Drill Press Advice
RobertT192
a drill press in the next month, to be used principally for woodworking,
and like the Delta 16 1/2 . I'll also look at whatever Craftsman model is
close to it. I'd like some advice from people with either brand, or
advice in general. I want a free-standing model because of limited bench
space. Thanks for the help
Bruno Bienenfeld
thing I'm sorry for that I did'nt buy it 10 years before.
IMHO after band saw (Delta) drill press is a MUST.
Current price is 375.- in SF area.
Good luck & enjoy.
from the log of AA6AD
Jim Devlin
greater range (it will drill in the center of a 32" circle) would make
up for its lighter duty construction. Why did you decide on the 16.5" press?
Bruno Bienenfeld
(bru...@hpcc01.corp.hp.com) wrote:
: Just a note - I got my Delta 17-900 , 16.5" 10 days ago, and the only
Gary L. Popa
I recently purchased a Delta 17-900 drill press (16-1/2") and I'm
very pleased with it so far. I ran thru several tests checking
out the precision and accuracy, and it runs true. I did find it
odd that the tapered spindle is held in place with friction, but
it feels like it is held solidly. I also got the Delta mortising
attachment and a round swival tool tray, all for $405 including
shipping. I considered a Grizzly drill press, but that one has
a round table, and the Delta has a square-shaped table--and that's
what I wanted. A feature that I would have really liked, would
be a built-in lamp, but I'm using a clamp-on light instead.
--
Ken Colasuonno
runout problems. A 6" long bit will wobble about 1/32" of an inch at
the end. re-chucking and different bits have the same effect. I am
working with Delta service to get it fixed.
First I have to scrounge a dial indicator and do some measuring so
that the Delta guy has some numbers to work with.
I will post how it all comes out.
Ken
: I recently purchased a Delta 17-900 drill press (16-1/2") and I'm
Would Rather Be Fishing
> very pleased with it so far. I ran thru several tests checking
> out the precision and accuracy, and it runs true.
--snip--
> A feature that I would have really liked, would
> be a built-in lamp, but I'm using a clamp-on light instead.
I purchased one about 4 months ago and have been waiting until I've had it
a bit longer before I go on about it. One small problem I had was the
drive pulley sitting up about a 1/2 inch to high. With a wheel puller, I
pulled the pulley and reset the key lower and then raised the bracket up.
This stopped the vibration problem and is probably putting less stress on
the upper motor bearing. The power switch was loose in it's casing and
Delta cheerfully sent me a new one is less than a week.
Since this was replacing a clone 14" that I had for many years, I knew what
to look/lookout for. Do to cheaper manufacturing tolerances, I replaced
the table arm on my old machine two times. A nice feature over my old
machine is the tension adjusting mechanism. Since I work both high and low
speeds this set up makes changing the belts a breeze. I purchased the
accessory light and it seems to work just fine. In the high end of low end
machines it gets two thumbs up from me.
Steve
Steven Bellovin
Anyone have any opinions on the Delta 16 1/2" model versus the Jet 17"
model? My local tool store, which carries both, recommends the latter;
they cite a more secure depth lock, sturdier construction, etc.
RobertT192
Presses. Is it my imagination or are these machines built by the same
people?
RICK MARINELLI
JD>I am condidering the Delta radial arm drill press. It seems that its
JD>greater range (it will drill in the center of a 32" circle) would make
JD>up for its lighter duty construction. Why did you decide on the 16.5" press
This wasn't addressed to me, but I'll butt in anyway...
Thanks to my fellow netters, I avoided the mistake of buying the
radial drill press. I'm not saying that it isn't adequate, or
even preferred, for certain situations, but for typical
woodworking applications (mortising, drum sanding, and of course
drilling), I was convinced that there was too much play in
the mechanism.
I bought the 16.5" floor model, and I am very happy with it,
especially since I got it for $287. (Second lowest price
claimed in rec.ww, I believe - and don't think I'm not
envious of that other guy...)
Ken Colasuonno
I recently "slammed" my Delta 14-070 drill press for having really
crummy run-out problems. Here is the end of the saga. I got a dial
indicator and measured everything. I found .007 runout on a bit just
out of the chuck - within Delta specs but still bad since the taper
the chuck attaches to had .001 runnout. This translated to a .030
(30-thousands!) runnout about 6" down from the chuck (at the business
end of a bit) and was causing me no end of problems.
So working with "Fred" at Delta support, we decided the problem seemed
to be the chuck. He sent me another one and it has almost no wobble
just out of the chuck and the bit runs darn near perfectly true.
Thanks to Delta customer support for a well done job.
Ken
In rec.woodworking, Ken Colasuonno wrote:
: I got the Delta 14" floor model. It, one the other hand, has terrible