Silverline 262212 DIY 350W Drill Press 350 W UK
Silverline 262212 – 350W 250mm (10″) DIY Bench Drill Press 230V
Manufacturer’s Description
An integral part of every woodworker’s and metal worker’s workshop and tool collection, the bench drill press lets you drill accurately and confidently, even in thin metal plates. Ideal for both keen DIY enthusiasts and professionals, the Silverline Bench Drill Press has it all with a 5-speed belt drive for versatility and control, and chuck/spindle travel (drilling depth) of 0-50mm for unparalleled accuracy and precise control of depth, hole position and angle entry into the workpiece. The strong cast base and machine table provide a firm foundation to work on and features a 13mm keyed chuck capacity. It also provides a stable platform when using accessories compatible with a normal chuck. Getting better results for clean holes than a hand-held drill, the Silverline Bench Drill Press combines a fixed head with an adjustable table, providing stability, power and speed.
The fixed head does not move or jump, allowing you to create precise cuts and bores in the material of your choice.
– Spindle travel (drilling depth): 0 – 50mm with gauge
– Sturdy cast base and machine table
– For drilling jobs where a high degree of accuracy is required
Technical Specifications
- Power: 350W
- No Load Speed: 580 – 2650rpm
- Table Size: 160 x 160mm
- Chuck size: 13mm
- Voltage: 230V 50Hz
- Product dimensions: (H x L x W): 420 x 580 x 240mm
- Product weight: 14.5kg
- Number of pieces: 18
Key Features
| | | |
|---|---|---|
| Sturdy cast base and machine table for stability | Reliable and steady fixed head | Ideal for drilling tasks requiring a high level of accuracy |
| Weight: | 7.86 kg |
| Dimensions: | 0.36 x 0.47 x 0.25 cm; 7.86 Kilograms |
| Model: | 262212 |
| Part: | 262212 |
| Colour: | Multi |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Silverline |
| Colour: | Multi |
| Quantity: | 1 |
Used this the second i had put it together works brilliantly
Great value for money. Slight problem during assembly as depth sleeve was missing, but did not stop it working perfectly. Good solid build, definitely worth considering.
Personally I can’t get very excited about a Bench Drill Press but I bought it as a birthday gift for my husband and he really likes it.
It was very heavy.
This drill press is not easy to put together as the instructions are in font size 2 and I needed a magnifying glass to read them. As is usual these days the instructions rely on graphics to show how to assemble. In my case there were parts missing and I contacted the manufacturer but only received an acknowledgement email. The parts missing were on the depth gauge. However on a plus note it does work and seems fine at the moment, no problem with noise or accuracacy.
Powered from 13amp socket. I will use only for lighter work, mainly drilling wood occasionally thin metal.
I’ve not used it much since installed but looking forward to my next project.
There are a couple of points that need clarifying:-
1) I can’t figure out how the red plastic pointer attaches to the depth stop screw on the left hand side?
2) In the Manual there is no mention on how to adjust the Belt Tension?
3) The silly short M6 screw to open the Pulley Cover will be so easily lost when removing to change the belt. The first thing I did was replace it with a longer one with a wing nut on. So it can be removed by hand rather than the original with a screwdriver!
4) I purchased the Silverline Drill Vice at the same time. When I did a trial use of the vice the slotted holes do not line up with the slotted holes on the Drill Table so that I can bolt it to secure it! Why didn’t they make it to so both slots line up?
Update: the seller was quick to respond and even quicker to act, the drill was returned and a replacement delivered at no additional cost to myself (within a week). Very impressed!
Original: The base is not as heavy as I was expecting and I will definitely be securing it to the workbench for safety.
The drill was well packaged and oiled but still did not arrive in good condition, the base paintwork is damaged and the metal work rusty in a number of places.
The largest issue is that the platform arrived with a number of cracks which ran clean through the frame and will likely make the drill unusable.
I have contact the seller in the hopes that the platform can be replaced.
good tool in garage we use every day and never let us down. Delivery ware fas
I am pretty pleased with this drill press. There was one element of the assembly that was puzzling because of the terminology but a Google search cleared it up. I am happy with my purchase.
Very easy to assemble although instructions not that great. 1. Put pole onto base and secure with bolts supllied. 2. Attach the adjustable shelf. 3. Puf in motor and head bit. 4 attach levers. 5 attach chuck.. you need to to lower the drill bit and twist on… 6. the you add the drill guaurd bit. Thats pretty much it… nothing hard about it. Wotks well but only for DIY or small workshop like mine. Been wantingvto get one of these for ages. Good buy
As a pillar drill it is and has worked without any problem. If there is one aspect that needs sorting and that is the safety guard they always break at the collar where it mounts to the drill I have had three and all broke in the same place.
Product arrived on time and well packaged. Instructions for assembly are minute so literally need magnifying glass lol but fairly easy to assemble anyway. Product works well first impressions good.
drill is as expected for this price, was disappointed to see that box had previously been opened, all parts there, but when assembled wouldn’t run due to end of plastic lid safety switch broken. Decided not to have the hassle of returning it for this and repaired switch and runs ok.
Up until now I have managed to drill by hand accurately enough. However, for the first time an error in positioning of 1 mm from one side of a 34mm block to another was too much.
As other reviewers have commented, there is play in the alignment – this appears to come from the mechanism for lowering the drill, not from the chuck/drive bearings. But provided there is no sideways force then it drills as true as I could hope. Above two images are the result of drilling through a 34mm block of wood – it’s far better than I was managing by hand.
What doesn’t work is attempting to “move” a hole if you drill it wider. Because of the play the drill bit will naturally centre itself on the existing hole. It might be possible to make a piece that holds the descender relative to the pillar with less play but that’s going to take some experimenting to see whether it’s possible to make a suitable part.
For the money, a good purchase. It’s for lightweight work where extreme precision isn’t needed.
It comes partly assembled, but it’s easy to put together. Speed is adjusted by moving the belts. Set on its slowest speed I think it will plod through most things. I wouldn’t want to drill things requiring high accuracy, but for most garage DIY jobs it’s more than good enough.
The drill itself is well made and robust, heavy enough to avoid being knocked about and has a nice range of features such as the sliding guard and depth/angle gauges that you would normally associate with more expensive models.
The downside is the assembly plans which are dark and hard to read but to be honest the parts can only go one way so if you cant fit them without help then perhaps this is not the drill press for you for you. I am also yet to experience how ell the friction fit of the drill chuck to the drill shaft will last or grip on difficult materials and will update if this proved to be a problem.
Good value for money. Obviously not the same as far more expensive bench press drills, but drills small and medium holes quickly and neatly, smooth motor, and light stroke handles. Used with an alloy bench press drill vice, it does a decent job.
Fantastic product, used it to drill disc brakes and went through like butter. Stable and accurate, the only issue would be the measuring guide which is a little flimsy.
It is good at not extremely accurate stuff but as you bring it down it begins to wobble and also the red depth stop took 3 try’s to get one that wasn’t broke
Good value for money but does not come with vice
I wondered what this would be like as I have experience on large professional machines. It was easy to set up and does a good job for DIY.
Had to fix very poorly installed mains micro switch inside belt pulling cove
Love my pillar drill, suppler easy to use, good price, quick delivery
he chuck key is a terrible fit, I don’t think it was made for this product and the red plastic drop down eye protector has broken already after only a few uses. I suppose Silverline has to keep the cost down somewhere but a shame as all other products I have purchased have been good. T.W
One of my better buys for my man cave. I now can drill holes more accurately and know the holes will be square to the work. Variable speed enables me to drill both small holes or bigger ones. Also it enables meto countersink steel brackets I may make. Not had that ability before. Definitely buy of the year for me.
Pros: No detectable wobble on chuck; able to drill 1.5mm hole. Aluminium pulleys.
Cons: Some play in top mounting of pillar, so true vertical not easy to achieve. Table not true to pillar, so absolute vertical drilling not guaranteed.. Chuck guard fragile. Some noise and vibration. Labels peeling.
Later: about 2mm run-out on main shaft!! Seems to be a bend above top bearing. There is similar wobble on pulley set; probable cause of vibration and noise. How could that get through quality inspection?
No dislikes – can’t say much as I’ve only used it once, but very satisfactorily.
I just needed a workbench drill for light drilling applications and this does the job just fine. Variable speeds by changing the belt, very stable and does the job just fine.
ice piece of kit for a good price does what you need to do
This is a good drill, really useful for a hobby enthusiast or for D.I.Y. projects. Would be five stars but the one I received has a lot of vibration, though it still drills accurately.
he table is really hard to slide up and down.had to fix the top cover.and sensor. Pulleys had some corrosion on.had to remove them and clean them up.
I use this for diy and for my hobby and it is very good.I haven’t had it for long so if it lasts for years I may give it 5 stars.
Works really well, belt adjustment is manual. Doesn’t come with the vice made by Silverline for this model so you might have to hold your workpiece in your hand which isn’t ideal.
Dad loved it for his bday present well made and good quality
O.K for small drilling jobs a bit underpowered but reasonable for the price.
Nice drill, but lacks the torque I would like even on lowest speed. Upside is its pretty safe.
Assembly was quite straight forward and came complete with a mains adaptor for the 2 pin plug. All appears to be quite solid and is ideal for most DIY / garage workshop requirements. From previous comments my main concern was that it wouldn’t run true so first job was to put in a 1mm drill and test. Seems perfect.
Very pleased with my purchase and its excellent value for money.
Now had time to use it & very pleased with purchase
husband loves this . Limited drill depth however but OK for DIY
A good drill press for the money. The drill has everything that I required from it and quite robustly made, it will certainly last me for years to come.
Assembly was straight forward and instructions were clear. I did not experience any problems regarding damage to belt cover or broken safety switches as some others have reported. The safety switch worked as intended from the off with no modifications.
So far it is just clamped to bench until a permanent place is established, but runs very smooth and more quiet than expected. Only drilled test holes in timber so far,using conventional bits and flat bits, but very pleased with how easily the machine seemed to cope, and the degree of accuracy that was achieved. Although i am no expert, this seems to be a really good drill press for the money paid.
This should have been a Five star rating, only the three flat washers for mounting the column to the base were missing. I am sure that the manufacturer would have supplied these if i had contacted them but i had some suitable ones that i could use, and i was quite eager to play.
For 55 and free next day delivery, I can’t complain. The 3amp fuse in the mains plug blew after a short time and i replaced it with a 5A fuse. So maybe the manufacture to should uprate the fuse. It does seem under powered for large hole cutter in wood but I am happy overall with this drill and I ,n sure it will do many accurate small drilling jobs for me. Good produc
Excellent machine for the price even has drill shield on the machine
I would have given it five stars but for the fact that three washers were missing. The instructions were explicit on how they and the spring washers were to be fitted on assembling the pillar, and then not to be included in the packaging was a disappointment.
used it for few months now and can’t really complai
Quite noisy but drills accurately and great value for the price.
first one had a problem when i tested it,but when i reported problem a new drill press was there the next day.first class
very happy with this item and it will help me with my metal work and time to time work work
Amazing how inexpensive halfway decent machine tools are these days. Ideal for home workshop.
I bought this to drill slates . Up to press it has done everything required of i
It is part of my Christmas present so I am not supposed to be using it.
However it works a trea
A few people have complained that it vibrates too much/ is noisy/ not accurate, but that just seems to me like they don’t know how to set up a pillar drill – works perfectly fine for me. It is a little noisy, but not more than you would expect, and maybe it isn’t built as well as some pillar drills out there (much more expensive pillar drills), but for the price it is very well made.
Have used Silverline before, many times, and have never been disappointed – I would recommend this drill to anyone.
For the money it is excellent value with a reasonably accurate chuck . Used to drill through Perspex which can crack easily but it managed fine .
This drill press is very useful and easy to assemble. It appears to be high quality and drills accurately. I would recommend this to anybody needing a nice drill press.
Good product as described, well made and easy to assemble in a few minutes
I’ve used it to drill vertically through wood, plastic and even fairly thick stainless steel plates with no problems. (Obviously you need the correct bits, particularly for the stainless steel!)
The on and off switches seem sturdy enough. The on switch is recessed in comparison to the off switch, however both switches are quite hard to push. (I would have expected the off switch to be significantly easier to hit in an emergency). However it is perfectly adequate for normal use.
You will almost certainly want to purchase a vice to go with this drill. I thought I couldn’t go wrong with Silverline’s own 100mm quick-release vice Silverline 380956 Quick Release Drill Vice 100 mm , however this vice DOES NOT FIT because the holes on the mounting plate are not the right distance apart to fit on this drill’s table. I ended up buying a suitable vice from eBay based on the product picture which had a tape measure so I could see the vice would fit – but in case you want to check an existing or potential vice, the mounting holes on the drill table are 10.5cm centre-to-centre, or 4.25″. Unfortunately the same vice doesn’t seem to be available at Amazon to link.
Being able to change the gear of the motor without a complicated gear mechanism is a big plus, and this drill makes it simple – albeit a bit fiddly – to do. You have to open the top of the drill housing (which is held by a single screw), loosen the motor (a thumb-twist lock), move a plastic cable, then re-tighten the motor and re-attach the holding screw. (This very last stage may be unnecessary, but so far I’ve done it :-).
There is no reverse gear on this drill. I can’t imagine it’d be needed though.
My biggest complaint with this drill press has to be the safety visor. It was a pain to install, interferes with the drilling process (it touches and rubs on whatever you’re trying to drill into), and it snapped leaving razor-sharp edges within the first few uses of the drill. I’ve now removed the “safety” glass for fear of cutting myself on it. Unfortunately I can’t remove the whole visor because it holds the measuring rod in place. However at this price point I expect it to be a little rough around the edges, and I have much stronger safety goggles and other protective equipment in any case, so for me this was not a problem.
All in all, it seems a sturdy machine, let down only by safety risks (the difficulty in pressing the off button in an emergency and the so-called “safety” glass which actually makes it more dangerous). I’ve chosen to drop a star for these faults.
Nice little tool.ideal for drilling straight holes through round objects.
Good but the screw to change the belt is faulty
I bought this drill for my Dad who is a woodworker.I must admit he was a bit sceptical regarding the price for a machine like this. However he is delighted with it and the service too, ordered Thursday, delivered on Saturday. Took it out the box and was set up and running in less than an hour with no problems and the safety switch was no trouble either. He has already drilled numerous holes up to 50mm in wood, hard and soft, with no trouble. Spindle runs true. My Dad noticed some folks have been complaining that the drills were wobbling while drilling and this could be due to using only one hole to tighten the chuck. Tighten the chuck using all three holes should cure it, that’s why there’s three holes in the chuck.Don’t buy cheap drill bits as they are sometimes not quite straight All in all a fine piece of kit.May not be, to an engineer, but for woodworking it’s ideal. If you are a woodworker and need a drill which won’t break the bank go for it.
I Can’t believe what I got for my money. I don’t know how I managed without it.
I tightened a drill bit in the chuck and switched on for a test drill and found the silver line drill in fact runs arrow straight- with my Bosch drill bits, I switched to another size which happened to be one from b&q and noticed the tip of the drill bit wobbling all over the place! This effect is repeatable as I’ve broken a few of my original Bosch bits and all the replacements, again from b&q all wobble, whilst all the original ones run true. You can’t tell until you try them either as to look at they’re ok. My tip therefore would be to buy branded drill bits if you want accuracy and avoid the actually rather expensive but low quality b&q bits!
The silver line pillar drill is really very good for the money. I was lucky not to have any major transit damage but mine did have the common broken switch tab in the pulley lid. This is tricky to glue as it’s an oily polypropylene type plastic. The easiest way to fix the problem is to unscrew the switch and wrap electrical tape round the casing to hold the switch down. Then screw back in place.
That’s the only reason I deduct one star from my rating. It really is a very good value tool otherwise.
This is very good for the price. It arrived quickly by standard post, was packed well and had no damage. The quality is very good and it has performed well so far, I am pleased I bought this.
Used it and for the price it is tagged for this is a lot of gears for that price. Used it and have not had any issue. Just need to get used to change gears etc.
great for the price. If you want precision you may want to look elsewhere.
Just what I needed. came next day from ordering as well
This is a good bench drill for the money, well made and ideal for the DIY enthusas
Next step was to adjust the speed so I unscrewed the cover and when I opened it up something flew out onto the floor. Fortunately I spotted it bounce and was able to pick up a nut. I suspect it came from the clip onto which the retaining screw attaches but I couldn’t see a way of fixing it. Fortunately it doesn’t seem to be needed and the top screws back on quite happily and the drill continues to work. Time will tell if I’ve missed something.
So for the price this is an excellent bit of kit and I can wholeheartedly recommend it.
Surprisingly quiet in operation at medium speed. Easy to put together.
You can’t do better for the price. This is my first drill press and it’s fantastic. I would recommend to anyone.
just as i expected / pleased with the item / would recommend.
/robust tool for the price.
My husband uses the drill quiet a lot and likes it a lot ..
Its a cheap generic drill press – exactly the same model seems to be sold by about 15 different suppliers, each in their own colour and with widely varying prices, but with no other perceptible differences between them. But, I wanted to do some reasonably accurate drilling of metals and it does that well. Wish I hadn’t wasted so much time and material trying to do the job by hand in the past.
It all feels a bit rough, so setting up takes a bit longer than it would with a 3000 drill press, but hey, its 55 and its for amateurs, so can’t complain about taking a bit of extra time.
Still in the box, but husband happy with present, hopefully it does what its says on the box and he chose it.
For the price I think this thing is brilliant. Does exactly what it says on the tin. A perfect toy for the DIY enthusiast.
This is a first rate piece of kit for its price. It will sit in my workshop and carry out all the jobs that l want it to.
This is a solid piece of machinery, well made, acurate and extremely good value for money. I would recommend this particular drill.
works well and good purchase very handy to have when trying to drill centre and square as my eyesight not the best ha
Had some reservations about buying the cheapest pillar drill I could find, but I’ve really only managed to find a couple of minor problems with this, which is amazing given the price.
Some of the other reviewers had issues, so I’ll address these:
Noise: I bolted mine down securely to my workbench and it’s actually quieter than my Father’s pillar drill, and his cost 3 times as much.
2-pin plug: This seems to be a common thing to Silverline products, and they now come with a pretty sturdy adaptor. Even if it didn’t it’s not exactly rocket science to fit a UK 3-pin plug.
Broken safety switch: No issues with this on my drill, though looking at it it does look a tab flimsy.
In fact, for the money this is a really nice bit of kit. The chuck runs true, the stand is sturdy, and the action is really solid.
The only issues I’ve really had are that the belt seems a bit prone to slipping if you apply too much pressure to whatever you’re drilling, and the plastic guard gets in the way but is a part of the depth gauge so can’t really be removed. Still, these are minor gripes, and for 60 you really cannot go wrong!
Heavy enough for what I need it for. Seems to be well made and the different gearing is easy to use. Easy set up.
my husband bought these for a bisness he was going to start but unfortunatly it all went pear shape. thankyou
Extremely good value pillar drill that is sturdy and well made. Delivered extremely promptly, easily assembled with clear instructions and well worth the money.
Put it together no problem. it started no issues. A little bit noisy, but does what I wanted and at the price what do you want. It also looks good in my shed.
only one thing chuck fits via a tapered shaft not held on with anything to secure it however still very good
we have not yet used this product so cannot give a opinion as yet. will give a comment when it has been used
Came well packed and like most machine tools coated with a sticky presevative.
Easy to assemble but of course one must remember the old adage “you get what you pay for”.