"Tattooed and Dusty" wrote in message

I am basically wondering about the size of the throat or reach or
whatever the distance from the spindle to the pole is. Is bigger always
better? Or is this one of the few chances where I can save some money
and get a 60B sooner rather than later.

Thanks

Bigger is always better. Far easier to drill a tiny hole with a larger DP
that to try to do the opposite.

I have a 12" Delta benchtop and it suits my needs. If I had the space and
the money, I'd go bigger.

Once you finally have the DP of your dream, make a table for it with clamps
and a sliding fence. It can easily be removed for metalworking if you are
going to se cutting oils, etc. There have been photos of a few of them
posted so when ready, either do a Google search or ask again.