Drill Press/Greg Newell's question

Farrell mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
Wed, 29 Jan 2003 17:14:47 -0500


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
> >>
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> >
> >Greg Newell
> >mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
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