![]() What that means to you specifically I don't know. You want enough Horse Power to handle a variety of jobs on a machine strong enough to handle that HP. That is a mythical HF machine that produces results beyond anybodies expectation.Īs such I'm going to suggest, as many other have already, to get a floor standing drill press and to look for the better quality machines. Maybe you will get lucky and walk out of the store with a unicorn. So if you are expecting to chuck a #40 drill or something similarly small in the chuck and get good results you should put that idea out of your mind. In any event my opinion is that none of these machines is ideal for modeling or small precision work. Big is useful though as I can drill holes, drum sand and do a host of other activities on the machine. Even though I went with a slightly larger drill press, in the hopes of getting better quality, it is still a "cheap" drill press in my mind. I don't really think having two is excessive as I use them a lot for both metal and wood working. In my case this is my second drill press. I don't have the model number handy but it has speed ranges that can cover much of what I do. It is a passable machine with plenty of power. So I compromised by buying a larger machine, a floor standing model. In general I have high expectations for machinery but often a deflated wallet, so I try to choose wisely. Mind you I checking this by grabbing the chuck and was not delighted at all with what I felt. If the quill wobbles all over the place it really doesn't matter if the spindle runs true. Considering that I wanted a machine that could drill with precision especially in the smaller diameters most of those low end machines where basically useless. Everyone of those lower end benchtop and free standing machines had terrible wobble in the quill assembly and general looseness to the assembly work. ![]() ![]() I had the intention of buying a low end floor standing model but that idea was trashed when looking at the units they had on display in the showroom. Years is probably close to 40 years ago and frankly it is a better machine than they are selling now.Ī couple of years ago I went down to Muncy to purchase a drill press from Grizzly. ![]() I've actually have considered making a new spindle for it it is so bad. It isn't t a bad design but the spindle run out is terrible. I purchased a HF quasi benchtop drill press years ago. In any event some comments about drill presses below: If you need power or think you need power this is the wrong machine for you. 1/3 HP (real HP, not Chinese stall torque) is probably the frames limit. On the other hand you can't expect much at all out of such a frame. Safety Recall Information - For important safety recall information, click here.įor any difficulty using this site with a screen reader or because of a disability, please contact us at 1-80 or For California consumers: For more information about our privacy practices, click here.It will lack power. For more information, go to or see a Harbor Freight store associate. No other meaning of "Compare to" should be implied. Prices advertised by others may vary by location. To receive the coupon prices online, the coupon code(s) must be entered into your shopping cart.Īt Harbor Freight Tools, the "Compare to" price means that the specified comparison, which is an item with the same or similar function, was advertised for sale at or above the "Compare to" price by another additional retailer in the U.S. PRICES - Although we make every effort to assure that our prices, products and coupons are advertised as accurately as possible, we are only human, and in the event an error is made, we reserve the right to correct it. No use on prior purchases after 30 days from original purchase or without original receipt.
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