Is the WEN 4214 the best budget Drill Press? - 2 year review

This is an in-depth review of the WEN 4214 12-Inch Variable Speed Drill Press. In this review I walk through the major features of the tool, how it is a great deal at less then half the price of the competitor, any shortfalls I have run into so far and future upgrade plans to make it better.

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Review
3:00 - Non-Sponsored message
3:46 - Key Features
8:10 - Drawbacks
10:42 - Demo
11:01 - Final thoughts & Future Upgrades

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[BPTVch]

The Jet is actually the exact same machine for double the money. It’s rebranded with different colors and a couple of different aesthetics. That means that the only budget aspect of the Wen is the price. In other words Wen is giving you more bang for the buck.

[claytonscoble]

Great review. Trying to find useful feedback like this is increasingly tough as every site seems more like an aggregator of generic nonsense than real-world evaluation. Well done, and thank you! (And yes, I'm now more likely to pick up this press)

[markp]

Excellent! Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with this drill. This was my first stop for drill press videos and it has set a good standard to compare, what will probably be more expensive units, against.

[lazyboyrider]

Congratulations on the new baby! Thanks for the review. My Wen 4214t is due to arrive today. You’ve reinforced for me that I made a good purchase. It’s my first ever drill press and I’m excited to start using it on my guitar building projects.

[sflagg]

Thanks for the great review I had this in my cart and am ready to pull the trigger thanks again

[Goldwingrider]

Looking at several reviews, dealing with metal drilling past year, needed lower rpm for bigger bits… hopefully when mine comes in tomorrow would solve my problem. Been using my dads drill press that’s 45 years old. Finally new toy coming in. Variable speed !!

[BrettsNaturalHealth]

A pretty good video. Thumbs up. How flat is the table? How close to 90 is the table to the unit?

[jackhydrick]

Very good review. Thanks. I am looking for a press to precisely drill holes for wooden flutes, etc. This seems to be a good candidate.

[Nino]

Excellent review. I was hesitant to pull the trigger. But now I’m very comfortable with making the purchase.

[michaelkolozsvari]

As soon as you said, "I have a six month..." I knew exactly where your beard had gone! 😂

[stoneyswolf]

The belt speed adjustment is pretty cool but changing a belt around really isn't a big deal either also less things to break.

[mikeschinkel]

Another thing that a more expensive unit will provide is a lower minimum RPM which is evidently useful when drilling metal. 580 RPM is the minimum on this unit, but more expensive units can go down to around 180 RPM or maybe even slower. #justfyi #fwiw

[paultyler]

Do you happen to know the Max Table to Chuck Distant. Table to spindle Max. Thanks for the review and video.

[Iknowonlywhatimtaught]

I have the same model. I didn't buy mine for the looks. I bought mine to do one thing. Make accurate holes. It does make holes very well. The motor sounds like a drill press. I been working in construction my whole life. Had a shop to work in since i was 9 years old im 67 now. Is it made usa? No! We make stuff durable and pleasing to the eye. Ut if your just needing to get the job done and don't mind ugly, then this drill press will fit the bill. You still want to make it pretty you will need to do the sanding fileing and polishing to make it so.

[totheknee]

Stubble looks good, man. Not gonna lie!

[ParPixel]

I currently need one but need it to go down to around 300rpms do you knwo how slow it goes?

[AudieChason]

I've had one of these presses for about 3 years. The column and chuck are completely rusted.

[TurdFerguson]

The only difference in the 4214T is the packaging

[danielarauza]

Could you add a mortising attachment to this model?

[TheDmurphyar]

I purchased a piece of crap WEN 4214 drill press and was able to square the table left to right but it was badly out of square front to back. I assumed that the vise I mounted on the table must have thrown it out of square so I removed it and tried again. I discovered that it was the table itself that was out of square so I decided I could shim the vise and level things up. Wrong – the table is DEFORMED and has one low corner. Which is basically impossible to shim and fix. I went back and forth with WEN forth three weeks and they finally suggested I PURCHASE a new table from them that might possibly be square front to back. ...isn't the entire purpose of a drill press to drill holes that are square with your work? This POS fails miserably!