RIKON 30-120 13-Inch Drill Press

I was looking for quality without the price, this is the unit to purchase. Well made and works well and I've had no problems with the unit. There are many other products out there that are made better but no at this price. I would recommend this product to anyone working in their garage or shop that piddles making odds and ends.

I use this drill press for wood working projects. So far I have been very pleased. It does not have the laser or the variable speed control, but I could not justify the extra cost for those features.

13"" Bench Drill Press Model 30-130 Received a broken drill on 14th Jun 13. The packaging is very poor. The broken parts are: 11a 1-1501002-02001G support column 17a 1-1501004- 00001G support table w/ indicator The drill is useless in present state!

Arrived in the original factory box, layered in shaped Styrofoam, few pieces of which were still in one piece. Had a big non functional dent to the sheet metal cover of the motor starter, and some chipped paint. This is a 100 pound plus unit, the box took a beating but the packing mostly did its job. The machining of the table, column etc was pretty rough. The table locks down well for height but there is some side to side play. The sound when running was worrisome when I started it but I don't think it is a serious issue, just belts and bearings making a little noise. Instructions were puzzling at first, either mine was an open box unit or they do a little more assembly at the factory than is indicated in the instructions as I at first thought I had missing parts but found that the table elevation mechanism was already installed. It seems to run true but I did not put an indicator on it. Drilled a few holes and it was a real pleasure to have a stationary drill press instead of trying to do everything with a handheld drill. I reiterate, this is a beast. I used a block and tackle to raise it up onto a stand, I do not recommend trying to lift it without help.

I received the drill press on 06/02/2020 and the packaging was slightly damaged, not mangled but definitely had caught the wrong end of a forklift somewhere. The assembly instructions are adequate if you have a little common sense but I can see where someone not mechanically inclined would have some issues. Assembly took approximately and hour by myself. I noticed that the capacitor housing on the back of the motor was dented but really didn't think anything of it. Once I got it all put together I got my brackets ready to drill.. measured and spiked, lined up the drill, hit the switch, and nothing... the motor hummed but nothing turned. 1 star at this point. I decided to call Rikon instead of just shipping it back because of the reviews of their customer service. I called and after a brief hold was able to speak to a person... no phone menu to navigate, no long time on hold... less than a minute I was speaking to a real person that spoke perfect english. I told him I thought the starting wraps in the motor were bad but he said it sounded to him like the capacitor was bad and had a new one shipped out right away. Well, he was wrong. I put the new capacitor on and same thing... motor hums but nothing turns. I called back expecting to get some push back since it had been almost a month since I took delivery of it. Nope, explained the situation and they shipped the new motor out no questions asked and more importantly no shipping or charge for the motor. I installed the new motor and it works like a champ. I have been drilling 3/4" holes in 1/4" steel and this thing drills through it like a hot knife through butter. I have to say this review would have gone much differently if it were not for the outstanding customer service at Rikon. The drill works great with the new motor so overall I am quite please with it; two weeks behind schedule on my project, but still happy with the tool.

The product is a great quality product and very easy to put together and flexible capabilities. Got here on time and they work great.. I would recommend this product to anyone..

I received a drill press previously purchased, damaged and returned by some customer. Called Rikon customer service and was transferred to Joe/Joey, described as management. He understood the problem, took my info and promised to send me the damaged part. I called a week later and he told me it had been ordered and to remain patient. After waiting three more weeks and a total of six weeks I called Amazon. They resolved my problem immediately, picking up the damaged machine and delivering a new unit within days. I hope the drill press works better than Rikon customer service. I’ll comment on the machine itself later on. Thank you Amazon!

Worthy of the price. This is a great tool. Solid construction and materials. Will last for years. I recomend highly.

Well upon receiving My package, I noticed external damage to the box. After opening and removing the first layer of parts that is when I noticed that the cast iron table mount (piece that slides over the drill press column) was broken in two pieces. I notified amazon and they gave me a 20% discount. As well I notified Rikon tools the next day and they were more than helpful. Now since it was coming from the US it took aprox a week to receive the replacement part. So assembled it today and noticed the table angle alignment markers were off by 12 deg. Not a huge issue as I have a digital angle tool. So after a quick setup the drill press is working just fine, despite the minor setback. So for this reason I am giving it a 3 star. An great addition to my workshop for a decent price!!

Drill shakes and vibrates as parts are not balanced. Very difficult to drill accurate holes when your tool is bouncing around. Completely disappointed.

Drill press came with a smashed top housing and a damaged/smashed switch shroud.Also missing parts.