deals it’s $250. (Scheppach and Parkside has launched “competing” products) - I’d get the Bosch still, but wished they had parted with the wheel..
And that’s a whole lot of drill press for the money. With 2 gears, load compensated electronic speed control, laser, LED light and so on its great to work with.
I’ve later modded mine slightly; added a (Lee Valley) drill press table with fence, and mounted arms on the wheel - as Bob D says, I didn’t understand either, it’s not comfortable.
Now it is [smile]
Have a look in this thread:https://www.festoolownersgroup.com/...aluminium-rods-threading/msg636603/#msg636603
Nowadays it varies but at deals it’s $250. (Scheppach and Parkside has launched “competing” products) - I’d get the Bosch still, but wished they had parted with the wheel..
And that’s a whole lot of drill press for the money. With 2 gears, load compensated electronic speed control, laser, LED light and so on its great to work with.
I’ve later modded mine slightly; added a (Lee Valley) drill press table with fence, and mounted arms on the wheel - as Bob D says, I didn’t understand either, it’s not comfortable.
Now it is [smile]
Have a look in this thread:https://www.festoolownersgroup.com/...aluminium-rods-threading/msg636603/#msg636603
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The chuck is good, not bad at all. I’ve had no slips and it grips centred.
It’s a Röhm SUPRA-SK E. It’s metal, apart from the top ring and locking ring, which are plastic.
The motor shaft has a minute play in the top, (needle bearings) some has exchanged them. But I find that the drill bit runs true anyhow. I don’t think that that top play matters so much at all.
It’s a Röhm SUPRA-SK E. It’s metal, apart from the top ring and locking ring, which are plastic.
The motor shaft has a minute play in the top, (needle bearings) some has exchanged them. But I find that the drill bit runs true anyhow. I don’t think that that top play matters so much at all.
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Green Bosch is the hobbyist/amateur line of Bosch in Europe. As a professional tool user I could never even look at it remotely. 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.
There must be better alternatives in the states too. You were willing to spend $900 for that other drill, there must be some good alternative there for that money, or less, before you go through the trouble of importing such a mediocre drill like the Bosch.
There must be better alternatives in the states too. You were willing to spend $900 for that other drill, there must be some good alternative there for that money, or less, before you go through the trouble of importing such a mediocre drill like the Bosch.
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They don’t make ‘em in blue Alex.. “yesterday” blue and green Bosch where almost the same.
Today it’s a bit different. There are in fact pro’s that don’t even look at it remotely, they hands on use them, in their shop. Even Manor Wood who are a large scale pro woodworker had nice things to say about the PBD 40. He now has a Nova Voyager, but kept his Bosch, because why not - for most tasks it’s faster to set up than a basic drill press with belts.
That said, many are waiting for Bosch to realise that they should have made a pro version of this.
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. Maybe they should have painted it grey.. [wink]
Today it’s a bit different. There are in fact pro’s that don’t even look at it remotely, they hands on use them, in their shop. Even Manor Wood who are a large scale pro woodworker had nice things to say about the PBD 40. He now has a Nova Voyager, but kept his Bosch, because why not - for most tasks it’s faster to set up than a basic drill press with belts.
That said, many are waiting for Bosch to realise that they should have made a pro version of this.
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. Maybe they should have painted it grey.. [wink]
Believe it or not there are not many options.
There is nova Viking - which is impossible to find. There is powermatic pm2800 which is a floor standing model and only has adjustable variable speed. Nova voyager. I had voyager and made a mistake of selling it because it was taken up a lot of room in my garage. I thought I would replace it with Viking but then pandemic happened and they disappeared. Then reappeared $300 more and now gone again.
I found used wen variable speed one but it was garbage
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There is nova Viking - which is impossible to find. There is powermatic pm2800 which is a floor standing model and only has adjustable variable speed. Nova voyager. I had voyager and made a mistake of selling it because it was taken up a lot of room in my garage. I thought I would replace it with Viking but then pandemic happened and they disappeared. Then reappeared $300 more and now gone again.
I found used wen variable speed one but it was garbage
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