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...
This will be my first drill press and a life long purchase I think so hereis the question.A 12" depth bench top unit goes for $180 at my local Home Depot but is myjust delivered Rockler advert a Jet floor mount 15" is on sale for $100more....
I Googled rec. woodworking and "drill presses" but didn't find much.My 30 year old Craftsman is sick. Too many parts need to be replaced so I'm looking for a new drill press.Up to $999.Any recommendations?Max
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...