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Your cart is empty.When is a drill press powerful enough to tackle the big jobs, and portable enough to do it anywhere? When it's the JET 12-Inch Variable-Speed Drill Press. A powerful 1/2-HP induction motor pushes through almost anything you throw at it; over 3-1/8" spindle travel for maximum depth cutting, and our innovative X-shaped XACTA Laser that ensures drilling accuracy; makes this workhorse the best choice for in your shop or on the go.
Scott B.
August 17, 2025
This is my first drill press. From lots of choices, I decided on this Jet. Now I’m not one to love high end equipment and decided to go with this because of the easy change of RPMS and digital read out. Just seems like a hassle to have to change the belt to adjust RPM as many bits and materials all vary. This Jet performs with accuracy, is stable and has many advantages. You might think it’s expensive but compared to the cheaper presses this one was worth the money to upgrade to something that was more durable and dependable!
Chris Sawyer
June 7, 2025
Jet has been around for a long time and makes some great products. This is the reason I went with this drill press.Showed up a day early, box was completely intact. Packaged nicely. No defects and it works perfectly.
R
May 27, 2025
I do very little bench press drilling and when I do, it is for woodworking. I looked at a number of manufacturers and despite never owning a jet anything, I decided to give this unit a try. It’s solid. The laser guide is surprisingly useful. Despite being at the low end with respect to horsepower, it can handle most woodworking tasks and is still light enough for me to move off the bench when I need the room. The only time it has bogged down on me at all was when using a very large hole saw that exceeded what this is intended for. It still got the job done, just had to go a little slow. Anything else has been no problem. If I had to nitpick, I find the crank to raise and lower the platform a little on the sloppy side, but not a big deal and very secure once tightened again. Over all, I’m pretty happy with it. It cost a bit more than I had wanted to spend, but is far sturdier than anything I looked at retail. Maintenance has been pretty easy too. The belt is easy to access and adjustments are quick. I’d buy it again.
William E.
May 23, 2025
Needed a bench top drill press of this size and it was on a sale price as well so I purchased it. The drill press was easy to assemble and works great. I’ve owned a lot of jet tools and have had good luck with all of them so I went with Jet . There are alot of other choices some more money some less but for me it was brand loyalty and it was reasonably priced. I would recommend this to anyone needing a drill press this size.
TL
May 19, 2025
This replaces a cast steel Craftsman drill press that has been in service many years . Not as heavy duty as that one but a very good replacement . Also a very nice look for updated drill press . Wasn’t sure about ordering without seeing in person but very happy with purchase .Good instructions & very easy to assemble parts . Would buy again
Marilyn Cooper
March 7, 2025
I really like this Drill Press. It looks good and is well built. The motor runs good, it is a nice size and power. The drill chuck runs true but the teeth that connect with the chuck key is not a very good fit. I plan on getting a Keyless Jacobs Chuck. The only thing that really bothered me was the Spindle Spline has too much clearance with the Drive Spline and makes a rattling noise at certain RPM's. I bought a tube of Vavoline Cobalt Heavy Duty #2 Grease. I removed the rubber plug on top of the Drive Sleeve and forced grease between the Spindle Spline and the Drive Spline while moving the spindle up and down. This quieted most of the noise and made it feel smoother. Quality control would have eliminated this problem. I also put a light coating of grease on the vari-drive sleeves, outside surface of the quill and teeth. I also loosened up the Spindle Return Spring to my liking. I had bought a (Dewalt Planer Stand DW7350) and mounted the JET Drill press to that. I thought I could save some money and bought a cheap 12" Built Hard Drill Press. The motor ran very hot and was tripping my GFI and the spindle runout could beat an egg. This was total JUNK. It was returned the next day. Overall I am happy with my JET 12" Drill Press Purchase and recommend it to anyone.
Brian
February 8, 2025
Generally, the JWDP-12 drill press seems to be very well made and can be set up to do accurate work. Like any other tool, some time spent ensuring that everything is set square is worthwhile. In this case, I found that the initial set up was very straight-forward.I like the table post holder as it allows me to use a cross-slide vise from another manufacturer, one that also offers a mount for the vise that fist the same post configuration.I found the laser cross-hair to be very close, the chuck set in place accurately, and any run-out is nearly imperceptible.The only negative for me, and it is a minor one, is that the table is not adjustable to 90 degrees. I do have a work-around for that, but it would be nice if the table could be set to a vertical position.
EllisB
December 11, 2024
Exactly what I was hoping for at this price. I mostly use a press for hardwood and 1/4†or less hot rolled steel. This press is great for these. On a magnetic base dial indicator, I get .001 runout on the top of the arbor and .002 on the shaft of a chucked Freud forstner bit.The overall build and speed control is great. If I had to nit pick, the table requires t nuts as opposed to through bolts, but this gives you the option for a cooling system for metal drilling. The chuck is great but has some metal cuttings inside that I wouldn’t expect (pic). These don’t affect its functioning. The arbor had one nick large enough to catch my fingernail on (pic), but it obviously didn’t have a big effect on runout.I’d love to have a $2k drill press, but for my needs, I’d rather have this press and $1600 in my pocket.
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