On 2008-03-18, Rex wrote:
Ignoramus25365 wrote:
On 2008-03-18, Rex wrote:
Searcher7 wrote:
Is it plausible to have a full sized drill press in an apartment?

The table top just isn't cutting it, and I was wondering if there was
a relatively quiet floor model(under 200lbs) that I should keep my
eyes open for.(I've dedicated one room to my tools which include a
Mini lathe and a mini mill).
I have yet to see a drill press as loud as my minimill.

My Powermatic 1150 drill press is 10 times as loud as my Bridgeport.

Wow. I guess my DPs are real wusses!

I think that it is so noisy because of vari-speed drive. The
Bridgeport is more powerful, but much quieter.

i