Drill Press/Greg Newell's question

[Greg Newell]

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Joe,
         Thank you for responding. As of beddy dye time last night I was 
wondering if the message went out o.k. I am of course interested in 
pictures if there not too much trouble for you or whomever you may rope 
into the deal.
         I'd like to ask again how important the RADIAL drill press is to 
the drilling of a block. As I mentioned before the normal frill press is a 
great deal easier to come by and cheaper too! Is there anything in your set 
up that makes it better specifically because it is  Radial press and not a 
standard one?

Greg




At 01:45 AM 1/29/2003, you wrote:

>I have an olde Delta Radial Drill Press. That thing is so versatile that
>I've never regretted getting it. It has put in 25years of service. The only
>thing that was done in repairs, was to have the bearings replaced, as it had
>a lot of run-out after about 15 years of using it as a lathe, drill, milling
>machine, drum sander, etc. About 10 years ago I purchased a second base and
>column for it. The second base, I mounted on my "In the piano pinblock
>plugging and tuning pin drilling  fixture. The column was cut into 3
>different lengths, 6" long, 7.5" long and 9" long. Each for different
>heights on the fixture. I usually use the 7.5". It usually depends on the
>height of the stretcher from the plate surface. This fixture is also the
>storage for my tuning pins. The whole thing weighs in at a whopping 750
>pounds!! It is on a moving platform, (castors on a platform w/fixture
>free-standing on it). The weight makes for very accurate drilling. However,
>you will get a good aerobic workout when using it. <G> The fixture has
>vertically adjustable legs for the "major declivity", (read angle). the top
>of the fixture has a 24" x 24" butcher block that is hinged to the top of
>the fixture. This is where the "fine", (and final), angle is set.
>Unfortunately, Santa did not bring me a digital camera, this year, so I
>don't have pictures.
>The fixture was laid out on the inside of the appropriate "Cheerios" box, so
>I don't have blueprints for it either.
>If there is interest, in this lovely humongous fixture, I'll get one of my
>computer types to bring their newest and best digital camera over.
>BTW, this fixture was inexpensive to build. The whole design was
>specifically for the Radial Arm Drill press. Because of the reach, it needed
>mass to be stable, which it definitely is. (The whole thing falls into the
>International Harvester Design Category[G])
>Best Regards,
>Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
>
>Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G}
>
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Greg Newell
mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net 

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