Recommended drill press speeds

[Dick Snyder]

I just purchased a Jet 17MF drill press. It has belts that let you run it from 200 rpm to 3200+ rpm. I'd like to find some kind of a resource that tells me the best speeds for wood by drill size and/or material thickness. I did a google search but the recommended websites were so old that they don't exist anymore or have changed their format (e.g., Wood Magazine's website). Does anyone have a current resource you can point me at?

TIA.

Dick Snyder

[Chaprock]

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[Tom Kohlman]

Surprised you didn't get a "hang on wall" chart with your DP...both Delta's I've bought supplied them on heavy-duty paper stock that I pin to the wall.

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[Doug Miller]

I'll go you one better: my ancient Craftsman DP has a speed chart riveted to the side of the head. Makes it pretty tough to misplace. :-)

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[Bill McNutt]

Yeah. My Delta floor press has one in the flip top right next to the belts.

Bill

[Tom Kohlman]

[Silvan]

My Crapsman DP has the chart right inside the lid so you can look at it while setting the belts.

[Mortimer Schnerd, RN]

My Ridgid's the same way. I went to the link posted a couple of days ago and downloaded the chart (2 pages 8.5" X 11"), turned them back to back, and laminated them. Now I'm good to go. I thank whoever posted that link.