Abstract: A drilling device for workpieces of different sizes is disclosed herein. The drilling device includes a tool carrier supported by a carriage for reciprocable movement thereon along a path and the carriage is also reciprocable along the path. The carriage is biased to a predetermined starting position. When a tool on the tool carrier engages the workpiece, the carriage is moved in the opposite direction and engages a switch to reduce the feed speed of the tool carrier for a short period of time during which the carriage engages a stop to define a fixed drilling position. Upon completion of the drilling operation, a biasing spring moves the carriage in the drilling direction beyond the starting position to actuate a switch and return the tool carrier to a starting position while the carriage is also returned to the starting position.