The General’s New Bench Top Drill Press
Woodworkers looking for power and durability from their tools will probably already know about General International. When a lot of manufacturers seem to be producing woodwork tools that are covered in plastic and starting to look a bit like space ships, General are producing tough tools that just get on with doing the job.
Their latest 14” bench top drill press is no exception and shares the same powerful 1/2 HP motor as the floor-standing version.
In fact it shares pretty much all the quality components that it’s bigger brother has including high load bearings which hold the MT2 spindle and cast iron belt pulleys to dampen out unpleasant vibration.
About the only difference is that height. It’s a convenient size for the smaller wood shop yet can stand it’s own in the corner of a pro shop. At 105 lbs it’s solid but also reasonably portable. A great all rounder.
This and other quality woodworking machinery from General is available online at Woodcraft.