On 12/5/2016 9:49 AM, Jack wrote:
On 12/2/2016 10:27 AM, John McGaw wrote:

A new kind of drill press but one which must be paid for with the old
kind of money. I've been getting by with a refurbished Delta bought
from their clearance center in Pigeon Forge. Sure, it is noisy and the
speed is a bitch to change and the depth stop is a PITA and the quill
has a bit of wobble when fully extended but I figure that it has cost me
about $10 per year to own since 1998. If somebody gives me a lottery
ticket and it happens to hit the big jackpot maybe I'll look at the new
type (if I'm not too old to use it).

My drill press is a King-Seely and I've been using it for 40 years in my
cabinet shop, and it was born 20 years before that. I rarely ever change
speeds unless doing something highly unusual, like using a fly cutter,
something I've used maybe 4 times in 40 years, and at least one of those
I didn't bother changing speeds. I've never once longed for a speed
control like this, and to me it's mind boggling that one can bog down a
drill press, power has never once been an issue for me. I would like
the depth control thing-ee. (I'd like the speed thing to, but that
doesn't excite me as much as the depth control)

The two things I don't like about my DP is raising and lowering the
table. I'd like that to be electric, or on a ratcheting gear type
device. The other is I would prefer a bench top rather than floor
model. I never really needed the DP to drill into the end of a 4' board,
and when I do, I use other methods. The floor model takes up valuable
space, I would prefer to have my DP sit on top of a nice cabinet full of
tools and stuff.

Any how, this looks nice, not needed much but I would trade my
King-Seely for this sucker, but I bet it's life is measured in years
rather than decades:-) For me, unless you have a specific need, or have
an oil well in your back yard, you would be better off spending the
extra cash on a segmented, spiral cutter head for your planer and or
jointer.


Jack, I've got that electric lift, and a front locking wheel.
See this: http://imgur.com/a/KJXDI

But me thinks you contradicted yourself a few times. you rarely change
speeds but "I'd like the speed thing to, but that
doesn't excite me as much as the depth control)"

I would probably agree about the benchtop vs floor standing. But if you
ever need it...

I also have a digital depth DRO.. on the cheap. I'll have to dig up pics.


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Jeff