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Lubricating Delta DP 350
I am thinking about buying Delta DP 350 Drill Press.
Here is my concern: according to the manual, the Delta variable transmission requires weekly lubrication. Is it mandatory when you don't use it too often. What would happen if machine sits idle for 6 month with no weekly oiling? Thanks |
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I am thinking about buying Delta DP 350 Drill Press.
Here is my concern: according to the manual, the Delta variable transmission requires weekly lubrication. I believe that is the model that Lowe's was dumping a couple of months ago. From what I understand the variable speed mechanism on those are plagued with problems. Here's a recent thread on them: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...2d83672138c6d0 There are also quite a few negative comments on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...arden&n=507846 Best Regards, Keith Marshall "I'm not grown up enough to be so old!" |
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Thanks for pointing that out.
Can anyone recommend a decent drill press for around $200? Keith Marshall wrote: I am thinking about buying Delta DP 350 Drill Press. Here is my concern: according to the manual, the Delta variable transmission requires weekly lubrication. I believe that is the model that Lowe's was dumping a couple of months ago. From what I understand the variable speed mechanism on those are plagued with problems. Here's a recent thread on them: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...2d83672138c6d0 There are also quite a few negative comments on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...arden&n=507846 Best Regards, Keith Marshall "I'm not grown up enough to be so old!" |
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Your best bet is to find and older used model, something with lots of
cast iron in the construction. The newer models have too many aluminum parts and cheap, unbalanced motors. You end up with lots of vibration. Alex wrote: Thanks for pointing that out. Can anyone recommend a decent drill press for around $200? Keith Marshall wrote: I am thinking about buying Delta DP 350 Drill Press. Here is my concern: according to the manual, the Delta variable transmission requires weekly lubrication. I believe that is the model that Lowe's was dumping a couple of months ago. From what I understand the variable speed mechanism on those are plagued with problems. Here's a recent thread on them: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...2d83672138c6d0 There are also quite a few negative comments on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...arden&n=507846 Best Regards, Keith Marshall "I'm not grown up enough to be so old!" |
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Your best bet is to find and older used model, something with lots of cast
iron in the construction. The newer models have too many aluminum parts and cheap, unbalanced motors. You end up with lots of vibration. 100% correct as long as you get one that you can still find parts for going forward. I have a number of customers with $200-300 workhorse machines (i.e. huge, bomb proof) with a broken this-or-that which they can't replace... As long as you find one that works and there is at least the chance you can get a parts machine as well, you're much better off with what some call WW2 era machines. Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. http://www.autodrill.com http://www.multi-spindle-heads.com V8013 |
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"Joe AutoDrill" wrote in message ... Your best bet is to find and older used model, something with lots of cast iron in the construction. The newer models have too many aluminum parts and cheap, unbalanced motors. You end up with lots of vibration. 100% correct as long as you get one that you can still find parts for going forward. I have a number of customers with $200-300 workhorse machines (i.e. huge, bomb proof) with a broken this-or-that which they can't replace... As long as you find one that works and there is at least the chance you can get a parts machine as well, you're much better off with what some call WW2 era machines. Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. http://www.autodrill.com http://www.multi-spindle-heads.com I have a WW2 21" Super Service Cincinnati Bickford at work. 3 HP geared head and MT4 spindle, power down feed. Cincinnati-Bickfords are still supported by Giddings and Lewis- although I'm a little scared of finding out what the parts cost. In a more reasonable size machine, but for a bit more than $200, Clausing appears to be a good choice. I don't have one yet, so I can't say from experience. It seems like they don't change the models much from year to year. I have an old Gosiger which despite only having an MT1 spindle weighs close to 600 pounds. It has leather belts and is a decent drill press but lacks power due to an old 1/2 HP single phase motor which can be slowed down or stalled way too easily. One of my next projects is to replace that motor and the anemic 50 year old single phase 3/4 HP motor on my Heavy 10. |
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