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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...