My drill press has a 3 inch throw and it is definitely handy. Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Farrell Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 3:32 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: Drill Press I think, as with many tools, the bigger the better. There is always a stability benefit from a larger machine. That being said, I have been using my $79 Sears Crapsman benchtop drill press for quite a few years now with very good results. One of the first things I did was stop by Wholesale Tool and spend about $100 on a high-quality aftermarket chuck. The high quality chuck minimized runout and the unit drills pinblocks sweet and true one after the other. The only other thing I would want in a drill press is one that has a three-inch throw rather than my two-inch throw. Mine works just fine for pinblocks, but sometimes there the short throw can be a bit inconvenient when close to plate struts, etc. - but it always works. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- For the rebuilders - What drill presses are suitable for drilling pinblocks ? I am particularly interested in benchtop models. Will the basic low price ones that are available at Sears, Lowes, etc. do the job ? Bill Gibson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070501/d29d4e30/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: DSCF6545.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 25087 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070501/d29d4e30/attachment-0002.jpg -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: DSCF6552.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 32767 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070501/d29d4e30/attachment-0003.jpg
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