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| Author: | L. Presnall [ Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Tool Time! |
Okay, I just remembered I have to replaced the drill press I sold when we moved...I'd like the OLF's input before I buy...my old one was a 1000 yr. old craftsman floor model...I'm thinking of a "tabletop" model this time for weight issues (carrying it up the stairs ![[xx(]](./images/smilies/smiley11.gif "Dead") )...as far as power, throat clearance (for want of a better term), and the like...the biggest thing it'd have to rotate is my Greven rosette cutter...what do you guys and girls think? TIA.
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| Author: | James Orr [ Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tool Time! |
I have the smallest Shop Fox model because I need to move it and put it away when I use it. They have a model that's just over $200 which is a larger tool but still technically a bench top. The feature that differentiated it from others for me was it's ability to oscillate. Connecting a belt between it's pulleys makes the chuck oscillate up and down. I think it has an inch and a half of travel. I also bought the drum mandrel kit Grizzly lists as an accessory for the drill press and have a nice little drill press and oscillating spindle sander. The vacuum port is in the perfect place, so I don't have any dust in the air at all when I'm sanding. |
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| Author: | Bruce Dickey [ Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tool Time! |
You Sold What?..................  Larry................. R U okay?  I've owned two old Craftsman drill presses. After selling my bench model, easily 40 years old at the time..... I went into withdrawal.... It took me almost ten years to find another, a floor model... I jumped on it. If I had to take it apart into pieces, I'd do it.... Two people can carry one no problem. Good luck in your search..... ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up")
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