I bought a really cheep Sears Crapsman 1/3 HP or so. It did have a bit of wobble. I bought a good chuck for it (about $75) and it is really smooth now. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Trout" <brian_trout@hotmail.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 2:43 PM Subject: Re: Drill Press/Greg Newell's question > FWIW... > > I own a Delta 11-090 radial drill press. It's light duty, yes. But it > serves me well. I have not experienced major problems with slop or run-out, > but it may be because I mainly use it for... drilling. (Image that.) I've > found the angles it is capable of to be handy. > > Best wishes, > > Brian T. > > > > > > > > >From: Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net> > >Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > >To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > >Subject: Re: Drill Press/Greg Newell's question > >Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 14:28:49 -0500 > > > >Del, > > When you say "run-out and quill slop...." do you mean radial > >presses in general or just the newer Delta? > >BTW, I'm not aware that Delta makes a desktop or floor stand version of the > >radial drill press today. The only one I see in my internet searches is > >the 11-090 and my local tool source tells me that this one is discontinued. > >Is that the model number we're talking about here? > > > >Greg > > > > > >At 01:50 AM 1/29/2003, you wrote: > > > > > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net> > >>To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > >>Sent: January 28, 2003 10:45 PM > >>Subject: Drill Press/Greg Newell's question > >> > >> > >> > 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]) > >> > >>As does the current version of that radial arm drill press. Don't waste > >>your > >>money on one. I don't think they make dial indicators with enough range to > >>measure the run-out and quill slop.... > >> > >>Del > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > >Greg Newell > >mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net > >_______________________________________________ > >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > _________________________________________________________________ > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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