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Thinking of upgrading from 8" bench drill press. Local HF has the 13" Floor Model on sale for $159 (-10% coupon). Anyone out there own one? If so, would like your opinion on the drill press. Thanks.
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RAGS 
Raggy and Me in San Felipe
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Although I don't have that drill press, you might want to consider getting one with a bigger swing. The 13" swing translates to being able to drill a hole 6 1/2" from the edge of a workpiece.
For many types of work, that would be fine. I find that it can be inconvenient for me, though. So, I'm thinking, if you're going to upgrade to a floor model, you might want to go for something a little bigger, since you're giving up the floor space either way, and you probably want to upgrade only once and be done with it.
Then again, the 13" would surely be a big improvement, and if it would meet your needs and no one posts contradictory information about that particular model, it would probably be fine to go for it.
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Mostly I just make small things, jewelry boxes, mag racks, etc. So the 6 1/2" throat clearance is probably more than enough for my needs. Thanks for the comment and advice. RAGS
Raggy and Me in San Felipe
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I think that is the one that I picked up last year, think I paid $169 for mine.
Works fine, belts adjust easy for speed changes.
I shopped for months, almost went with the one of the Deltas for like $420, but went this way at the last minute, no regrets yet.
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