[Shop-talk] A mini drill press that doesn't suck?

[Peter J. Thomas]

On 9/11/2014 1:49 PM, Doug Braun wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a cheapo benchtop mini drill press that cost maybe $69.95.
> It is sized right for my workbench, but it has an AC motor that stalls
> easily, and
> the quill is very sloppy, so the drill bit can jiggle side-to-side about
> 1/16".
>
> Does anybody know if there is a source for a better model?  ALL the ones I
> have ever seen in
> stores, etc. are made in China, and their precision seems to be pretty
> random- the display model could have a quill with no slop, but then the one
> I bring home could be much worse.
I've had luck with Grizzly.  Made in China but final milling are done in 
the US.  Or at least some equipment is.  Not as good as Delta or Jet but 
much better than Craftsman.