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Whats a good Drill press for the under 250.00
either floor or table top ?
Thanks
either floor or table top ?
Thanks
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A good drill press with a good X and Y Mill Vise. I have a crappy 60$ one from harborfreight and it blows.If you seek peace, prepare for war -
i've got the craftsman 12" table top (their largest bench top) i believe. its good enough for most of my needs. my USED crappy HF x-y vise is the weak link right now. the drill press has only about .005" of runout and most of that is the chuck and not the spindle. if i bought a premium chuck it made a big improvement.
but depends on what you want it for. it's fine for building AK's and small parts and inventions, plus the usual home repair. would I use it to drill holes in a nice gun of mine? no...anything under $250 is really designed for wood working. using high quality cobalt bits does help significantly vs cheap ones (my full set of 1/64th, A-Z, and 1-60 cost 3x the drillpress price!). but a skilled user could get by even with HF junkWestcoastrComment
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Check your local Harbor and Freight Tools store for some...
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I've got an older Craftsman floor model that I'd sell for $75, if your interested in it.NRA Certified Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun and Metallic Cartridge Reloading Instructor
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I have a table top model that my wife got me as a present. I never used it. its from sears but I dont think its a craftsman. its blue in color. I never used it. maybe I did use it once. Ill sell it to you cheap if you want it. its jsut sitting on my work bench collecting dustComment
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I am selling my DELTA
I bought it to install Colt medallions on some grips. I did and I haven't used it since. I'm in SACTO area. Cheap includes forstener(sp?) bits."I'm no school boy, I know what I like "
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check the equipment trader.sigpic Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nuncComment
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Check Craig's List for dril presses, saw some good deals there.Comment
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I have a craftsmen one. works decently.Comment
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Years ago my buddys machine shop replaced all his table tops with floor models... I thought "Man I gotta get one..."
SO I got a super Heavy duty Delta table top model from him...
His floor one are junkers... BUT the Delta is still going strong and his floor models are still piles...
I think figure what quality you want (brand wise) and what is your needs (longer piece can be worked with on floor models) but I love my old table top and I have a full on shop... Just make sure to get something good cuz the harbor freight deal is not usually good for more than a few jobs...
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thanks , i was looking at a old craftsman 150 for about 100 bucks
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