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….especially a FlexVOLT drill press?
But even a corded unit would be nice.
Seriously, I never thought about that. With all their woodworking, you would think they would have a drill press.
SB&D still seems to use the Porter Cable brand for benchtop tools. A DeWalt drill press would be nice but I don’t see where it would fit with the rest of the line. DeWalt seems primarily focused on tradesmen who by necessity travel to the job site. I’d love to see some Yellow bench tools (drill press, planer, jointer, lathe, etc), but I wonder how well they’d sell.
As for FlexVolt, I don’t see DeWalt implementing that technology in semi-stationary tools. The miter and table saws are excellent for job sites, especially with their respective rolling stands, but other larger tools usually stay in a shop where there’s a ready power source.