Square holes in steel · review
Ninety-nine euros with a vice in the box — and the quill travel, 50 mm (1.97 in), is the number that limits it.
Where we come out The cheapest complete setup here: machine, vice, and a published limit.
Holes square to the face, repeatedly, in plate and section — which is what most metalwork needs and what a hand drill will never do. Five speeds cover the range from a 13 mm (0.51 in) bit in steel to small bits in aluminum, changed by moving the belt.
Fifty millimeters of quill travel and 500 W. Both point the same way: this is a machine for sheet, plate and box, not for boring through solid bar.
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 | 500 W |
|---|---|
| Speeds | 5 steps |
| Chuck | 1.5–13 mm (0.06 to 0.51 in), key type |
| Quill travel | 50 mm (1.97 in) |
| Supplied | Machine vice |
| Part number | SCH5906810901 |
| Amazon reference | B07SC717LP |
| EAN | 4046664068808 |
Because it sets how deep a hole you can drill without moving the workpiece. Fifty millimeters means anything thicker has to be repositioned mid-hole — and repositioning is exactly what a drill press exists to avoid, since the second setting is never quite the first. For plate and box section it is ample; for solid bar it is not.
It is the difference between drilling and injury. A bit breaking through the far side of a plate grabs, and an unclamped workpiece becomes a spinning blade at chest height. Every hole on a drill press should be drilled with the work clamped — which is why having a vice in the box matters more than it sounds.
7.5/ 10
The cheapest complete setup here: machine, vice, and a published limit.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on August 13, 2026.
Accurate holes in plate and section up to about 40 mm (1.57 in) thick
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 50.
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.
710 W · 13 mm (0.51 in) in steel · 90 mm (3.54 in) quill travel · €250
Ninety millimeters of quill travel — nearly twice the entry machines, and the figure that decides deep holes.
Best for: Deep holes in solid stock, and anyone tired of repositioning halfway down
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
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
