New Tool - Part 1 - The Birthday

[Kerry Drake]

Well I just had my birthday and my lovely wife went out and picked me up a little something.

I just put my old Relaint drill press up on Craigs List and hopefully it will find itself a nice new home.

[Gary roofner]

Hey Kerry I just went to look at a drill press on craigs list looks like the one you got for your birthday a couple years ago. It retails for $400 he wants $250 never been used and looks like it he also had bought the stand to put it on so its like floor model. Would you consider that a good deal?

 

[James Pratt]

Very nice Kerry. And Happy Birthday to you also.

[Jenny]

"it drills a hole without the chuck falling off the spindle half way through" - LOL! Happy birthday Kerry!

[Jens Jensen]

Sounds like you need to go to drill press school to learn how to run it .This is one tool I do need.All I have for drill press is on of those bench top portable units that Craftsman made long time ago that you put a 1/2 drill motor on.It works pretty good but of limited .

wife has good taste
Happy 39th

[Kerry Drake]

Well, things it does that my old drill press didn't... it drills a hole without the chuck falling off the spindle half way through.....

The table is also Rack and Pinion, a vast improvement over my old table. It has a laser cross hair for where the drill bit should touch down. It also has a 2" travel on the chuck, my older one was about 1 1/2".

[Anthony Lanting]

So what does it do that a "ordinary" drill press doesn't?