The hund for a replacement drilll press, sorta long

[Leon]

When and if I do I'll let Y'all know.

[Leon]

Yup, years of in retail management and wholesale.

LOL. Yeah, Floor Style! not the one on the floor. LOL DOH!

I have no problem with that, living in Houston I'll probably be able to support the locals.

[Leon]

Actually I looked at that one in the store yesterday. It's quill travel is no longer than mine, there would be no reason to buy new.

Thanks for the effort.

[Leon]

Uh huh.

Yeah, I'v been doing the for 30 years I'm tire of that. I am looking for features that will encourage me to use the DP rather than pull out the corded hand drill. ;!)

Yeah.

Good to know! Regular V Belts or the newer thin ribbed style?

Absolutely, one of the reasons to upgrade.

Most all I am lookng at are #2 Morris and or #3 Jacobs.

Already have that.

Thanks Lew

[Leon]

That Green color is all wrong, it just wouldn't do at all! Actually the quill travel is the same as mine and the reason I want to upgrade.

[CW]

I see you found the jointer and biscuit cutter to be as useful as I have.

[Larry]

"Leon" wrote in news:MqednTtvfoYLzXrUnZ2dnUVZ [e-mail]:

Instead of spending a lot of money on drill bits, buy a decent quality set and a Drill Doctor. I've got one I've had for about

15 years and haven't bought any drill bits since.

YMMV

Larry

[Swingman]

Just for grins have you checked Circle Saw's floor displays?

[Lew Hodgett]

If you stop and think about it, the need for quill travel is a function of the length of available bits.

Since most bits are in the 6"-8" max length, would expect quill travel to be pretty much the same from model to model.

Lew

[nailshooter41]

I am dying laughing over here. Grinning from ear to ear.

Been sitting on that one a bit, have ya old pal?

Could I say in my defense that they work really fast?

=3D^0

HIYO!!

Robert - *still chuckling*

[Lew Hodgett]

If a hand drill gets the job done, you don't NEED no dang drill press.

Standard old "V" belts.

Don't forget, the quill is operating at relatively low RPM thus vibration will be minimal, if any.

Have fun.

Lew

[Steve Turner]

Obviously you need the longer drill bits for the extra quill travel to do you any good... They aren't that tough to find.

I've got a Ridgid DP15000 that I bought about 15 years ago. It only has a 3-1/4" quill travel and I've run into that limit WAY too many times; I've been wishing for an upgrade ever since. I agree with Leon; my next drill press will most certainly have at least 5" of travel, and that's probably my #1 requirement. I've been casually looking at potential replacements for probably more than five years now, and after seeing the Delta 20-950 (20-inch, 1HP, variable speed (200-2500 RPM), 5/8" chuck,

6" of quill travel) I don't see how I could settle for anything less...

[Leon]

Actually I have looked at their web site and they are as cheap as any one. I may go over there tomorrow and have a look.

[Leon]

The jointer is almost my oldest tool and least used. The 556 biscuit jointer was my first and I used it to remodel our kitchen 20 years ago. I still have the 557 but the Domino has pretty much replaced it.

[Leon]

Actually the quill travel on mine is 3.125" I am looking at almost 5" possibly 6" for a replacement. Long quill travel means less table adjustment for me.

[Leon]

I just did notice that the 20-950 does have the 200 rpm as the slowest speed, which is plenty slow enough for larger Forstner bits. And no screwing around switching belts around to change speeds.

[Lew Hodgett]

That's a bench top isn't it?

Would expect somewhere around 5+"-6+" travel to be std for a floor mount these days.

Lew

[Leon]

Yes

Actually no, Laguna drill presses are less than 4" and many other floor models are also. You have to make it a point to check that specification out on every you consider. Actually I have only seen a hand full that are close to 5" or more.

[Lew Hodgett]

Interesting, learn something new everyday.

Lew

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[Robatoy]

We seemed to have reached an understanding..LOL