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 I'm interested in a drill press for my shop area I made in my garage. Nothing big, but something that will do the job. Any suggestions gang. I looked at Sears & Home depot. I'm just doing wood working as a hobbie around my house.

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Thanks much. I will look into this.
I have always found a floor model drill press to be the one of the most useful tools in the shop, while at the same time taking up less floor space than any other stationary tool.

A bench-top model usually has limited travel, a narrow range of speeds, and often takes up more shop space than a floor model when actually in use. Larger holes require slower speeds and short travel can make two or three step operations a set up nightmare.

I have a good floor model drill press in the wood shop and a bench-top one that usually resides on the floor behind the bigun, either there, or in my gang box on a job site.

Just a couple of things to consider.
I recently bought a Ryobi bench top. I like it. I did make the adjustable table that Steve in Marin has on his website "woodworking for mere mortals". The Ryobi has a variable speed control, laser sight, and doesn't take up too much space. It was the best I could afford at the time.
I like the ryobi a lot. Just want to hear the good & bad about it. Does the chuck stay tight? I read that it loosens up during use.
Thanks, this was the best advise yet. Your right, the floor model doesn't take up a lot of space. What brand do you recomend?

Larwyn said:
I have always found a floor model drill press to be the one of the most useful tools in the shop, while at the same time taking up less floor space than any other stationary tool.

A bench-top model usually has limited travel, a narrow range of speeds, and often takes up more shop space than a floor model when actually in use. Larger holes require slower speeds and short travel can make two or three step operations a set up nightmare.

I have a good floor model drill press in the wood shop and a bench-top one that usually resides on the floor behind the bigun, either there, or in my gang box on a job site.

Just a couple of things to consider.
In my woodworking shop I have the Delta, one of the newer models with the compound tilting table. In my metal shop, out in the garage, I have an older Harbor Freight floor model that gets the job done but is not up to the same standards as the Delta. My little bench top drill press is also a Delta and often comes in handy on a job site. I also use the bench top drill press in either of the shops (wood or metal) when it is convenient to leave the setup undisturbed for repeated similar operations one one while using the other with a different setup.

Among the drill presses that I have used, Delta is superior. But not by much. I have owned 3 different Delta drill presses and two different Central Machinery (Harbor Freight) drill presses, they have all been acceptable for my purposes.

At one time I had the biggest Central Machinery drill press that Harbor Freight sells. I had a cross slide table and a milling vise mounted on that. I stopped to wonder about all that one day when I stepped out to the shop and realized that I had just drilled a "$500 hole in a thirty cent project". That was actually an exceptionally good setup for the metal shop, I sometimes wish I still had that one these days.

I'm sure that there are others here who have used more different brands than myself.

Al Perillo said:
Thanks, this was the best advise yet. Your right, the floor model doesn't take up a lot of space. What brand do you recomend?

Larwyn said:
I have always found a floor model drill press to be the one of the most useful tools in the shop, while at the same time taking up less floor space than any other stationary tool.

A bench-top model usually has limited travel, a narrow range of speeds, and often takes up more shop space than a floor model when actually in use. Larger holes require slower speeds and short travel can make two or three step operations a set up nightmare.

I have a good floor model drill press in the wood shop and a bench-top one that usually resides on the floor behind the bigun, either there, or in my gang box on a job site.

Just a couple of things to consider.
I haven't had any issues with the chuck staying tight. The only issue was the small round work table and that's why I built the table with the sliding fence. If I had to use a drill press every day, I probably would go higher quality and probably a floor stand alone model, but I don't, so I didn't.

Al Perillo said:
I like the ryobi a lot. Just want to hear the good & bad about it. Does the chuck stay tight? I read that it loosens up during use.
I have looked into buying both a Craftsman benchtop model or the Ryobi benchtop. Have heard good about both. Anything you findout about any model would be great. Also while benchtop models are limited on what they can do, do you really need a floor model? I was askrd that by a sales man @ my local sears. Just some food for thought.

True Value Hardware, offers a bench top model, 10", variable speed---

8-10 belt adjustments for speed control.

Nice functional machine for about $100.

Can't go wrong with this drill press, for the features it offers.

 

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