Delta DP400

11 discussions on HomeOwnersHub about the Delta DP400: what owners asked, what went wrong, and what fixed it.

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The hund for a replacement drilll press, sorta long

I have a 30 year old Rockwell 36" bench top radial drill press. I have had it for 30 years. I do not use it as much as I did in the past although I did recently design, build, and post pictures of a new DP table that I attached to...

The $4K Wood Shop

Having recently had a minor windfall, I decided to splurge and finallyround out my budding shop. I have a budget of about $4K, and theentries below add up to about $3K. The rest will go on odds and ends,lumber, and anything that I may...

How to control/reduce speed of drill press

I've got a Delta 12" drill press (11-990) with a min speed of 620 rpm.I've got a 3 1/2" hole saw that I want to use in the drill press, butit's max speed is 140 rpm. I've called Delta and they don't have anyother pulley arrangements that...

Steel City Drill Press

Well, I decided to take the plunge and upgrade the ol' Craftsman benchdrill press with a real one. I've seen, and liked, the Steel City unitand am planning on buying it as soon as the local store gets more stockafter Christmas. The...

Drill Press... full size or desk model

There are times I have really needed a drill press but have compromised and used my hand held. I would really like to know two things:1. The desktop models are only about 1/2HP compared to 2HP (floor). Will this limit me in any way (used...

drill press - who makes a good one?

May be replacing my Delta 17-990 drill press.The run out is terrible and the service guy spent 3 hours trying toremedy the situation to no avail. On top of which, he found a lot ofbolts/nuts loose.Extraordinarily disappointing for what...

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