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I want to buy a drill press

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Bill Oakes NY

01-27-2003 15:50:53




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I am tired of trying to drill larger holes (5/8 - 1 inch) with my drill press that seems to have a slow speed of about 3,000 rpm. I want something 3/4-1 hp and a slow speed. Any advice from you more experienced guys? Thanks, Bill




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Al m

01-29-2003 06:12:38




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 Re: I want to buy a drill press - need advice! in reply to Bill Oakes NY, 01-27-2003 15:50:53  
Canadian buffalo,If you can find one.They may be amarican buffalo south of the border,don't know
Al



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Brian G. NY

01-28-2003 05:37:12




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 Re: I want to buy a drill press - need advice! in reply to Bill Oakes NY, 01-27-2003 15:50:53  
I made up a jackshaft with cone pulleys on both the input and output. This slows my press down nicely. It has a Morse taper which is what you really need when you get into the big drills. For the really big jobs, I still use the "antique" 6 foot wall mounted drill press my Dad bought back in the fifties. He ran double V-belts off a 1/4 HP motor onto the big flat pulley. No lack of power but the belts do occasionally slip. Needs a big double v-pulley. Best thing, he bought this for $5.00 which included about 20 drill bits sized up to 1-1/4". That was a helluva deal even back in the mid-fifties!! If you can find one of these at an auction, it'll be lying on the floor, will weigh 200 lbs or more and will have a large Morse taper. Practically indestructible!!

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tim

01-28-2003 03:42:15




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 Re: I want to buy a drill press - need advice! in reply to Bill Oakes NY, 01-27-2003 15:50:53  
you are going to want a moorise taper#3 then sleve up down use drill chuck for 1/2 and smaller you might think about mill drill machine a lot more usefull more speeds



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Tom

01-27-2003 18:24:14




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 Re: I want to buy a drill press - need advice! in reply to Bill Oakes NY, 01-27-2003 15:50:53  
Keep the one you have and use it for pilot holes. Look for a new one that will go as slow as you an find and afford. The idea of a big old antique is a good one. Those old monsters are great. As for a new one try to get down to 150 rpm or less. To slow one down I bored out a pully to fit the outside dia. of the idler cone pully and slipped the bored out pully over the largest pully on this idler. Then some small screws, #6 or #8s I think and a 1/8" plate to splice the two pullies toghther. It would work better on the main spindle pully, increasing the diameter here instead of the idler will allow the belt to transmit more torque for a given tension.

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ralph

01-27-2003 18:03:21




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 Re: I want to buy a drill press - need advice! in reply to Bill Oakes NY, 01-27-2003 15:50:53  
Several years ago I was faced with the same problem, finally found one with three sets of steep pulleys then I traded in the motor that came with it for a two speed motor with a top speed of 1725 and the lower speed slower. I then added a ball bearing chuck and a spring loaded belt tightner. As the need increased for larger holes up to 2 1/4 we found an old flat belt drill press added a ballbearing chuck that will take a 1" shank. As stateed before the lack of speed really helps those larger bits.

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kraig WY

01-27-2003 16:54:29




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 Re: I want to buy a drill press - need advice! in reply to Bill Oakes NY, 01-27-2003 15:50:53  
In drilling 1 inch holes you're gonna have to get a variable speed drill press that goes from about 90 - 1200 RPM. For normal mild (carbon content) steel cutting speed (feet per minute) of 60, which, for a one inch drill, call for about 229 RPM (367 for 5/8s). You need to determine what in the future you'll be drilling and get a press with the range of speeds.

The fomular is:

N=12v/piD
N RPM
v Cutting Speed (feet per minute)
Pi pie (3.1416)
D Diameter (of cutter or drill bit)

If interested e-mail me and I will send you a list of Cutting Speeds for differant metals and differant cutters.

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evielboweviel

01-27-2003 16:27:43




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 Re: I want to buy a drill press - need advice! in reply to Bill Oakes NY, 01-27-2003 15:50:53  
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