# Best Drill Presses (2026) — ranked by value, every figure sourced and dated

11 drill presses on the record, median price $309.6. Each price links to the page it came from and the day we captured it — no guesses, no affiliate spin. Current as of 2026-06-20.

Lowest-priced: WEN 4208T 8-Inch 5-Speed Benchtop Drill Press — $117.27.

Full comparison: https://frontdeskreview.com/gear/drill-presses/

| # | Product | Brand | Price (US) | Deskmark | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [WEN 4208T 8-Inch 5-Speed Benchtop Drill Press](https://frontdeskreview.com/product/drill-presses/wen-4208t/) | WEN | $117.27 | Bronze Deskmark 0/100 | wenproducts.com |
| 2 | [Genesis GDP1005A 10-Inch 5-Speed Benchtop Drill Press](https://frontdeskreview.com/product/drill-presses/genesis-gdp1005a/) | Genesis | $198.01 | Bronze Deskmark 24/100 | amazon.com |
| 3 | [Craftsman CMXEDAX69434601 8-Inch Swing 5-Speed Benchtop Drill Press](https://frontdeskreview.com/product/drill-presses/craftsman-cmxedax69434601/) | Craftsman | $199.99 | Bronze Deskmark 24/100 | craftsman.com |
| 4 | [Skil DP9505-00 10-Inch 5-Speed Benchtop Drill Press](https://frontdeskreview.com/product/drill-presses/skil-dp9505-00/) | Skil | $219.99 | Bronze Deskmark 48/100 | skil.com |
| 5 | [Klutch 13-Inch 16-Speed Benchtop Drill Press](https://frontdeskreview.com/product/drill-presses/klutch-13in-benchtop-5793521/) | Klutch | $299.99 | Platinum Deskmark 84/100 | woodartsupply.com |
| 6 | [WEN 4214T 12-Inch Variable Speed Benchtop Drill Press](https://frontdeskreview.com/product/drill-presses/wen-4214t/) | WEN | $309.6 | On record | wenproducts.com |
| 7 | [WEN 4225T 15-Inch Variable Speed Floor-Standing Drill Press](https://frontdeskreview.com/product/drill-presses/wen-4225t/) | WEN | $539.96 | On record | wenproducts.com |
| 8 | [Shop Fox W1668 13-1/4-Inch Oscillating Benchtop Drill Press](https://frontdeskreview.com/product/drill-presses/shop-fox-w1668/) | Shop Fox | $775 | Silver Deskmark 57/100 | grizzly.com |
| 9 | [Delta 18-900L 18-Inch Laser Floor Drill Press](https://frontdeskreview.com/product/drill-presses/delta-18-900l/) | Delta | $829 | Gold Deskmark 61/100 | deltamachinery.com |
| 10 | [JET JDP-15B 15-Inch 16-Speed Benchtop Drill Press](https://frontdeskreview.com/product/drill-presses/jet-jdp-15b/) | JET | $1429 | Silver Deskmark 48/100 | jettools.com |
| 11 | [Powermatic PM2800B 18-Inch Variable Speed Floor Drill Press](https://frontdeskreview.com/product/drill-presses/powermatic-pm2800b/) | Powermatic | $2449 | On record | powermatic.com |

Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, the best-value drill presses ranked by sourced, dated price — https://frontdeskreview.com/gear/drill-presses/

Method: Roster covers 11 benchtop and floor-standing drill presses spanning entry-level to professional tiers, including all models in the brief plus the current Skil successor (DP9505-00) in place of the discontinued 3320-01. Specs and prices were independently re-verified against manufacturer product pages (WEN, Powermatic, Skil, Craftsman, JET Tools, Delta Machinery), authorized-dealer pages (Woodcraft, Rockler, Factory Authorized Outlet, Northern Tool, WoodArt Supply), and independent reviews (Pro Tool Reviews, Concord Carpenter, Home Construction Improvement). swing_in is the industry-standard swing figure (twice the column-to-spindle distance, i.e. the swing-over-table diameter), NOT the marketing model number; laser_guide is a boolean (true = included in the box); speed_range_rpm reports the stated published min and max RPM as a string; motor_hp uses the manufacturer's published HP figure where available and null where only amperage is published. Two corrections from the draft: Delta 18-900L price (the draft's $1,499 was the stale 2020 launch MSRP; current SRP is ~$829 per Pro Tool Reviews 2025, corroborated by retailer sale prices, though dealer lists run higher) and Craftsman CMXEDAX69434601 swing (the '10-inch' is a marketing model name; actual swing distance is 8 in. per Craftsman spec sheet and 6+ retailer listings). accessedAt 2026-06-20.

License: CC BY 4.0. Every row is dated and links to its source. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl