Square holes in steel · review
Ninety millimeters of quill travel — nearly twice the entry machines, and the figure that decides deep holes.
Where we come out The one to buy if you drill anything thick. The travel is the specification.
Seven hundred and ten watts is mid-range here; 90 mm (3.54 in) of quill travel is not. Depth in one plunge is what separates a press that drills solid bar from one that drills plate, and it is the specification most listings quietly omit.
Bosch names a quick clamp that holds round workpieces. Round stock is the case where drilling goes wrong — it rolls, the bit wanders, and at break-through it snatches. A clamp designed for it is worth more than another hundred watts.
Every figure above comes from the manufacturer’s published specification for this reference. Fields the listing does not publish are left out rather than estimated. Market availability was verified per market on the EAN.
| Power | 710 W |
|---|---|
| Max drilling Ø | 13 mm (0.51 in) in steel, 40 mm (1.57 in) in wood |
| Quill travel | 90 mm (3.54 in) |
| Display | Digital, showing speed and depth |
| Clamping | Quick-clamp that holds round workpieces |
| Part number | 0603B07000 |
| Amazon reference | B005OQEK9W |
| EAN | 0793518936021 |
It nearly doubles the depth you can drill in one plunge. On 50 mm (1.97 in) machines, anything thicker than about 40 mm (1.57 in) means stopping, raising the table, and re-entering the hole — and the second entry is never perfectly aligned with the first, which shows as a stepped or bellied bore. Ninety millimeters covers most solid bar a bench press will meet.
Because blind holes need to stop at a depth, and a scale on the quill is read at an angle in bad light. A digital depth display makes a 12 mm (0.47 in) blind hole repeatable across twenty pieces — which matters for tapped holes, where drilling through is a scrapped part.
8.1/ 10
The one to buy if you drill anything thick. The travel is the specification.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on August 13, 2026.
Deep holes in solid stock, and anyone tired of repositioning halfway down
Here because the consumable states this machine by name.
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 100.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for welding and metalworking machines and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
1/4 HP induction · 5 speeds 620–3,100 rpm · 10 in swing · laser alignment
A ten-inch bench press with a 620 rpm bottom gear and a laser alignment system — the slowest speed of the two stepped machines on this shelf.
Best for: A bench where the hole has to land where the line says, in steel up to about 10 mm (0.39 in)
≈ $200
1,400 W · 800 rpm fixed · 40 mm (1.57 in) boring · 2,810 lbf magnet · 11 cutters
A magnetic drill with a 40 mm (1.57 in) cutter capacity and one fixed speed of 800 rpm — which is the opposite of what this hub’s buying tip asks for.
Best for: Holes in structural steel plate of 10 mm (0.39 in) or more, where the machine has to go to the work
≈ $175
795 DC motor · 7,000 rpm max · 40 mm (1.57 in) stroke · B10 chuck 0.6–6 mm (0.02 to 0.24 in)
A mini drill press for 0.6 to 6 mm (0.02 to 0.24 in) bits, with a 24 V variable supply and a 40 mm (1.57 in) stroke — the only machine in this hub built for work smaller than a drill chuck normally reaches.
Best for: Circuit boards, model work and small holes in soft material, where a full-size press cannot grip the bit
≈ $80
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
