Bench drill presses can be purchased from eBay, Build, Tool Orbit, Tyler Tool, Plumber Surplus, CPO Skil Shop, Rakuten, Remodlr, Update That Home, and Sears.
Essentially the same. The Bench top is a shorter and often slightly smaller version.
A drill machine can mean a hand held electric drill, or a bench drill press or a pillar drill.
A stationary drill with a platform to hold the piece to be drilled and a hand crank to lower the drill bit down to said piece that sits on top of a work bench. A floor mount drill press stands directly on the floor. Bench top drills are around 24 inches tall.
Those are just different names for basically the same thing.
Because it's on the floor and a bench drill is on the bench.
A small bench drill press often costs less than $90. The larger floor models with a thicker column and wider throat are about 400.
In The drill press, which is also often referred to as a pedestal drill, a bench drill or even a pillar drill, was invented in 1895 by an engineer from Germany. His name was Wilhelm Emil Fein.
Despite the many bench top and stand alone drill presses available on today's market, the Delta 18-900L 18-Inch Laser Drill Press is the rated by many to be the most reliable, sturdy, and best value press.
I have found that there are a wide variety of bench press machines on the market, and the prices vary greatly. You can purchase a good bench press at stores such as Sears and Sports Authority. They are also available on Amazon and EBay.
A small bench drill press often costs less than $90. The larger floor models with a thicker column and wider throat are about 400.
Because it sits on a bench, not on the floor.
When I had a large shop I used to have 3 racks on the wall behind the bench drill press, one for standard drill bits, one for specialist drill bits and one for hole saws, Forstner bits and fly bits.