| The bench drill is a smaller version of the pillar drill. This type of machine drill is used for drilling lightweight pieces of material. The example below shows the machine operator drilling a thin piece of Perspex. The Perspex is held safely in a hand vice which is held in the hand. NEVER hold work directly in the hand when drilling. The on & off buttons are found on the left-hand side of the machine, & the handle controls the movement of the drill on the right. Most bench drills will also have a foot switch for turning off the drill. |