What's next to buy?

[KYHighlander]

if you plan to edge join any boards you better get a jointer.

[The Davenports]

I agree with this concept 99.9%...the only knock on it is that often, if you wait until the last minute, you end up having to buy less of a machine than you otherwise would have since the ONLY DP/OSS/BS that is available now or for the next 3 weeks is this Harbor Fright-type thing.

This can, obviously, be worked around by figuring out what you'll need BEFORE actually making chips/dust, but how many of us haven't jumped into a job just a teensy bit too quickly?

Mike

[John Carlson]

It depends, of course, on what you need to do. You can't resaw a board with a drill press and you can't bore a square hole with a bandsaw. You have to think about what you want to do that you currently can't because you don't have the tools to do it with.

(That said, I can tell you the my DP gets used far more often than my BS, and also far more often than I ever thought it would.)

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[Leon]

Nawww.. You do it the MANLY way... It's the thrill of the hunt. Shop every thing all the time so that when the need arises you acn jump on it fully informed.

[Leon]

Geez and to think that for 6 years I was edge joining boards and not using a jointer...;~)

[James Cubby Culbertson]

I'd look at a jointer and planar. You will need to have square/flat stock to really move forward. Now, in saying that, if you prefer, and a lot of us do, get yourself a couple of handplanes for these tasks. Can be pretty long work in the flattening department but for squaring an edge, a plane is pretty simple. Cheers, cc

[searcher1]

Yeah, I have been using my router and a stright bit to give me a stright edge which to join, so I guess if that is working for me right now I can put off the jointer. Plus I get an almost perfect cut with my TS, at least when I make the cut I can flipp the boards and have them butt perfectly. I think that I will go with a 12 in DP now, on to which model to choose. I have a budget of 200.00 and would also like to get a set of forstner bits with the money.

[searcher1]

[Bay Area Dave]

that's it. thanks, Joe.

dave

Joe Wells wrote:

[Morris Dovey]

Stright to Ozstralia? (-:

[JohnT.]

If you get a drill press, make sure you get one that has a spindle travel of at LEAST 2.5", preferably longer. It may take time to find a model you like with this underappreciated feature, and maybe cost a little more, but IMHO, its worth it.

John

[Leon]

You can also clamp a board on top of a piece of 12" wide plywood and let the plywood ride along the fence. Then cut the glue line on the TS where the board overhangs the opposite edge of the plywood.

[Layne]

I agree with Edwin. Get at least a 12" swing. I got a bench top DP with a 10" swing and it's the bare minimum I could live with. I would've been nice if I had gotten one with a 12" swing at least.

Layne

[Silvan]

A lot of people have them and claim they're just dandy, but every one I've ever looked at has been incredibly crappy.

My first drill press was a 10" benchtop. It was very useful, but I found it somewhat limiting. Two or three years later, I swapped for a 15" floor model. If I had it all to do over again, I would have gone straight for the floor model.

I rarely use more than a quarter of the table travel, but I very regularly use more table travel than I had on the benchtop. It has a beefier chuck that runs truer, and actually grips small bits better than the smaller chuck did. A floor model can do everything a benchtop can do, but the reverse just isn't true.

[B a r r y]

The main difference I've noticed between bench top and floor standing drill presses is quill travel.

Most bench tops have 2 1/2" to 3" of quill travel. Most floor standers have 3 1/2" to 4 1/2" or more of quill travel.

Barry

[R. E. Engerman]

Get over to Sears. They have 10% off on all Craftsman tools. At least you get a tool from someone you can trust. I bought a couple this morning. You really need good tools you do a good job.

Ralph Engerman R. E. Quick Transit.

[Jerry Gilreath]

It was assimilated by the second "p" in flip.

[Bay Area Dave]

trust Sears? on equipment? If I drank coffee, I'd have it all over me now. You crack me up, R.E!

dave

R. E. Engerman wrote:

[searcher1]

I didnt even catch that one....

[Len]

Big congrads on the router/table saw use for squaring boards. That is how we learn. Recent tool book had Rigid DP, 15 inch as a good #2, which was $100 USD less than #1. My BORG has that for $298. Patience is more than a virtue.