Ozito DP-350

A good product – Happy with this item. No problem after 3 years. Some say they have wobble in drill. I had none Show details

Too wobbly for my liking – Bought at Bunnings on a Monday, got to try it on Friday and returned it on the same day. It is very hard to get precise drilling, it wobbles a bit too much Show details

Worse than I ever imagined – I got this to precisely drill a 14mm hole. It drilled a 14.something mm hole different in each direction. A drill press is made for precision. This drill press shares nothing in common with the objective of a drill press. Tensioning the belts is difficult by hand, you would need a pry bar to move the motor far away enough to get them tight… Read more

enough.

The first time I started it up after running through all the setup instructions it vibrated like crazy, even through to the handles.

The second time I used it, the press fit chuck fell right off. There's no other way of making sure it stays attached either, other than pressing it on and hoping the "precision" machines parts hold it...

Taking it back, this is an example of the worst quality things manufactured in china. Waste of an entire day.

Better than I hoped, but for light use only – I've had good and bad Ozito products before, some were bargains, and some junk. This time I got a good one, but I see some people weren't so lucky. For $115 I didn't expect much, all I wanted is for it to work as advertised with the spindle and table straight. Well, I've been lucky. Mine seems fine and I'm happy with it for the price. It's a… Read more

cheap, basic unit but it does actually work as I expected. The table is *almost* perfectly square front-to-back checked with a try square. I've set it left-to-right the same way, but the gauge is slightly out - ignore the readings and measure it yourself (the marks say about 1 or 2 degrees when my square says it's perfect). Everything works well, the spindle doesn't wobble and it runs smoothly and quietly.

That said, it's lucky I only need light use out of it, for hobby work. If I was drilling metal using much force, I think the belts would slip, and it'd be hard to get them tight enough. There's no tensioning lever and the manual says to just push the motor back to tension the belts. But you have to insert some lever of your own to do so, and the motor support isn't solid enough to get much tension. So while it has a 500W motor powerful enough to drill big holes in tough material, I doubt you could exert enough pressure to do so. You'd have to use drilling fluid for metals, and don't push it too hard, be patient. That's what you get for buying *the cheapest* drill press available - don't expect miracles. But it's fine for some things.

You have to make sure you mount the chuck correctly, it IS possible to make user error and cause it to wobble. If in doubt I suggest look up Youtube videos, but I followed the manual and was OK. If it's not straight, it will also vibrate and make more noise. Vibration will eventually cause more problems.

However, I'm happy with it. The more expensive Ryobi is less powerful, has only 5 speeds and few more features (though I believe it has cast base and table where on this they're just pressed steel). But maybe better quality? This Ozito is basic, but so are many others that cost a lot more.

This is VERY cheap for any drill press, I think the cheapest in Australia. I think the 500W motor isn't needed, as I doubt the machine could exert enough force to use that power, but so what? It's only a light duty drill press, if you need more performance this is not the one to buy. At least buy one with a tensioning lever, otherwise by hand I don't think you can get those drive belts tight enough.

On the plus side, I just need it for wood, plastic and light metals, and it will handle that no problem, if you use the recommended RPM and feed rate for the drill bits and materials you are using.

I notice a group of bad reviews all came from 2019, and mine and other good reviews came later, so maybe they have improved quality control. It does have a 3-year warranty, judging by some of the reviews, you may need it. But if you're lucky like I was it's actually great value for home use. So I'm prepared to give it a good rating. Far from perfect though... the weaknesses are design weaknesses (for cheapness). Some people have obviously had severe quality problems too , but at least we know that some, hopefully most, are OK.

I'd say, sure, get one, but only for light use and only if you're able to claim on the warranty if necessary. That could be hard if you live a long way away. It is NOT an industrial product! Just for home and hobby use, but it is OK for that, IF you get a good one.

Decent for the price – After reading endless negative reviews and what seems to be human error on how to install the chuck piece, causing a wobble. I decided give the Aussie brand a go on this 9 speed beast. I was pleasantly surprised once I put it together.. No wobble but there is a loudish operational noise from the spindle and the gears with slight vibration.. which… Read more

softened more once I bolted it to my bench..it all works well for the price and the table is decent but you can always replace it.. the first thing I tried to drill was a stainless steel tbolt clamp. Did well with no slippage..just takes a while with the limited amount of force you can apply on the machine before it says no..

All in all great gear for diy and for the price .. if you don't like it take it back..

Ozito 350W drill press – Bought this drill press a while ago and only unboxed and assembled it last week to use for a small job. The spindle wobbles excessively and drilling is highly inaccurate. Had to finish the job with an electric hand drill. Put the inaccuracy down to exceptionally poor quality machined gearing. Highly disappointed and a total waste of my pensioner income Show details

Absolute garbage – 1. The belt being used isn't even decent quality, looks like a 5 year old made it. 2. The work platform is flimsy and not flush. 3. It does not drill straight and wobbles excessively. 4. The whole build quality is poor and it can become a real WHS issue. Show details

Ozito 500W 16mm Drill Press avoid at all cost – Like one other review on here I bought the Ozito 500W 16mm Drill Press as for $99 it seemed like good value and I had the same problem. I assembled it, even mounted it to a workbench, fitted a drill bit, got some aluminum (soft) and gave it a try, as I pushed the drill bit down and started to work the aluminum something gave way on the inside and… Read more

the whole spindle shaft fell out when I let go of the handle! I am a dual trady, 20 years + as a boilermaker so know how to work with metals and machinery, I have never ever seen anything like this! I will return it to Bunnings tomorrow and hope for their sake they don't give me lip as some one will wear an Ozito drill press, yeah I am upset to say the least! How can they sell junk like this? I reside in the country so it's not like a 5 minute drive to return it, Bunnings going to pay for my fuel bill and wasting my time? Yeah pigs fly! Avoid this unit at all cost, others might have gotten one that worked, but if it failing from the get go it says something about their product.

Crap - broken shaft on first use – The first project I was using this for (building a stand for it to sit on!), and the shaft has sheared right off. I was drilling through soft pine (19 mm), with a nearly new drill bit - so it wasn't exactly being pushed to it's limits. After about 5 or 6 holes, the shaft fell right out, and upon looking it appears to be sheared, so it can't be… Read more

reattached.

I didn't think much could go wrong with a drill press - they're relatively simple tools. Unfortunately I was wrong! It's going straight back to Bunnings when they re-open tomorrow.

Very cheap in comparison with competitors but lacking precision – Seemed a good idea at the time. BDP-500. Big 500W motor, 16mm chuck, solid feel, and this model offers 9 speeds. All for $99 at Bunnings. Didn't seem any different to numerous other similar Chinese produced products. Wanted something to help me drill more precise holes consistently, than I could do with my hand drill. Only moderately happy… Read more

with product though and considering returning. 1. Noisy, mostly from the drive belt and pulley cover making an annoying rattling rather than any deafening noise. 2. Vibrates and chuck wobbles more than expected despite careful set up. 3. MIddle set of pulleys, designed to give the 9 speeds is crooked, contributing to rattling and early belt wear. 4. Despite tightening belts (pushing motor back) as much as possible, often stops, even in a small hardwood piece, if using say 10mm drill or larger. Seems to be belt slip. 5. Workpiece table doesn't have a wind-up and down handle and track as in other bench drills. Frustrating to adjust the height, (which is done all the time), by unscrewing and sliding the collar up and down. 6. Workpiece table can be adjusted for sideways rotation, but mine is not level / perpendicular in the front to back axis. That can't be adjusted, so every hole is slightly oblique by a few mm. Aaargh! 7. Realize that changing speeds is not going to happen often due to fuss involved.

Considering all the materials involved, and the nominal specs, just slightly better fabrication and assembly would make this a very good product and I would have happily paid twice the price.

Am tempted by the Bosch benchtop electronic drill but thanks to Product Review can see that it is not as slick as it appears and doesn't have capacity to drill obliquely. Very frustrating trying to find an accurate quality drill press with all the imported similar products out there. Maybe I try finding an old fashioned mount for my hand drill!

It was only $99 but the lack of precision doesn't offer much over a hand drill.

Great value for money – I am genuinely amazed that you can buy this drill press cheaper than a hand drill! Picked mine up for $100aud from Bunnings, it's not too heavy and is well balanced, set it up on the bench in my garage without fear of it falling. The spring loaded turnstyle pushes the drill bit down smoothly and accurately. I would recommend buying a small vice to secure whatever you're drilling - It bolts directly onto the platform.

Great so far – For $139, one should not expect much from a drill press. But setting it up was good; its like they build it down to a price but still try hard. The five gears are beautifully machined from aluminium. There is a safety switch that stops the drill if the top is opened. I installed a 16mm drill bit with a twist about 10 cm long to set the… Read more

drill up. Out of the box, the material rest was about 0.5 mm out at the top of the drill to the bottom, left to right. I loosened and tightened a bolt to put it straight. Tightening the bold caused no shift of the angle of the material rest. Which is better than I expected. Front-to-back was fine, and could not be adjusted.

Out of the box, there was a run out, with just moving the drill bit by hand, of about 1mm. I tightened the adjustment screw that pushes on the outside of the cylinder that the cog runs on that lifts the drill up and down. I gently wrenched the drill up and down, and it started moving freely. The run out by hand dropped to zero. And the alignment of the drill did not change! Better than expected.