Select Home Depot Stores: Dremel Drill Press Rotary Tool Workstation Stand
$10
$75.98
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Select Home Depot Stores (link for reference only) have Dremel Drill Press Rotary Tool Workstation Stand (220-01) on sale for $10. This price is valid in-store only where available.
Thanks to community member NeoHyd for finding this deal.
Note: Availability will vary by location and may be limited.
Features:
Articulating drill press - drills perpendicular and angled holes in 15-degree increments, up to 90 degrees horizontal
Tool holder - holds tool at 90 degrees horizontal for tasks such as polishing metal objects, sanding different shapes and grinding metal pieces
Flex shaft tool stand - allows telescopic adjustment between 16 and 29 In. in height
Crow's nest provides on-board storage for drill bits, wrenches, and other Dremel accessories
Cord management clips - for safe storage of power cords
Inch and metric marking on base - for accurate drilling of workpiece
Depth markings with depth stop - for consistent depth adjustment
For limited use and for $10 it's probably okay, but unless they've updated it significantly since the one I bought in ~2008, it's not very repeatable. Most of that misalignment/flex is inherent to the dremel and collet itself (not to mention length of the drill bit).
It'll drill 1 hole, but if you expect to set up a stop/fixture and drill mulitple aligning holes, forget it.
I use the website bugmenot.com.
I have a couple of these, and I cannot recommend them. One of them cannot adjust the angle far enough to drill straight, so it's running the drill bit a little sideways, guaranteed to break. The other one is all perfectly aligned until you actually hit the part. Then all the plastic flexes and things move around. You can reduce force, but then you're not cutting the material, you're just rubbing against it. you can't get a dedicated mini drill press for $10, so this may be worth the trouble if you're on a budget.
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$75 is aspirational pricing, or Home Depot is just ripping people off if they actually charge that much. The Amazon average has been in the $35-$45 range for years and years. And there's 3rd party compatible presses like the Milescraft 1097 for $30-$40.
$45 is about what I had guessed it was worth too, after opening it and before I had done more research.
The box design is terrible. It's like they made it bigger and full of air just to make it seem more expensive. The box is also flimsy. I bet they have a lot of spoilage on this item just due to damaged packaging.
It seems okay for hobby and hacker work.
Well its stored in American shelves. That's pure USA made air in there. You always gotta pay a 100% markup for guaranteed USA quality.
An its not a "flimsy" cardboard box. It's made of space age polymers which allow it to mould to new shapes eaiser.
I was able to pick up the last one at a store in SoCal. It looked like a return that had been sitting on the bottom shelf for years, but the associate who got it out of the locked bay for me opened it to let me take a look. The major components seemed to be there so I brought it home.
Got it assembled and it's got a couple of scuffs, but seems as good as new. Don't have a particular need for it right now, but I'm sure it'll come in handy some day.
I was able to pick up the last one at a store in SoCal. It looked like a return that had been sitting on the bottom shelf for years,
Judging from these comments, they all look like that. Mine were dusty as heck. It's a good thing I wear a mask. Mine also looked like possible returns from the way the boxes had no tape covering the flaps and whatnot, but I think that's just how Dremel boxed them. I made sure everything was in the box before I left the store.
It's no wonder Home Depot didn't sell them since they were asking $75. Like I said in my earlier post, going rate on Amazon has been $35-$45 over the years.
I just built a Stealthpress. It's purpose designed for that and cost about 20 bucks to build. Check it out.
I was able to find one of these for $10 and already printed the holder that screws into this like a dremel for my soldering gun so no permanent mods needed - haven't used it yet but should work fine.
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01-28-2024 at 10:13 PM.
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Judging from these comments, they all look like that. Mine were dusty as heck. It's a good thing I wear a mask. Mine also looked like possible returns from the way the boxes had no tape covering the flaps and whatnot, but I think that's just how Dremel boxed them. I made sure everything was in the box before I left the store.
Yep … there were three at my store. The one in front actually looked pretty clean, but the two behind it looked soooo dusty. I usually don't like to grab the one in front, as I figure it's more likely to have been shuffled through with possible parts misplaced and that one kind of looked like it had been opened, so I just brushed aside all the dust and took one from the back. None were taped shut or anything. Inside, there was the metal base, the main holder / press assembly, metal rods (with end caps to keep one inside the other) and then there was a single sealed plastic bag with all the smaller parts. As long as that plastic bag is still sealed, I'd say things are looking good and you probably don't need to worry about anything missing. After I assembled mine, I started wondering if I should have a few more nuts/bolts, etc for clamping things to the base. However, I stopped by the store and looked in the other boxes and they all had exactly the same thing, so it looks like you're on you're own for setting up some kind of optional base clamps (makes sense, but I wanted to check)
If anyone wants to double-check that they have everything, the video below opens with a neatly laid out workspace showing all the parts (then proceeds to show the assembly) …
Also, do yourself a favor and don't go pulling the rods out separately once you pop the rubber end caps off. Just immediately put the rod into place as one piece without sliding them around or playing with the telescoping mechanism. (Otherwise, you may have to do some fiddling around with it to get it fit back together properly). The bare metal end of the outer tube goes down into the base and the black plastic liner ring (on the outer tube) is at the top. The separate plastic topper piece from the parts bag then fits into the bare metal end of the smaller tube and it can be pulled up and locked into place with a twist of the inner rod.
I usually never have any luck with these YMMV deals. I found two at my local Home Depot. I should have bought both then sold one but I just couldn't be bothered. I just put it together. The instructions were not the best but it was easy to figure out.
These are great when coupled with a soldering iron matching the thread for installing heat set inserts in 3d printed parts. Atom engineering on Instagram has a detailed post on it
If I had too much money an were addicted to shopping. I'd pick this up in a heatbeat
I guess I'm one of those rich people with an extra $10 in their pocket -- though don't really fit the "love to shop" part. Nearby HD had one so picked it up. Box looked like Godzilla chewed it up and spit it out but all the parts were there - sealed parts bag still sealed. Agree w/ others -- this was never $75. $35 on Amazon is probably too much. If this had a "Harbor Freight" logo on it it would be $10 everyday. Still it will be a handy piece for me for small jobs (literally) or hobby work.
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It'll drill 1 hole, but if you expect to set up a stop/fixture and drill mulitple aligning holes, forget it.
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$75 is aspirational pricing, or Home Depot is just ripping people off if they actually charge that much. The Amazon average has been in the $35-$45 range for years and years. And there's 3rd party compatible presses like the Milescraft 1097 for $30-$40.
$45 is about what I had guessed it was worth too, after opening it and before I had done more research.
The box design is terrible. It's like they made it bigger and full of air just to make it seem more expensive. The box is also flimsy. I bet they have a lot of spoilage on this item just due to damaged packaging.
It seems okay for hobby and hacker work.
Well its stored in American shelves. That's pure USA made air in there. You always gotta pay a 100% markup for guaranteed USA quality.
An its not a "flimsy" cardboard box. It's made of space age polymers which allow it to mould to new shapes eaiser.
Got it assembled and it's got a couple of scuffs, but seems as good as new. Don't have a particular need for it right now, but I'm sure it'll come in handy some day.
It's no wonder Home Depot didn't sell them since they were asking $75. Like I said in my earlier post, going rate on Amazon has been $35-$45 over the years.
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If anyone wants to double-check that they have everything, the video below opens with a neatly laid out workspace showing all the parts (then proceeds to show the assembly) …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftZWrFu
Also, do yourself a favor and don't go pulling the rods out separately once you pop the rubber end caps off. Just immediately put the rod into place as one piece without sliding them around or playing with the telescoping mechanism. (Otherwise, you may have to do some fiddling around with it to get it fit back together properly). The bare metal end of the outer tube goes down into the base and the black plastic liner ring (on the outer tube) is at the top. The separate plastic topper piece from the parts bag then fits into the bare metal end of the smaller tube and it can be pulled up and locked into place with a twist of the inner rod.
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I'll take a look. Thanks.
Why you gotta attack me?
Yes, atom engineering on insta has a detailed post on it
So how can I know if the price is $10?
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