Milescraft 1097 ToolStand - Variable Speed Drill Press Stand (compatible with Dremel). Rotary Tool Not Included, Black

I like this holder better than the dremel one. It is metal and should hold up better and work more accurately than the plastic one. It holds my corded rotary tool from harbor freight. The drill press action is smooth enough and I am satisfied with it. Price was good too.

Instructions were a little hard to read but the thing is easy enough to put together. It works great with my knockoff dremel, a "Chicago" rotary tool i got at a local hardware store, you just have to find the right piece to remove from the end of the tool so it can screw into the stand. Once I tightened all the nuts and bolts on the stand everything works really well. It's accurate and stable enough for almost any job. It's a little creaky and springy and noisy but for the price is a great stand. No need to waste money on something with the Dremel name on it. It works sitting on the desk or screwed into a workbench. Plenty stable enough either way for small projects, which is what the rotary tool is designed for.

RTX DOES NOT FIT!!!! I don't know why they say it does. It does not!. ok, I got that off my chest. Now, I do think this is a great little press. I did not want to send it back. So I started looking. I went to HF and found(ON SALE) Chicago Electric 1.3 Amp Variable-Speed Rotary Tool Kit. This fits beautifully and many reviews said it's better than Dremel. It was very inexpensive and a fix for me so I could keep this gem of a tool. MINECRAFT, you do your customers no favor by saying this fits RTX. You should clarify . Anyway, buying this press tool and the HF drill is a deal for me.

fits the dremel (not included with the press), i have used it and it functions just like my shop drill press does, only at a much smaller scale. its not meant to be used for very tough or hard jobs. it is clearly a hobby drill press and yes, it fulfils the role just fine. i use it for different types of model, plastic, wood, paper. works just fine be careful when using very fine drill bits, there is a "little" play in the mount of the dremel, a slight wabble, but very fine and did not ruin the parts i used it on. i used it quite a bit too. i recommend it for hobbies only and remember the golden rule.. patients and safety is key when using any type of machinery, no matter what the size is of the machine

Parts The product I received was slightly different than the box and marketing photos. Apparently there has been some revision from the manufacturer. 1) The base is a dull die-cast metal rather than the shiny Aluminum in the pictures. 2) The upper bracket to affix the tool has been deleted. The change in the base is not too big a deal for me, but it might make it more likely to scratch items than the smoother aluminum. For this I deduct a ½ star. As for point #2, I was initially concerned that having only one point of attachment would be unstable, but it turns out to be secure enough. One could add tape or Velcro if needed. Assembly There are really only three components here: A base, neck and press unit. You only need to attach the neck to the base and mount the press to the bar. However, on the one I received, there were no threads on the base where the screw goes in to secure the neck. In the instruction manual (barely visible pictures that look like 100th generation copies) it indicates that you should start the thread by pushing the screw and turning manually then use a long neck wrench to finish. Let me advise you that it is absolutely necessary to use a long neck wrench for maximum leverage. I literally had to use my entire body weight to turn it. I am afraid that anyone with some infirmity will be unable to assemble this properly. This is completely unacceptable and I deduct 2 more stars. A perusal of other reviews indicates that not all of the units were missing the base threads. Usage So, how does it perform? Out of the box it is certainly better than drilling by hand. However, as has been said in other reviews, there is a bit more play in the press mechanism that can cause drilling to be off by a few millimeters. This also increases the chance of breakage with the finer drill bits, which, I presume, most people who buy this will be using. One can do a "McGyver" and affix a piece of plastic with double sided tape to the point where the depth gauge slides eliminating the gap that causes the imprecision. Verdict If one can assemble it (difficult should you get a base without the screw threads) and make the minor modification (simple) it is a nice enough tool. Compact and light at a reasonable price point for which I add back a 1/2 star.

This rotary tool holder turns your rotary tool into a drill press. For the price, you get the press base, an upright pole, and an adjustable plunging jig that affixes to the pole. The base is very stable, and comes with soft rubber feet that prevent slipping. The jig is very versatile, and can be attached to the pole either horizontally or upright for plunging or for horizontally stabilizing the rotary tool to use for something like routing. I used my dremel with this press, and putting everything together was very simple. The Dremel screws onto the jig, so it's held very solidly with a custom threaded collet. The rotating portion of the dremel sticks through the hole in the bottom of the jig and can be accessed normally. When I received this in the mail, the included instructions were for a different tool, and just a sheet of stapled together printer paper -- but the whole thing is very simple to assemble, so really the instructions were not terribly necessary. I ended up finding an assembly video on YouTube, and looking at the listing on Amazon, I see that that same assembly video is in the pictures as well. So, no harm no foul, and the tool itself is extremely useful and solidly built.

Needed a high speed drill press for drilling precision holes in plastic. After reading reviews of both this unit and the Dremel Workstation, I decided this one was the better choice and after using it I am happy with the results. I assembled it and as you can see the drill bit is perfectly square with the base. I also like how the mount to which you attach your Dremel is metal (it’s plastic on the Dremel Workstation). There really aren’t that many threads available to hold your Dremel to the mount, but that didn’t seem to matter. I did have to make one simple modification to get rid of side to side play. The drilling depth ruler fits into a plastic fork, which was originally installed straight which gave the Dremel head a bit too much play side to side. I loosened the nut holding this on and cocked it slightly to close up the gaps in the fork. As soon as I did that the drill bit was very steady.

The stand is solid and fits my Dremel and Wen rotary tools. Assembly was easy. However the “quill” (the cylindrical piece that raises and lowers the rotary tool) was not precision made or machined. It had shallow rotary flutes like a drillbit, and due to the design of the carriage, this made the rotary tool dance around with about 2 mm of slop over it’s full length of vertical travel. I destroyed two drill bits before I took the assembly apart and discovered what the problem was. I am keeping this item because I spent about 45 minutes with a file and a diamond stone, grinding out the imperfections in the quill. It still doesn’t work great but it is usable in my application.

This machine suits me very well. I was worried if it would fit my Mastercraft rotary tool, it does! The only negative that surprised me was the mismatch of the hole for the mounting bolt on the base. I had to expand it a bit. But this is sheer nonsense compared to the opportunities that open up with its presence. This is a very decent quality and very inexpensive tool that turns your rotary tool into several tooling machines. Highly recommend to all home craft lovers.

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I do lapidary and I drill holes in stones and resin. As I only have the use of one hand, this set up is perfect. So easy to drill and drill straight with the one hand.