HUBEST 3 Speed Mini Drill Press Machine stationary power drills and accessories
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 17, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Dec 17, 2018the latest report was made
- Dec 17, 2018the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- HUBEST 3 Speed Mini Drill Press Machine
- Maker
- Amazon.com LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Stationary power drills and accessoriesCPSC’s product type: Stationary Power Drills and Accessories (code 856), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2018 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Dec 17, 2018, sent to the company Feb 11, 2019, published by CPSC Mar 6, 2019
The product, in the report: Small 150W bench-top drill press for electronic and hobby work.
I purchased a “HUBEST 3 Speed Mini Drill Press Machine 150W Mini Bench Table Drill For Craft Jewelers & Hobbyists, Sold by [REDACTED]” from Amazon.com on December 12th, 2018.
I am convinced it has a dangerous problem.
The motor within the drill head unit is not fixed and can swivel to either side. It is obvious the manufacturer is aware of this since there is a piece of stick-on foam tape on either side of the aluminum casting where the motor would touch after it shifts. The motor torque tries to shift the motor to the left as viewed from the front.
The problem arises from a ground wire attached to the left-inside of the case. The brass wire termination is somewhat sharp-edged, and one of the blue power wires to the drill motor presses against it when the motor shifts to the left. When the drill press handle is operated, the motor moves up and down and the blue wire rubs quite aggressively against the sharp edge. The result is the scraping of insulation off of a live 120VAC wire that will eventually results in a contact to the drill press frame. The frame is grounded, which helps, but the contact could still cause a fire, or if the unit was plugged in an ungrounded socket, result in a “hot” device.
I discovered this problem when I removed the top cover of the drill head, which is necessary to change the motor speed by moving the drive belt to a different pulley. I noticed that the drill seemed to hang-up slightly as I moved the drill press up/down, and this led me look closely at the motor assembly. Further inspection showed it was the interference of the wire causing the problem, and that revealed the scraped insulation.
Please note that I never used the drill press. I was just testing it on my bench to ascertain the run-out of the spindle and how smoothly the handle worked. I probably never cranked the handle up/down more than a dozen times, and that was sufficient to cause the insulation problem.
Unfortunately, the Hubest model may not be the only one with this problem. This drill press appears to be a generic Chinese-made tool sold by various companies that apply their label to it. For example, [REDACTED], and [REDACTED] on the Amazon website look to be identical.
I am an electrical engineer and have worked in multiple safety-critical areas, including medical equipment. The problem described above is a definite safety hazard and the unit should not be sold until you can verify the problem has been rectified. I would also HIGHLY recommend that existing units be recalled.
- Bought from
- Amazon.com
- Bought
- Dec 12, 2018
- Where
- Brasstown, North Carolina: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand HUBEST 3 Speed Mini Drill Press Machine, made or sold by Amazon.com LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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