But some bench drill presses are much larger than others, so make sure you have room for the model you choose. It will provide a sturdiness you’ll need when working with heavy-duty metals.
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Drill presses usually aren’t portable items, so heavier can actually be better. Some drill presses only have a couple of speed settings, while others give you the option of as many as 16 speeds. You should also look at how many options you’ll have for speeds. Drill presses with speed control built in make it easy to switch from one speed to another to customize your drilling power. Although floor models can tackle bigger projects, benchtop drill presses take up less space and can handle most drilling tasks with ease.įirst and foremost, you’ll want to make sure your drill press can handle the challenges you’ll put in front of it. There are two major types of drill presses: floor and benchtop. A drill press helps you drill holes into almost any type of material both quickly and efficiently. I’m in Love with Earthlust Stainless Steel Water B.Drilling into metal, wood and other materials can be tough, especially if you have nothing to anchor it in place.
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For me, a good utility knife or jigsaw will do just fine. The Power Cutter’s a cute little hand tool and I hate to give it a thumbs down, but I find that since very few of my home improvement or even craft projects call for me to constantly or repeatedly cut through the materials the Power Cuttter is designed for I don't think it’s worth the $50 investment. The Power Cutter didn’t take very long to charge up and they say keeps it charge up to 18 months (which due to deadlines for this review I can’t test that, so I’ll have to take Skil’s word for it.) That’s impressive because there’s nothing I hate more than to grab a rechargeable tool from my toolbox for a quick DIY task and find that the battery’s dead. I found that the Power Cutter works best on straight cuts it didn’t do too well on detailed curvy cuts. I tested the Power Cutter on cutting cardboard, paper, canvas, and a remnant of vinyl flooring the builder left at our house and that I will someday make into a floor cloth. The Power Cutter’s designed to cut material that is up to ¼” thick such as carpeting, vinyl flooring, wallpaper, heavy fabric like canvas, window screens, plastic pond liners, or items that are a little too thick to cut with regular scissors like cardboard, foam core board, or heavy cardstock. Unfortunately, the Power Cutter is such a specific tool that I could only use for maybe one or two specific DIY or craft jobs around The Condo, that I can’t justify drooling over it. That’s why I was very excited that the fine folks at Skil sent me their new Skil Power Cutter for review because up until now, the only experience I’ve had with Skil brand power tools is drooling over their XBench Portable Workstation in the hardware store. I know the big names and as I’m slowly building the tool collection in my DIY workshop, I tend to check those out first. It’s no secret that I love high quality power tools.
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