flintlocke, touched on this, I will expound.
Most benchtops have a cone pulley on the motor and the quill.
You will get maybe 6 speeds. None of them slow enough to drill
steel. The floor models add an intermediate pulley, giving you more
reduction. If steel is on your agenda, you need a floor model.
Unless you don't have floor space, and can lose bench space, they
really take up the same real estate.
I supposed one could cut a floor model to become a bench?
Should be doable, but not sure.
