JET JDP-20S Smart Drill Press

At first glance, a drill press seems like one of the simplest tools in the shop: a motor turns a spindle, the spindle turns a bit, and a hole appears. In practice, though, drilling clean, accurate holes across different materials and bit types is far more nuanced. Feed rate, spindle speed, depth control, and material choice all play a role in getting clean, accurate holes.

- Logan Wittmer

JDP-20S Jet Tools JetTools.​com Price: $2399.00

Jet Tools recently introduced a drill press designed to take some of that guesswork out of the process. The JDP-20S, which Jet calls their Smart Drill Press, adds a suite of user-focused features that elevate what’s traditionally been a very analog machine. After spending some time with it, the name makes a lot of sense.