Not sure how to ask this without it sounding "spammish" so I'll just ask and
if you don't like it, please ignore it. I'm a regular lurker here and post
from time to time. Those who know me can probably validate my post as being
legit if they choose to do so. Regardless, I'm posting this to a total of
four forums only. Three public and one private. Here are the public
forums:

alt.machines.cnc
rec.crafts.metalworking
rec.woodworking

I would like to try and identify new keyword terms for our web sites. The
search terms I'm looking for need to contain two to three words that we feel
are useable and not already identified by us. A stray four word term might
be appropriate too.

I would also like to get measurements from a number of milling and drilling
machines so that we can have them on hand if a customer calls with the same
machine. If you have an extremely common CNC machine that would not differ
from customer to customer, we may consider that useful as well.

What I'm offering:

Search terms... We review the list you provide and decide which are good
for us. Then you give me an address and I send you a check. Period.
Seeing as we have been working on search terms and words for a few years,
there is a good chance that most of what people identify will be covered by
us already... But if you give me something that we can use, you get $20 per
search term. We have three products that this will apply to. If you
contact me, I'll tell you more.

Drilling and other machines... You give me a list of the machines you have
in your shop, I will reply back with which ones I would like measured and
what I need. I'll provide a drawing or two via fax or e-mail so that you
know what to look for. You walk over with a micrometer and a caliper and
write stuff down. You reply back and I send you a check. $25 per drill
press or other machine identified and measured.

You can e-mail me privately (the return address here works) or you can call
me.

Regards,
Joe Agro, Jr.
(800) 871-5022
(908) 542-0244
Automatic / Pneumatic Drills: http://www.AutoDrill.com
Multiple Spindle Drills: http://www.Multi-Drill.com

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Joe,
I have an old Atlas bench-top drill press, maybe of 1950-60's vintage.
Very heavy, 3/4" Jacobs chuck, 4 1/4+" spindle travel. Motor may not
be original - not sure. I don't know the model number offhand, but I
could get you more info once I get home. Are you interested in
measurements?
Andy

"Andy" wrote in message
oups.com...
Joe,
I have an old Atlas bench-top drill press, maybe of 1950-60's vintage.
Very heavy, 3/4" Jacobs chuck, 4 1/4+" spindle travel. Motor may not
be original - not sure. I don't know the model number offhand, but I
could get you more info once I get home. Are you interested in
measurements?

Thanks for offering it. If it were a floor model and not a bench top, then
it would probably be good. However, I think it is too "short" for use with
our product in many cases. Our attachments add 6" to the length in many
cases.

I should have said floor model and/or currently producted models, but I'm
considering them all at this point. It's ultimately cheaper than spending
an hour on the phone with a customer who doesn't know what a caliper or
micrometer are.

Regards,
Joe Agro, Jr.
(800) 871-5022
(908) 542-0244
Automatic / Pneumatic Drills: http://www.AutoDrill.com
Multiple Spindle Drills: http://www.Multi-Drill.com

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I have a shop-fox oscillating drill press. While it is a bench-top
model, it is a very large bench-top model. I have it on a short cart
to make it floor model height. There would seem to be plenty of room
to add one of your products with the table lowered.

If I could justify the cost, once my brother-in-law and I refine our
camp stove we are making, I would order a multi-hole unit myself.

It can be seen he
http://www.grizzly.com/products/H0626

Jeff

"Jeff" wrote in message
oups.com...
I have a shop-fox oscillating drill press. While it is a bench-top
model, it is a very large bench-top model. I have it on a short cart
to make it floor model height. There would seem to be plenty of room
to add one of your products with the table lowered.

If I could justify the cost, once my brother-in-law and I refine our
camp stove we are making, I would order a multi-hole unit myself.

It can be seen he
http://www.grizzly.com/products/H0626

Not being a woodworker by trade, I fear I'm only grasping half the
picture... This is a drill press that has a chuch that has significant
runout on purpose for use in sanding or ... well... I'm not sure what.

Can this be used to drill a nice clean hole with a 1/4" drill bit and the
hole is round and 1/4" in diameter? If so, what is the oscillation
mentioned???

This is a new one for me... Might be useful though. We have a few Grizzley
models cataloged now and it is very helpful... II'm not sure if this would
ever be a good one for us, but I'm willing to learn if it is or not.
--


Regards,
Joe Agro, Jr.
(800) 871-5022
(908) 542-0244
Automatic / Pneumatic Drills: http://www.AutoDrill.com
Multiple Spindle Drills: http://www.Multi-Drill.com

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On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 21:55:19 GMT, "Joe AutoDrill"
wrote:

"Jeff" wrote in message
roups.com...
I have a shop-fox oscillating drill press. While it is a bench-top
model, it is a very large bench-top model. I have it on a short cart
to make it floor model height. There would seem to be plenty of room
to add one of your products with the table lowered.

It can be seen he
http://www.grizzly.com/products/H0626

Not being a woodworker by trade, I fear I'm only grasping half the
picture... This is a drill press that has a chuch that has significant
runout on purpose for use in sanding or ... well... I'm not sure what.

Nah, it just moves the quill up and down. Some woodworkers use a
sanding drum on the drill press if they can't justify the cost/space
of a dedicated spindle sander. It works better if the drum is
oscillating though. So it's a perfectly normal drill press until you
engage that feature.

The dimensions on my lil Ryobi are Not enough x Not even close x
You've got to be kidding me. Where's my check?


-Leuf

Joe AutoDrill wrote:
"Jeff" wrote in message
oups.com...
I have a shop-fox oscillating drill press. While it is a bench-top
model, it is a very large bench-top model. I have it on a short cart
to make it floor model height. There would seem to be plenty of room
to add one of your products with the table lowered.

If I could justify the cost, once my brother-in-law and I refine our
camp stove we are making, I would order a multi-hole unit myself.

It can be seen he
http://www.grizzly.com/products/H0626

Not being a woodworker by trade, I fear I'm only grasping half the
picture... This is a drill press that has a chuch that has significant
runout on purpose for use in sanding or ... well... I'm not sure what.

Can this be used to drill a nice clean hole with a 1/4" drill bit and the
hole is round and 1/4" in diameter? If so, what is the oscillation
mentioned???

This is a new one for me... Might be useful though. We have a few Grizzley
models cataloged now and it is very helpful... II'm not sure if this would
ever be a good one for us, but I'm willing to learn if it is or not.
--

As the other poster mentioned, it is a normal drill press until you put
a third belt on (from the front pulley to a smaller pulley between the
front two main pulleys). Then the quill moves up and down, 3/4 of an
inch in travel i think.

It seems to drill a nice hole to me. I have put link-belts in it and
aligned the table, etc. Makes a nice clean hole in wood and drills
well enough to use one of those adjustable circle cutter bits to ream
out the bottom of a soda can along the ridge.

Of course, I like tools that are too big for the job at hand, but that
is another story.

Jeff

Jeff wrote:
Joe AutoDrill wrote:
"Jeff" wrote in message
oups.com...
I have a shop-fox oscillating drill press. While it is a bench-top
model, it is a very large bench-top model. I have it on a short cart
to make it floor model height. There would seem to be plenty of room
to add one of your products with the table lowered.

If I could justify the cost, once my brother-in-law and I refine our
camp stove we are making, I would order a multi-hole unit myself.

It can be seen he
http://www.grizzly.com/products/H0626

Not being a woodworker by trade, I fear I'm only grasping half the
picture... This is a drill press that has a chuch that has significant
runout on purpose for use in sanding or ... well... I'm not sure what.

Can this be used to drill a nice clean hole with a 1/4" drill bit and the
hole is round and 1/4" in diameter? If so, what is the oscillation
mentioned???

This is a new one for me... Might be useful though. We have a few Grizzley
models cataloged now and it is very helpful... II'm not sure if this would
ever be a good one for us, but I'm willing to learn if it is or not.
--

As the other poster mentioned, it is a normal drill press until you put
a third belt on (from the front pulley to a smaller pulley between the
front two main pulleys). Then the quill moves up and down, 3/4 of an
inch in travel i think.

It seems to drill a nice hole to me. I have put link-belts in it and
aligned the table, etc. Makes a nice clean hole in wood and drills
well enough to use one of those adjustable circle cutter bits to ream
out the bottom of a soda can along the ridge.

Of course, I like tools that are too big for the job at hand, but that
is another story.

Jeff
You can email me at jeffro109 at yahoo dot com if you are
interested. I have a few smaller rules that are fairly precise, mm and
inches, and a 6" set of calipers that only read inches.

Jeff

You can email me at jeffro109 at yahoo dot com if you are
interested. I have a few smaller rules that are fairly precise, mm and
inches, and a 6" set of calipers that only read inches.

Assuming you are talking about the same model Leuf is, I'll save your e-mail
right behind his just in case he is not reachable in the future. I may
never get a call for that machine, but if/when I do, at least I know who to
go to.

Now... If anyone has floor model machines currently in production by Jet,
Delta, etc. I'm salivating for some of those. I can post a list of "highly
desirable" models if that helps any...
--


Regards,
Joe Agro, Jr.
(800) 871-5022
(908) 542-0244
Automatic / Pneumatic Drills: http://www.AutoDrill.com
Multiple Spindle Drills: http://www.Multi-Drill.com

V8013-R

Nah, it just moves the quill up and down. Some woodworkers use a
sanding drum on the drill press if they can't justify the cost/space
of a dedicated spindle sander. It works better if the drum is
oscillating though. So it's a perfectly normal drill press until you
engage that feature.

Ahhh... That makes more sense to me. It does this to make sure the "stuff"
you are sanding doesn't clog up the sanding drum as quickly and gives you a
better finish, etc.

I don't think the machine is something that folks would normally use for
multiple spindle head operations, but... I'll print this thread and put it
in the reference book. If I ever get a call for this unit, I'll e-mail you
first.

The dimensions on my lil Ryobi are Not enough x Not even close x
You've got to be kidding me. Where's my check?

LOL. We do make the units for hand drills... But not very often and
usually at 3-10X the price of the hand drill.

Regards,
Joe Agro, Jr.
(800) 871-5022
(908) 542-0244
Automatic / Pneumatic Drills: http://www.AutoDrill.com
Multiple Spindle Drills: http://www.Multi-Drill.com

V8013-R

Joe AutoDrill wrote:
You can email me at jeffro109 at yahoo dot com if you are
interested. I have a few smaller rules that are fairly precise, mm and
inches, and a 6" set of calipers that only read inches.

Assuming you are talking about the same model Leuf is, I'll save your e-mail
right behind his just in case he is not reachable in the future. I may
never get a call for that machine, but if/when I do, at least I know who to
go to.

Now... If anyone has floor model machines currently in production by Jet,
Delta, etc. I'm salivating for some of those. I can post a list of "highly
desirable" models if that helps any...
--


Regards,
Joe Agro, Jr.
(800) 871-5022
(908) 542-0244
Automatic / Pneumatic Drills: http://www.AutoDrill.com
Multiple Spindle Drills: http://www.Multi-Drill.com

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how about an enco mill-drill?

wrote in message
oups.com...

how about an enco mill-drill?

Yes. I would like that machine's info assuming it is a full size unit. Can
you e-mail me privately at joe AT youthelate DOT com?

I'll reply with a few PDF files showing you the data I need. Alternately,
feel free to call me at the number listed below.

Regards,
Joe Agro, Jr.
(800) 871-5022
(908) 542-0244
Automatic / Pneumatic Drills: http://www.AutoDrill.com
Multiple Spindle Drills: http://www.Multi-Drill.com

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