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stahlee

04/02/2004 11:49 AM

Drill Press Suggestions

Hello everyone,
I recieved a Delta DP350 for Christmas. I was considering taking it
back and buying the Grizzly G7944. I would like to here some opinions
before I go any farther.

thanks,
chris


This topic has 14 replies

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Australopithecus scobis

in reply to stahlee on 04/02/2004 11:49 AM

04/02/2004 12:57 PM

In article <[email protected]>,
stahlee <[email protected]> wrote:

> I'm also new to
> woodworking, but I'm finishing up buying equipment.

LMAO
--
"Keep your ass behind you."

kN

[email protected] (NoNameAtAll)

in reply to stahlee on 04/02/2004 11:49 AM

04/02/2004 5:58 PM

>I was considering taking it
>back and buying the Grizzly G7944.

I have the Grizzly G7944 and I like it a lot. It's a great deal too. You can
pay a whole lot more for a drill press and still not get any additional
performance.

GG

[email protected] (George Devine)

in reply to stahlee on 04/02/2004 11:49 AM

04/02/2004 6:21 PM

Keep what have, Chris. Delta and
Grizzly were both made in China.

George
http://vertilathe.freeyellow.com

RR

RB

in reply to stahlee on 04/02/2004 11:49 AM

05/02/2004 12:01 AM

Delta was importing Drill Presses from Taiwan at least as far back as
1992. I recall loosing the belt to mine during a move in 1992 and
calling Delta to find out what size belt I needed. (Thought I could
pick a belt up from Grainger.) Even Delta's engineers couldn't help me.
They had no drawing package. They just bought the drill press branded
for them, not built to their specifications apparently. This was a real
eye opener to me and also the last time I anguished about not buying a
Delta product.

RB

Tim Carver wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 18:21:40 -0500 (EST), [email protected]
> (George Devine) wrote:
>
>
>>Keep what have, Chris. Delta and
>>Grizzly were both made in China.
>
>
> Unless something has changed recently, I don't think this
> is correct. Delta started importing drill presses from mainland China
> a couple of years ago - I learned this to my sorrow, only after I took
> delivery of my Delta 17-965. Grizzly presses are still being made in
> Taiwan, or at least they were as of my last visit to the Bellingham
> showroom a half year or so ago.
>
>
>
> Tim Carver
> [email protected]

Bn

Bridger

in reply to stahlee on 04/02/2004 11:49 AM

05/02/2004 8:20 PM

On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 02:17:01 GMT, Jim Polaski <[email protected]>
wrote:


>Is anything of Delta's made here or is the whole line made in China now?


at least some of their heavier stuff is domestic.

they also manufacture on several other continents....

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stahlee

in reply to stahlee on 04/02/2004 11:49 AM

04/02/2004 11:55 AM

Oops, I also wanted to mention that I like to here suggestions of models
I should be looking at. I don't mind spending more. I'm also new to
woodworking, but I'm finishing up buying equipment.

I have looked through past posts, but I still would like to get more info.

thanks again,
chris

stahlee wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> I recieved a Delta DP350 for Christmas. I was considering taking it
> back and buying the Grizzly G7944. I would like to here some opinions
> before I go any farther.
>
> thanks,
> chris

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stahlee

in reply to stahlee on 04/02/2004 11:49 AM

04/02/2004 5:30 PM

Do you by any chance have the mortising attachment?

thanks,
chris

NoNameAtAll wrote:

>>I was considering taking it
>>back and buying the Grizzly G7944.
>
>
> I have the Grizzly G7944 and I like it a lot. It's a great deal too. You can
> pay a whole lot more for a drill press and still not get any additional
> performance.

ss

stahlee

in reply to stahlee on 04/02/2004 11:49 AM

04/02/2004 10:03 PM

Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean everything. I just meant the
equipment I wanted to buy to get started. :)

chris

B a r r y B u r k e J r . wrote:

> On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 11:55:18 -0500, stahlee <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>>but I'm finishing up buying equipment.
>
>
>
> Never!
>
> You'll see... <G>
>
> Barry

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stahlee

in reply to stahlee on 04/02/2004 11:49 AM

05/02/2004 12:26 AM

I was also considering jumping up to the Jet JDP-17MF. Is it worth it?

chris

George Devine wrote:

> Keep what have, Chris. Delta and
> Grizzly were both made in China.
>
> George
> http://vertilathe.freeyellow.com
>

JP

Jim Polaski

in reply to stahlee on 04/02/2004 11:49 AM

06/02/2004 5:42 AM

In article <[email protected]>,
Bridger <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 02:17:01 GMT, Jim Polaski <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
> >Is anything of Delta's made here or is the whole line made in China now?
>
>
> at least some of their heavier stuff is domestic.
>
> they also manufacture on several other continents....

Thanks

--
Jim Polaski
"The measure of a man is what he will do
knowing he will get nothing in return."

JP

Jim Polaski

in reply to stahlee on 04/02/2004 11:49 AM

06/02/2004 2:17 AM

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (George Devine) wrote:

> Keep what have, Chris. Delta and
> Grizzly were both made in China.
>
> George
> http://vertilathe.freeyellow.com
>

Is anything of Delta's made here or is the whole line made in China now?

--
Jim Polaski
"The measure of a man is what he will do
knowing he will get nothing in return."

Ba

B a r r y B u r k e J r .

in reply to stahlee on 04/02/2004 11:49 AM

05/02/2004 12:25 AM

On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 11:55:18 -0500, stahlee <[email protected]>
wrote:

> but I'm finishing up buying equipment.


Never!

You'll see... <G>

Barry

TC

Tim Carver

in reply to stahlee on 04/02/2004 11:49 AM

05/02/2004 4:07 AM

On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 18:21:40 -0500 (EST), [email protected]
(George Devine) wrote:

>Keep what have, Chris. Delta and
>Grizzly were both made in China.

Unless something has changed recently, I don't think this
is correct. Delta started importing drill presses from mainland China
a couple of years ago - I learned this to my sorrow, only after I took
delivery of my Delta 17-965. Grizzly presses are still being made in
Taiwan, or at least they were as of my last visit to the Bellingham
showroom a half year or so ago.



Tim Carver
[email protected]

TC

Tim Carver

in reply to stahlee on 04/02/2004 11:49 AM

06/02/2004 4:42 AM

On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 00:01:15 -0500, RB <[email protected]> wrote:

>Delta was importing Drill Presses from Taiwan at least as far back as
>1992. I recall loosing the belt to mine during a move in 1992 and
>calling Delta to find out what size belt I needed. (Thought I could
>pick a belt up from Grainger.) Even Delta's engineers couldn't help me.
> They had no drawing package. They just bought the drill press branded
>for them, not built to their specifications apparently. This was a real
>eye opener to me and also the last time I anguished about not buying a
>Delta product.
>
>RB

Delta WAS importing DP's from Taiwan. They are no longer doing that,
they're now importing them from mainland China now, and they've taken
a considerable step back in quality.

I have one of the new Delta DP's from mainland China (a 17-965,
supposedly one of their better DP's) and it's got some problems, the
worst of which is, it vibrates a bunch. I would prefer a Taiwanese
made DP any day of the week.


>
>Tim Carver wrote:
>> On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 18:21:40 -0500 (EST), [email protected]
>> (George Devine) wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Keep what have, Chris. Delta and
>>>Grizzly were both made in China.
>>
>>
>> Unless something has changed recently, I don't think this
>> is correct. Delta started importing drill presses from mainland China
>> a couple of years ago - I learned this to my sorrow, only after I took
>> delivery of my Delta 17-965. Grizzly presses are still being made in
>> Taiwan, or at least they were as of my last visit to the Bellingham
>> showroom a half year or so ago.
>>
>>
>>
>> Tim Carver
>> [email protected]

Tim Carver
[email protected]


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