It's been a long time now since I purchased the rotary drill and system. The drill stand works great. Especially when you need it and you never know when you need it. I work on models and it's fantastic. You can use it as a mini router as well as the drill press.. Easy to use

Bottom line this is a very good stand. I had same issue another reviewer had with the mechanism binding on the bearing. Just like he stated it is easy to fix and worth the trouble. The issue is the black bearing guide on the side that has the banana shaped hole does not have a clean curved guide surface. This part is a casting and a bit of the overfill they were suppose to trim off prior to painting was not removed. All you need to do is unscrew the 1 screw holding it in place, use your drum sanding wheel ( not a stone) and run it along the curved edge using low speed. Since anyone buying a stand made for a dremel should have a dremel thus is an easy fix. A round file would do the same trick. I rand the sanding drum until the metal flash was removed and cleaned off all the paint on the inside of the race. It is made of zinc and rust will not be an issue. I used some of the extra grease i found caked on the bearing to apply to my cleanup job and then reassembled. It took less that 10 minutes to do and was well worth it as the stand now has a very nice feel and very straight and supported vertical travel. If i did not need to repair it i would have given it 5 stars. Note that this unit is far sturdier than the dremel one. I actually bought one of each for work and use these as arbor press fixtures instead of a dremel stand and this particular stand i found to have a much better guide ( once fixed ;-))

The stand comes well packaged. It went together ..almost... without a hitch. The only problem I had was screwing in the lever handle. The handle is expected to screw into soft metal threads embedded into the handle base, but the threads were one or two thousandths too small and it was a chore to do so. I had to wrap the rod with paper and clamp with vise grips to get enough torque to thread it in. Other than that the stand works as claimed. It's sturdy and stiff as one would expect for a tiny drill press. It's worth the price asked for.

First off, the smaller it is, the more flimsy. That said, considering it's size, it'll do a lot for you providing you don't expect it to work like a normal mini drill press.

I use this for mostly drilling leather prior to stitching. Small bits, small holes, works like a champ! I have also used this for drilling into small metal pieces or wood and it also works fine.

The only negative I can find is the handle mechanism. The handle threads are shallow and with steel screwing into aluminum, Heaven only knows how long this connection will last.

I'm currently using this with a Proxxon FBS 115/E tool.

Like many of the other reviewers I was prepared for problems when the package arrived and I heard the clanking sound of loose metal parts before opening the Amazon/Proxxon boxes. Fortunately no missing or broken parts, but a clue that this was not a top notch product. I purchased the stand to drill holes in beach glass using the Proxxon rotary tool equipped with hollow core diamond drills from Rio Grande supply. Two features were especially important in my plan for using the drill stand: first, sensitive response to hand operation (smooth, non-binding) and second, easy return to start position. Out-of-the-box performance failed on both accounts.

Using the suggestions of another reviewer, I first tried to smooth the response of the mechanism as the lever was depressed. I started by applying "Super Lube, Synthetic Grease" to the machined surfaces that move along the vertical steel post. I also added lubricant to the other moving/binding components. Eventually I could activate the lever and the mechanism would move smoothly without binding.

Next I wanted the mechanism to return to its start position without needing to add any additional restoring force on the actuation lever. Without the rotary tool installed, that functionality followed after I greased the bushings and other components. However, once I inserted the rotary tool into the drill stand holder, the spring did not have sufficient restoration force to return the mechanism to its starting position. This residual binding was most likely the result of the extra weight of the tool and its cantilever action. The mechanism would hang about 1/4" from the starting position. The solution to this problem was to pre-load the spring mechanism by inserting a 1/4-20 bolt (hex head, 2" long) beneath the olive color fork mechanism holding the spring. That was sufficient pre-load for the spring to return the mounted rotary tool to the start position determined by the 1/4-20 bolt.

In the end, I wonder why a generally reputable company like Proxxon would release such a poorly packaged and operationally deficient product. For a little more effort this unit could have been designed and manufactured to the quality level of the Proxxon rotary tool.