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Andy

01-09-2003 12:51:08




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I am looking into buying a fairly decent drill press,( about 1.5 hp with #3 morris taper) I just started looking at a few catologs. So far I like the mid size JET's and powermatic with step pulleys. Does anyone have one of these? or other suggestions. Should I try to find a used one with a variable clutch? It won't be a production setting but I will use it quite abit for metalwork and could be drilling 1"+ in steel.

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evielboweviel

01-10-2003 07:47:38




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 Re: Good Drill Press in reply to Andy, 01-09-2003 12:51:08  
check out Grizzly Tools. I have been very happy with the ones I have bought off of them and a lot cheaper than Jet or Powermatic (which is owned by Jet now).



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Tom

01-09-2003 18:24:58




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 Re: Good Drill Press in reply to Andy, 01-09-2003 12:51:08  
For the money the imported drill presses aren't bad. You want one that will go down to a low speed if you are going to drill 1" dia. holes. I would say look for 150 RPM. You can drill a 1" hole with a 200 RPM machine, but slower is always better. You can always speed it up if you want to, but if it won't go slower you are stuck with a chattering drill that will burn out and need sharpening often. A slow machine with a sharp drill will, with good down pressure on your part, produce a continous chip and not destroy the drill bit. It isn't a bad idea to have two drill presses if you can find/swing it. One common 200 dollar import for most holes, and a larger one, maybe an antique for the big slow turning jobs. This way you can have one set up for the pilot holes, the other for finish drilling.

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