A WEN benchtop drill press was part of my fabrication-tool purchases.
The featured Amazon option is WEN DP1050 Ten-Inch Drill Press.
Where it fits my build
I cut and drilled aluminum bracket pieces for the roof cameras and lights. The camera mounts needed additional holes and adjustments as I brought the assemblies together on the extrusion.
I sprayed the camera-mount pieces with black bedliner during the fabrication sequence. The coated brackets then formed part of the roof camera and light arrangements shown in the diary.
A black-coated bracket from my roof camera-mount work.The camera mounting arrangement with its drilled attachments.
My build notes
The black finish was one stage within the mount fabrication. The holes and profile connections still determined where the pieces could sit, so the diary records the drilling and fitting alongside the coating.
The bracket shape, drilled holes and coating were separate parts of finishing the mount.
Alternative products
Two alternatives to compare
The current WEN option and SKIL machine are ten-inch bench models. The BUCKTOOL option moves to a twelve-inch format, with a different working envelope and table arrangement.
SKIL DP9505-00 Benchtop Drill Press
This ten-inch benchtop drill press uses a five-speed arrangement. Its built-in laser alignment and work light assist with positioning the workpiece.
