I just bought a Delta 17-990 12" drill press at an auction. I thought I got a great buy on it until I checked to see if it was square. It was off a half degree both side to side and front to back. Fixing the side to side was simply a matter of adjusting the table to be at
1/2 a degree, but now the pin that is supposed to lock it at zero obviously won't go in. Front to back I "fixed" by putting a couple shims from a Coke can in at the bottom.Is it pretty square now, but neither method was great. Any better ideas?
Did I get a lemon, or is being off like this common?