I have a customer that contacted me and is interested in a very small but accurate drill press. So am I, as I have been using my Foredom handpiece to chuck small drill bits and make tiny holes in my jewelry work. The Foredom works because I am very careful. However a small drill press would be much better.

I have a small drill press that I have been using for several decades. However, it is not satisfactory for the very small numbered drill bits that are used in jewelry and small model making work. There are various adapters for mounting the Foredom and other adapters for mounting something like a Dremel in a drill press configuration.

I consider any hand tool that is muti-tasked into a drill press operation to always be some sort of compromise. It requires a lot of switching parts around when one needs to change the tools function.

The recommendation I made is the Proxxon TBM 115 micro drill press. It is a true micro drill press. not an adapted hand tool. But in a way, I suspect it is. It uses the same collet system as the other Micromot hand motor tools

What clenched my opinion on the IBM 115 drill press is that it has a three speed belt drive. That provides the user with three ranges depending on the type of drilling to be done. The belt drive will provide more torque in the lower speeds used for drilling metal. That is where this machine takes a step away from the other variable speed micro drill presses.

I have to put my money where thinking goes, so I will be testing the first unit very thoroughly in the work I do. I will provide a users report in the main website here. I will also have much more detailed photographs of how it is put together and the work I give it. If I like this tool, the first unit is sold.

If you are interested, let me know. Remember this is a very small micro unit. 4 3/4 inches wide by 8 1/2 inches deep and only 11 inches high. Sized to do specific work and not a substitute for a standard shop drill press.