LRod wrote:

On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 15:24:02 -0400, wrote:


Can you suggest a good entry level drill press. Ryobi, Delta ????????
or other


Why entry level? Afraid you're not going to use it much? Hah! The
drill press may well be the most used tool in my shop. It probably
will be in yours, too.

Get a 16½" or 17" (or whatever dimension they're calling them these
days) floor model drill press and you'll never want in that tool
category again. Delta has changed their drill press (and other tool)
model numbers, but the old 17-900 which was supplanted by the 17-965
is hard to beat at around the $300-400 price range.

I'm not a fan of Jet, but their drill press has been well reviewed by
several posters here and on other fora.

Powermatic also makes one in the same range that probably would be
good, too.

Don't discount General, either (or General International, their import
line).

Almost anything you get is going to be a Chiwanese import, if that
matters to you. You would probably be hard pressed (and cash poor
afterward) to find an American made drill press.

Call me fickle, but I haven't found much of anything from Ryobi that I
would care to have in my shop. Some other manufacturer's products
aren't listed here for the same reason.

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LRod

Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite

Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999

http://www.woodbutcher.net
ONE Ryobi piece that's ok IMO is the OSS. Bought one after
Mike in Mystic told me how much he liked his. He was right.
I've given up on other Ryobi tools. I have their ROS: POS.
Replaced it with a PC and let the Ryobi gather dust.

dave