Scheppach DP16SL 240 V Bench Drill with Cross Line Laser and Vice - Blue

Bought this for my husband as he wanted one with a wind up handle he said it work a treat it's a very good drill and he can recommend it although he felt the base plate could be more sturdy his old unit was twice as thick as this one but he has bolted it down through his steel workbench

These comments relate to the ONE unit I have some factors are true for allImportant NoteUnit is shipped with belt at lowest RPM and LOOSEST tension This can cause wear to the belt if not adjusted correctly. New belt is more circular so has tension between pulleys but not running tension.IMPORTANT SET REQUIRED SPEED AND BELT TENSION CORRECTLY BEFORE POWERING UPGood points1 Fairly well built2 Laserguide has lines approx 0.75mm wide3 Chuck key holder4 Handles on drill depth control have flats for tightening handles previous pillar drill did not so vibrated loose often.Faults on my unit1 Mine arrived with a broken startup capacitor cover, plastic snapped around screw mounting, temporarily fixed with careful tightening of second screw and duct tape. Received a replacement part. Better design would have reinforcing fins.2 Laser Guide is misaligned out on one axis by 2mm, can be calibrated out.Niggles and bad points1 Rack and pinion for drill table has a LOT of play and requires excessive tightening of lock bolt.If not tightened correctly there is up to +/- 10mm sideways play in drill table.2 Gap at back of drill table is too narrow before tightening, so is tough to tighten.3 Chuck guard fouls Laser on/off switch housing and front NVR switch, so does not latch up whilst changing bits, requiring potentially three hands to change bits.4 Laser guides are a flattened cross Giving two lines that cross with roughly 70 and 110 degree.Better would be 90 degree crossing (even if offset by 45 deg) it is possible to get more accurate alignment to any 90 degree marker lines most do for marking holes.Picture shows CAD printed 0.5 mm guide lines, a 3.5mm hole and laser guide linesTo get a 90 degree perpendicular guide lines would require the laser diode assembly bracket to be longer and stick out further from the main housing. Probably 10 to 15 mm each side.5 Spread of laser guides is a bit wide and uneven APPROX distances75mm in front of drill table250mm BEHIND pillar of drillI would have expected at 100mm in front of drill table to show on work piece. The work area is the front of the pillar. The most likely cause is misaligment of laser diode units tilting backwards slightly.6 Assembly of drill table onto rack and pinion is a bit fiddly, best done by holding drill table just above pillar and feeding rack (toothed rail) from underneath until teeth engage. Slowly lower combined parts onto pillarRack could be designed for easier installation and less play.7 Belt adjustment, when new it is impossible to move the motor towards the pillar as it is already as close as it can get to pillar. Due to new belt circularity.With effort and screwdrivers as levers it is possible to move belt off one pulley making it possible to change belt position.8 Drill depth of 50mm is what I would expect on a 250 to 300 mm pillar drill would expect on reflection 75 to 100 mm drill depth for this height.I have worked out a laser guide calibration method contact supplier they have a copy.

Excellent drill, would have been better with a keyless chuck, but excellent just the same. As other reviewers have said the laser is out of position, but not important.

Quality product

My drill arrived it looked like it had been kicked around badly the polystyrene has smashed it saved the drill. Onassembly I found one of the threads in the base had not been tapped through I ran a 8mm tap through to sort it. The clamp which clamps the bed to the post could have been machined to a tighter tolerance as it take a lot of toque to lock tight. Probably unable to manufacture in Germany and sell at the price which is very reasonable.

Good drill

Ideal drill for my workshop.

Nocks spots off my old machine.