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09-19-2011, 07:23 PM | #1 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: middle,tn
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| anyone have tips on a drill press
i'm looking for a smaller benchtop drill press for a reasonable amount..i cant pay 100bux for one..so if anyone has any tips or links to a good place to purchase one please let me know..thanks guys |
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09-19-2011, 07:47 PM | #2 |
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1/2 chuck is nice..
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09-19-2011, 08:00 PM | #3 |
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The only thing you'll get for $100 will be used. Try Craigslist. The little tiny ones at Lowe's / Home Depot are crap. They don't go slow enough, don't bother trying to drill anything bigger than a 3/8" hole in steel. |
09-19-2011, 10:49 PM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco
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I got a cheap little one a couple months ago. Little more than $100 but its quite solid. The only downside is that the spindle does have a bit more runout than I would like but hey for $120 its a good deal. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003LSSS0W |
09-20-2011, 01:11 AM | #5 | ||
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| yeah i have one of those at work if i need a bigger hole drilled Quote:
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09-20-2011, 06:15 AM | #6 |
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You could go to something like http://www.grizzly.com/products/cate...spx?key=380000 or http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...5427_200365427 I don't have either of those, so I really can't give you a review. I do have a Grizzly bandsaw and I've been real happy with it. Thing is it's real hard to get a good cheap tool. |
09-20-2011, 07:21 AM | #7 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, TX, USA
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| That's my biggest concern when is comes to a drill press. If it's got any noticeable runout it can make things VERY difficult to drill accurately. If possible, power it up before buying. Hopefully it at least won't have any visible runout when running. And yes, adjustable speeds is important, too.
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09-20-2011, 01:43 PM | #8 |
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I have ryobi drillpress and love it. Here ya go. Under $100 bucks. http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...cStoreNum=6542 I also bought slide vise to help with alinement. http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Cross-Slid...item35b5434de4 |
09-20-2011, 03:44 PM | #9 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco
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Dont get me wrong, the one I bought is about as precise as you are going to get with a cheap drill press. The runout in the spindle is less of a problem then my horrible alignment. Hahaha. The use of a centerpunch should eliminate the runout as a problem. |
09-20-2011, 05:00 PM | #10 |
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I use the ryobi from home depot, and have no problem when using a center punch. |
09-20-2011, 05:11 PM | #11 | |
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09-20-2011, 07:16 PM | #12 | |
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Damn I've been looking for a slide vice! Thanks eric! | |
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