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Re: Drill press?

To: shop-talk@triumph.cs.utah.edu
Subject: Re: Drill press?
From: Brad Martin <btm@usa.nai.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 08:02:52 GMT
At 11:14 PM 3/5/96 -0500, you wrote:
>I have a Delta full height  drill press,I would not buy one again,
>the chuck is pressed on and falls off at the slightest side loading of the
>bit,  the lack of stiffness in the shaft compromises accuracy of the  unit,
> the depth stop is not strong enough to stop the unit, other than that it's
>perfect.......;
>want to buy one slightly used.......................Chuck     

I've got one too!  I wouldn't recommend it either... the spindle runs so far
out of round that sometimes it seems like the machine wants to walk away...

want to buy one slightly used?
-Brad


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