I visited my local Lowes and they have Delta Tool Shop 10" Drill presses on sale for $69.00. $30 off. Would anyone consider picking one of these up or should I spend the money and get a free standing unit?
Bud
Bud
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My choice was a floor style DP and I've never second guessed that decision. If you have the room for one, a floor DP, in most cases, offers you more options than most benchtop DP's. My no-name 16" DP ran me around $150._________________________
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Thanks Dave, I would prefer to have a Floor Model and I have the space.Comment
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If you're going to make a DP table, or use any type of jig or fixture regularly, you'll want a floor-stander. Just not enough room on a benchtop unit. And you can't ever seem to have enough bench space, anyway, so less clutter up there the better (and you would tire quickly of dragging the thing out from someplace else if it weren't mounted there permanently)....eight, nine, TEN! Yep! Still got all my fingers!Comment
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For folks with limited room, and wanting to use table top models, would it make sense to design the workbench in such as way that their work surface is in flush with the table top... I 'am working on a similar design, so I can walk around the workebench to access the TS, RT, DP, Jointer, CMS. In each of these sub-workstations, the wood would use the surrounding table top as support...
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I don't think that would work well with a drill press because you adjust the table height to accomodate the workpiece.Comment
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... and to accomodate the size of the tool you're chucking into the DP....eight, nine, TEN! Yep! Still got all my fingers!Comment
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Exactly!I don't think that would work well with a drill press because you adjust the table height to accomodate the workpiece.
... and to accomodate the size of the tool you're chucking into the DP.
Loring in Katy, TX USA
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I bought a Delta 10 in. bench top from Lowes a year and a half ago. Model 200. This little thing gets used almost every day for hours upon hours. It is still on its original belt. The only thing I have had to do is replace the coil spring that returns the quill to the top. This little baby has served me well and has paid for itself! But if you are looking at doing heavy duty stuff then I would invest in something bigger. I use mine a lot for 2x4's, 4x4's and 1x stock mostly pine and oak. Hope this helps.Comment
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