"Alex" wrote in message
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Link to specs on this drill:
http://www.shopfox.biz/w1680.cfm




Christopher Tidy wrote:
Grant Erwin wrote:

Alex wrote:

My local shop has Shop Fox 17" Floor Drill Press model W1680 for $270
which seems o be a good deal.
Here is the specs:
1 HP 1720 RPM, 12 speed Motor, 110/220 Volt, 3-1/4" spindle travel,
5/8" Drill Chuck, 750 RPM - 3050 RPM, 17" swing, 14" Diameter Table

If anyone has this drill press please share your experience.



750 rpm isn't very slow! It would be tough to use a hole saw on steel in
that guy. The chuck is probably useless with more than .010" runout, I
have seen many import drill chucks with up to 1/32" runout. I take it
this has a 3MT tapered spindle (once you remove the chuck, of course,
using the drift pin they hopefully have) and there is little or no
runout in the spindle itself? And that it runs very quietly and smoothly
with little vibration in any speed? And has an integral work light? And
a rack/pinion arrangement to raise/lower the table? If yes to all, then
it's probably worth $270, a reasonable price to sell to a reputable
dealer for a used 17" DP, certainly far too high to pay a private party.
Basically for that price it should be just like new and in perfect
condition.

See http://www.tinyisland.com/htbdrillp.txt

GWE


Maybe Alex is actually talking about a new drill press? I can find this
model new for $345 doing a Google search.

Chris



Shop Fox makes pretty good import tools. The drill you mention it pretty
common. Most every manufacturer has a Taiwan built drill press in their line
up. I have a very similar Jet drill press sold by Jet, that was built in
Taiwan. Chuck has less than .001" run out. My drill press was used
commercially for 5 years, then for home shop use for the last 15 years!
If the drill press fit my needs I would buy it.
Greg